Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.0% | 62.0% | +2.7 | ✓ (25.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +28 (109-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 34 | 8-20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Allen Iverson * | 34 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 31 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - |
| JR Smith * | 25 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 24 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 23 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Bobby Jones * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 9 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Von Wafer | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Battier * | 35 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 33 | 13-23 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 18 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 32 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 26 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Mike James * | 21 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 20 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Carl Landry | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Luther Head | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter