Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.9% | 16.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 57.0% | 43.0% | -1.5 | ✗ (21.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.8% | 43.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +20 (112-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 40 | 6-15 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23 | - |
| John Stockton * | 34 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 19 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Quincy Lewis | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 44 | 9-21 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | - |
| James Posey * | 40 | 7-12 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 39 | 14-25 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 19 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 35 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 20 | - |
| George McCloud * | 30 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 25 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter