Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.5% | 65.5% | +3.5 | ✓ (26.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +30 (113-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 31 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 29 | 9-13 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 26 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kris Humphries * | 23 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Keith McLeod * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Robert Whaley * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Deron Williams * | 16 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Andre Owens * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 33 | 11-22 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 26 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 25 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 25 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 22 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson | 8 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Julius Hodge | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
* = starter