Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✗ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -11 (97-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Battier * | 34 | 5-7 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 33 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 33 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24 | - |
| Luther Head * | 32 | 6-13 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 32 | 11-30 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 10 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 27 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Chuck Hayes | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 39 | 11-28 | 1-6 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 8 | - |
| Allen Iverson * | 39 | 7-19 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 34 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 34 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 30 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 24 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 19 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jamal Sampson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter