Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.3% | 57.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.1% | 57.9% | +1.8 | ✗ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -10 (93-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 6-15 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 40 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 35 | 7-12 | 4-4 | 5-8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 27 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 32 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 30 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 14 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Miller * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 44 | 12-25 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | - |
| George McCloud * | 39 | 5-14 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 34 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 32 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 19 | - |
| James Posey * | 28 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 22 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 15 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
* = starter