Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 80.3% | 19.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 89.6% | 10.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 82.6% | 17.4% | -8.6 | ✗ (18.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 68.8% | 31.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +10 (97-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 12-18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 23 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 37 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| John Stockton * | 28 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 8-9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 27 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 20 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Todd Fuller * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Foster | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Chris King | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raef LaFrentz * | 44 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 36 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 36 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 34 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 32 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Eric Washington * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -5 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Loren Meyer | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Keon Clark | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter