Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.4% | 26.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 76.1% | 23.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 78.7% | 21.3% | -7.2 | ✓ (12.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 68.5% | 31.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -20 (78-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 42 | 10-20 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 37 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 34 | 9-18 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Bo Outlaw * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 19 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 19 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nene Hilario * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Rodney White * | 30 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 29 | 4-16 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Junior Harrington * | 27 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Vincent Yarbrough * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 20 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Donnell Harvey * | 16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeff Trepagnier | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter