Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 95.9% | 4.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 94.4% | 5.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 91.0% | 9.0% | -12.7 | ✓ (0.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 70.3% | 29.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -13 (91-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | - |
| John Stockton * | 37 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 37 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 26 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jackson * | 42 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 38 | 5-16 | 2-8 | 7-7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 34 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 31 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 | - |
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 28 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 17 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Brooks Thompson * | 15 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter