Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 18.9% | 81.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 33.4% | 66.6% | +3.8 | ✗ (8.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -5 (99-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 35 | 10-15 | 4-7 | 5-7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 28 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 30 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 29 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 27 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 23 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 20 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 13 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 12-24 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 13 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 41 | 7-17 | 0-5 | 7-11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 33 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 33 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 32 | 9-12 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter