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2025-12-20

Model Predictions

Model Houston Rockets Denver Nuggets Spread Result
Elo 30.2% 69.8% -
Bradley-Terry 40.8% 59.2% -
Margin 41.6% 58.4% +1.9 (15.9 off)
Pythagorean 47.5% 52.5% -
Efficiency 52.8% 47.2% -
Adjusted Efficiency 52.7% 47.3% -
Log Adjusted 52.7% 47.3% -
Points Off/Def 46.9% 53.1% -

Actual: Denver Nuggets -14 (101-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Houston Rockets

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Kevin Durant * 39 8-14 5-6 10-11 6 5 0 1 3 31 26 -
Jabari Smith Jr. * 38 8-14 5-11 1-2 10 2 0 1 4 22 17 -
Amen Thompson * 38 7-14 0-2 2-4 4 6 2 2 3 16 13 -
Alperen Sengun * 30 4-9 0-1 0-0 6 4 1 1 5 8 6 -
Josh Okogie * 28 3-5 3-5 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 9 9 -
Reed Sheppard 30 9-15 6-9 4-4 2 6 3 2 1 28 25 -
Steven Adams 25 0-4 0-0 1-2 12 0 0 0 0 1 9 -
Aaron Holiday 7 0-2 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 3 0 -1 -
Jae'Sean Tate 1 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
Jamal Murray * 34 4-13 3-7 5-6 4 7 2 0 2 16 14 -
Cameron Johnson * 31 2-10 1-3 1-1 4 3 1 0 0 6 4 -
Nikola Jokić * 29 9-20 1-4 6-7 7 5 0 0 5 25 12 -
Tim Hardaway Jr. * 29 3-9 2-5 0-0 2 0 1 0 2 8 0 -
Spencer Jones * 27 4-8 1-5 0-0 4 2 2 0 0 9 9 -
Bruce Brown 27 5-8 0-1 2-2 12 1 2 1 0 12 20 -
Jalen Pickett 22 4-7 0-1 2-2 4 1 0 0 1 10 7 -
Jonas Valančiūnas 15 5-10 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 1 1 10 3 -
Zeke Nnaji 11 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Julian Strawther 4 0-2 0-0 2-3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 -
Hunter Tyson 4 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 -

* = starter