Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 96.2% | 3.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 96.3% | 3.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 92.3% | 7.7% | -13.7 | ✓ (11.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 78.4% | 21.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -2 (89-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 36 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 29 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 27 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 16 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Greg Foster | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Garrett * | 41 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 37 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 37 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 36 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 13-16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Joe Wolf * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Priest Lauderdale | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter