Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 4.8% | 95.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 8.1% | 91.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 7.0% | 93.0% | +14.2 | ✗ (18.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.4% | 72.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -4 (109-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jackson * | 40 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | - |
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 37 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 34 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 27 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 31 | 8-12 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Ricky Pierce * | 31 | 11-18 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 29 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Smith * | 17 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Darvin Ham * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brooks Thompson | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 43 | 24-40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 20 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 41 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 34 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 33 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 27 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 20 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Brent Price * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Charles Jones | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter