Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +1 (112-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Yao * | 51 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 29 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 50 | 7-18 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 45 | 4-12 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Luther Head * | 45 | 7-15 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 29 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 24 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 13 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -2 | - |
| Mike James * | 7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 56 | 14-30 | 0-4 | 8-8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 21 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 51 | 13-32 | 0-0 | 11-17 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 23 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 42 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 36 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 35 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 31 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 23 | 5-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter