Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 67.0% | 33.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.4% | 28.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 53.0% | 47.0% | -0.7 | ✗ (16.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.4% | 44.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +16 (95-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 43 | 10-26 | 3-4 | 9-9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 11 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 40 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Kevin Gamble * | 39 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 39 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf * | 37 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Bobby Hurley * | 24 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Duane Causwell * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jackson * | 48 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 43 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 33 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 39 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 32 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 28 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Brooks Thompson * | 22 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 21 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -1 | - |
| LaSalle Thompson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Melvin Booker | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter