Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.8% | 61.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.4% | 35.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 51.5% | 48.5% | -0.3 | ✓ (11.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.9% | 46.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -12 (91-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 42 | 6-14 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 39 | 6-15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 35 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| George McCloud * | 35 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 28 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 25 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 14 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Toby Bailey * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 43 | 10-17 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 39 | 6-15 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 33 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 23 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 24 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 22 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Chris Anstey * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter