Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.5% | 70.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.7% | 39.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 63.8% | 36.2% | -3.1 | ✗ (23.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.6% | 43.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +20 (116-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 35 | 10-19 | 2-2 | 5-6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 34 | 8-12 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 31 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 25 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 20 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 18 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 17 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Will Perdue | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 37 | 10-17 | 4-6 | 5-6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 26 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 36 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 27 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 30 | 4-13 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 30 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| George McCloud * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| James Posey * | 19 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tracy Murray | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mark Strickland | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter