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