Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.8% | 34.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 74.6% | 25.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 70.0% | 30.0% | -4.7 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -9 (106-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 41 | 9-17 | 0-1 | 10-13 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 36 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 38 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | - |
| George McCloud * | 34 | 9-13 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 30 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 27 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 17 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Toby Bailey * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 9 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Respert * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio McDyess * | 43 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 36 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 35 | 7-18 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 31 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 28 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 9-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 21 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Monty Williams * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Eric Washington * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter