Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.0% | 9.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.1% | 16.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 82.5% | 17.5% | -8.5 | ✓ (4.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 74.6% | 25.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers -13 (106-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 38 | 8-15 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 31 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 30 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 29 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 23 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 15 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Damon Jones | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Bruno Sundov | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Olowokandi * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 27 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Eric Murdock * | 26 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 25 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 23 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 22 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 21 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby * | 16 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Keith Closs * | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Charles R. Jones * | 14 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Brian Skinner | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Avent | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter