Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.6% | 79.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.4% | 70.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.0% | 69.0% | +4.4 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +2 (98-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 42 | 6-21 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 40 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 36 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 29 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 26 | - |
| James Posey * | 27 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| George McCloud * | 26 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 17 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Popeye Jones | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 39 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 37 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 37 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 34 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 30 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Greg Buckner | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter