Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.1% | 62.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 21.5% | 78.5% | +7.1 | ✗ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -1 (99-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George McCloud * | 44 | 4-16 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 41 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 39 | 9-24 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | - |
| James Posey * | 32 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 32 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 26 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 42 | 11-19 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Dan Langhi * | 31 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 27 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 12 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 25 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 12 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Sean Colson | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter