Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.0% | 55.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.3% | 32.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 65.9% | 34.1% | -3.6 | ✗ (11.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.7% | 39.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +8 (98-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 36 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | - |
| John Stockton * | 33 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 19 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 23 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 20 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 20 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Rusty LaRue * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| John Amaechi * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| John Starks | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Posey * | 36 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 35 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | - |
| George McCloud * | 29 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 26 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 26 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Kenny Satterfield * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Donnell Harvey * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mengke Bateer * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Zendon Hamilton * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter