Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 88.4% | 11.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 93.4% | 6.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 90.8% | 9.2% | -12.6 | ✓ (11.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 78.0% | 22.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -24 (76-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 37 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 34 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 29 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 28 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Johnson * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| George McCloud * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Marko Milic | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 30 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 28 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 19 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Joe Wolf * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Eric Washington * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Harold Ellis | 7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Kiwane Garris | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter