Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✗ (20.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -18 (98-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 41 | 15-26 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 37 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 28 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 27 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | - |
| David Wesley * | 27 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 22 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Andre Barrett * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 40 | 7-20 | 2-6 | 11-13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 13 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 38 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 36 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 31 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 21 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Rodney White * | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Francisco Elson | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter