Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 33.5% | 66.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.6% | 77.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 20.5% | 79.5% | +7.5 | ✗ (21.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -14 (95-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 43 | 11-20 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 24 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 40 | 10-13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 39 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 35 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 17 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Bruno Sundov | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Anstey | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 32 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 31 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 23 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 21 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 19 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Matt Maloney | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Brent Price | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Miller | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
* = starter