Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.5% | 37.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 77.6% | 22.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.1% | 19.9% | -7.7 | ✓ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.4% | 38.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -21 (80-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson * | 40 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 37 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 16-19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 35 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 23 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | - |
| David Robinson * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 19 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 16 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Steve Kerr | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Pack * | 40 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| James Posey * | 36 | 5-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| George McCloud * | 31 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 27 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 27 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 23 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Dan McClintock | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter