Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.2% | 31.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 60.8% | 39.2% | -2.4 | ✗ (15.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.4% | 44.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +13 (100-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 37 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 37 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 11-14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 19 | - |
| John Stockton * | 31 | 5-15 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 21 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 17 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - |
| David Benoit * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 39 | 11-19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 36 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 35 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 30 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 33 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| James Posey * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| George McCloud * | 23 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Mark Strickland | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter