Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 9.7% | 90.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.9% | 84.1% | +9.2 | ✓ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.2% | 62.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +13 (96-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keon Clark * | 42 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 38 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 4-5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 36 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20 | - |
| James Posey * | 30 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| George McCloud * | 24 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stockton * | 34 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 33 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 33 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 32 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 19 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter