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 | ✗ (17.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -10 (81-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 8-21 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 44 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 43 | 8-20 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 34 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Erick Strickland | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Chris Anstey | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 47 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 40 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 22 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 31 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 24 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 23 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Brent Price * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Stanley Roberts | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter