Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✓ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +10 (104-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 37 | 5-18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 35 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 31 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Luther Head * | 27 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 24 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 23 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 40 | 9-18 | 4-9 | 6-7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 23 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 33 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| JR Smith * | 29 | 6-14 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Dahntay Jones * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 16 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter