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1996-12-23

Model Predictions

Model Denver Nuggets Phoenix Suns Spread Result
Elo 9.7% 90.3% -
Bradley-Terry 14.2% 85.8% -
Margin 14.4% 85.6% +9.8 (12.8 off)
Pythagorean 32.2% 67.8% -

Actual: Phoenix Suns -3 (109-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Denver Nuggets

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Dale Ellis * 50 10-23 2-8 2-3 7 5 1 0 5 24 9 -
Mark Jackson * 48 6-15 0-1 2-2 8 17 3 1 5 14 23 -
Bryant Stith * 48 12-21 8-12 4-4 4 4 2 0 3 36 22 -
Antonio McDyess * 39 10-20 0-0 2-4 6 0 0 3 2 22 9 -
Ervin Johnson * 39 3-3 0-0 2-4 14 1 0 3 0 8 23 -
Tom Hammonds * 24 1-5 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 -
Brooks Thompson 7 1-4 1-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 -
Melvin Booker 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 -
LaSalle Thompson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Phoenix Suns

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Michael Finley * 44 6-14 0-1 0-0 8 7 1 0 2 12 12 -
Hot Rod Williams * 38 3-8 0-0 0-3 14 2 1 1 0 6 16 -
Kevin Johnson * 30 5-17 2-3 1-4 8 11 1 0 4 13 12 -
Wesley Person * 28 5-13 4-6 0-0 1 3 0 0 1 14 4 -
Danny Manning * 26 7-14 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 0 2 14 4 -
A.C. Green * 26 6-11 0-0 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 12 8 -
Rex Chapman * 25 7-17 2-6 2-2 1 5 1 0 2 18 6 -
Sam Cassell * 22 6-11 0-2 0-0 2 5 0 0 0 12 8 -
Mark Bryant 18 4-7 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 0 1 8 7 -
Robert Horry 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -

* = starter