Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 12.9% | 87.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.5% | 73.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 23.8% | 76.2% | +6.4 | ✗ (12.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -6 (98-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevin Knight * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 31 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 31 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 27 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 25 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 23 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 17 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 15 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 10-20 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 41 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 29 | 6-15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 26 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 22 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 14 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Hubert Davis | 13 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Robert Pack | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
* = starter