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 | ✓ (9.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +11 (109-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 47 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 47 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 8-10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 46 | 10-23 | 3-9 | 9-11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 19 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 43 | 6-13 | 2-9 | 6-7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 37 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Calvin Booth | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Mark Bryant | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 44 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 12-14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 21 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 44 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 8-8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | - |
| John Stockton * | 42 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 9-11 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 21 | - |
| David Benoit * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 17 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| John Crotty | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter