Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.6% | 79.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.1% | 83.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 10.9% | 89.1% | +11.5 | ✓ (4.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.0% | 69.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +7 (115-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 38 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 37 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 36 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 34 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 30 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 14 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Keon Clark | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Danny Fortson | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 41 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 23 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 34 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 33 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 31 | - |
| George McCloud * | 28 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 28 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 21 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 20 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Toby Bailey | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter