Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 90.9% | 9.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 86.4% | 13.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 83.0% | 17.0% | -8.7 | ✓ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.6% | 33.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -2 (108-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 42 | 11-25 | 0-0 | 14-17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 19 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 40 | 5-16 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 37 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 36 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 32 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 21 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Tracy Moore * | 16 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Ellis * | 46 | 11-26 | 6-11 | 5-6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 23 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 42 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 21 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 37 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 30 | 5-17 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 29 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Sarunas Marciulionis * | 18 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | - |
| LaSalle Thompson * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ricky Pierce * | 10 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Eric Murdock * | 10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter