Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 86.9% | 13.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 89.1% | 10.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.0% | 20.0% | -7.6 | ✓ (10.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 67.1% | 32.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -18 (77-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 40 | 7-17 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 39 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 35 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| George McCloud * | 16 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Marko Milic | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 40 | 7-18 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 38 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 32 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 26 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Chris Anstey * | 21 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 19 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Khalid Reeves * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Martin Muursepp | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Bubba Wells | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter