Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.9% | 50.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.8% | 34.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 52.6% | 47.4% | -0.6 | ✓ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.9% | 44.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -10 (78-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 39 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 36 | 7-11 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 36 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 33 | 6-18 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Brent Price * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Sam Mack | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 43 | 6-20 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 39 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 36 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 26 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 32 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 28 | 1-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 23 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter