Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✗ (5.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -3 (83-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 42 | 5-17 | 2-8 | 5-6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 39 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 3-6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 32 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 20 | - |
| David Wesley * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Luther Head * | 24 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 23 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Camby * | 33 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 30 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 28 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 22 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Reggie Evans * | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter