Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.0% | 9.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.1% | 16.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 82.5% | 17.5% | -8.5 | ✓ (1.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 74.6% | 25.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers -10 (102-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 43 | 8-20 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 40 | 4-10 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 34 | 6-14 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 32 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 28 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 25 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McInnis * | 48 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 46 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 43 | 9-17 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 39 | 11-16 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | - |
| Charles R. Jones * | 19 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Etdrick Bohannon * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby * | 11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Anthony Avent * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Pete Chilcutt * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Keith Closs | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter