Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.6% | 74.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.9% | 76.1% | +6.4 | ✓ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +14 (100-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 8-24 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 8 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 41 | 2-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 39 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 11-12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 33 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 32 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 31 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Wang Zhi-zhi | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 46 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 33 | - |
| David Robinson * | 34 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 34 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 29 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 23 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 21 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 17 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter