Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.9% | 73.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.5% | 88.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.1% | 88.9% | +11.5 | ✓ (3.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 34.7% | 65.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +15 (99-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 39 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 8-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 33 | 7-10 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 23 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 22 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Erick Strickland | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chris Anstey | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 38 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 34 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 29 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 25 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 24 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 21 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 18 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 13 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter