Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 25.6% | 74.4% | +5.9 | ✗ (14.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -9 (97-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 42 | 9-22 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 10 | - |
| George McCloud * | 32 | 6-7 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 31 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 25 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 24 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 22 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 22 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| James Posey * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 8 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Popeye Jones | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Roy Rogers | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cory Alexander | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 33 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 28 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 26 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 24 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 24 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 23 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 23 | 9-12 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Devin Gray | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 5 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Anthony Miller | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter