Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.7% | 58.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.8% | 79.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.9% | 81.1% | +8.0 | ✓ (6.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.6% | 61.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +2 (98-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio McDyess * | 42 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 8-13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 25 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 42 | 7-19 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 38 | 8-15 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | - |
| George McCloud * | 30 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| James Posey * | 15 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyell Marshall * | 40 | 10-18 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | - |
| John Starks * | 30 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| John Stockton * | 28 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 23 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 21 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter