Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.0% | 62.0% | +2.7 | ✓ (0.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +3 (106-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 43 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 10-12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 38 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 38 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 26 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 35 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 26 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Rodney White * | 22 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 44 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 44 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 43 | 10-19 | 2-4 | 11-13 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 28 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter