Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 90.9% | 9.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 86.4% | 13.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 83.0% | 17.0% | -8.7 | ✓ (8.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.6% | 33.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -17 (99-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Elie * | 36 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 31 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 27 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 26 | 10-15 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Sedale Threatt * | 25 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 23 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Charles Jones * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 42 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 41 | 13-22 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 33 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 31 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Kenny Smith * | 25 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Brooks Thompson * | 19 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire * | 14 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jerome Allen | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| George Zidek | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter