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 | ✓ (3.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.4% | 44.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -6 (91-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 35 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 34 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | - |
| John Stockton * | 30 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 30 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 6-9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| John Starks * | 27 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 17 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| John Crotty * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio McDyess * | 43 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 38 | 8-19 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 32 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | - |
| George McCloud * | 31 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 8-8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| James Posey * | 23 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Mark Strickland * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
* = starter