Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.7% | 29.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.9% | 55.1% | +1.1 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +2 (88-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 48 | 10-23 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 48 | 7-20 | 2-9 | 4-5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 44 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 40 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 7-7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -5 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 44 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 41 | 8-23 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 9 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 37 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| John Stockton * | 37 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 30 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 20 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 15 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| John Starks | 13 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
* = starter