Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.2% | 24.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 75.7% | 24.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 70.9% | 29.1% | -4.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 64.9% | 35.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -7 (88-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 45 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 44 | 11-16 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 26 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 38 | 5-19 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 34 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Brent Price * | 9 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 43 | 16-24 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 19 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 41 | 7-23 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 41 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 40 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 34 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Eric Washington * | 19 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Carl Herrera * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Johnny Taylor * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter