Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.3% | 24.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 75.1% | 24.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 77.0% | 23.0% | -6.7 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 68.0% | 32.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -5 (84-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 40 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 34 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 24 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 27 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | - |
| James Posey * | 20 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Terence Morris * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili * | 29 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 29 | 5-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -4 | - |
| Vincent Yarbrough * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 25 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Adam Harrington * | 23 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Junior Harrington * | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 18 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Rodney White * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeff Trepagnier * | 12 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Donnell Harvey * | 8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter