Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.2% | 55.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.7% | 76.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.2% | 78.8% | +7.2 | ✓ (10.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +18 (101-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 37 | 6-16 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 29 | 9-16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 27 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 23 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 20 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 18 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Chris Anstey | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gugliotta * | 37 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 35 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 34 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 27 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 31 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| George McCloud * | 24 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 21 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Marko Milic | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Shawn Respert | 3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Joe Kleine | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Chris Morris | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter