Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 65.2% | 34.8% | -3.5 | ✗ (8.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +5 (104-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 42 | 10-19 | 1-5 | 8-9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 40 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 37 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 25 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 32 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 3-8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 30 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 17 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Toby Bailey | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 44 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 6-9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 43 | 11-19 | 1-6 | 13-17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 31 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 39 | 5-14 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 32 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 30 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter