Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +1 (95-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 39 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 36 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 32 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 32 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 13 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -4 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voshon Lenard * | 41 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 41 | 13-22 | 5-8 | 6-11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 24 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 40 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 32 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Rodney White * | 7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter