Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 81.3% | 18.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 79.6% | 20.4% | -7.5 | ✗ (17.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.1% | 39.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +10 (112-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 42 | 7-20 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 42 | 15-25 | 0-0 | 8-19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 33 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 35 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 35 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | - |
| John Celestand * | 23 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Devean George | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Travis Knight | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 47 | 12-21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 46 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 10-11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 29 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 27 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 27 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 22 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Damon Jones | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter