Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 85.3% | 14.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 82.0% | 18.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 77.4% | 22.6% | -6.8 | ✗ (13.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 65.1% | 34.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +7 (84-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 49 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 41 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 39 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 35 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 31 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 23 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 22 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Tony Dumas * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Scott Brooks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 51 | 14-30 | 1-3 | 10-12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 19 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 39 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 35 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 35 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 25 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Khalid Reeves * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Eric Riley | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter