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 | ✓ (11.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +18 (105-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 47 | 14-24 | 0-1 | 14-18 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 42 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 39 | 1-17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 36 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 30 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 28 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Calvin Booth | 16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Wang Zhi-zhi | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 45 | 12-25 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 31 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 38 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | - |
| David Robinson * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 29 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 28 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 19 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 11 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Samaki Walker | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter