Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 68.2% | 31.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.6% | 36.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.3% | 66.7% | +3.8 | ✗ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -8 (100-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Rodman * | 39 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 31 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 30 | 10-15 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 29 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 19 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 15 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Greg Buckner | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Hubert Davis | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Damon Jones | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Anderson * | 45 | 4-15 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 39 | 8-21 | 0-2 | 7-11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 35 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 25 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 24 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 20 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Doug Overton | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter