Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.1% | 43.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.5% | 76.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.8% | 88.2% | +11.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.1% | 63.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +14 (110-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 36 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 36 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 36 | 4-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 33 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 31 | 13-19 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 18 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 20 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Steve Nash | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 43 | 4-17 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 43 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 38 | 10-17 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 37 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 31 | 10-13 | 3-4 | 6-8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 30 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 10 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Corie Blount | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Toby Bailey | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mark West | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter