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 | ✗ (2.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.8% | 43.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +1 (105-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacque Vaughn * | 37 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 29 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 22 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 19 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 19 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 18 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 17 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| John Stockton * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George McCloud * | 43 | 5-14 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 41 | 5-17 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| James Posey * | 41 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 40 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 43 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 22 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Roy Rogers * | 8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
* = starter