Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.5% | 26.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.8% | 34.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 64.0% | 36.0% | -3.2 | ✓ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 62.4% | 37.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers -15 (90-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 42 | 11-21 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 23 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 35 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 32 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 30 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 32 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 28 | 5-13 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Chris Anstey * | 15 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Hubert Davis | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 8 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Olowokandi * | 35 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 33 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 27 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 27 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby * | 23 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Pooh Richardson * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Keith Closs | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| James Robinson | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter