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 | ✗ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.6% | 43.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +2 (94-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Stoudamire * | 37 | 8-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 34 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 33 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 31 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 29 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 19 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 10 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Shawn Kemp | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Pack * | 42 | 11-20 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | - |
| James Posey * | 40 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 36 | 8-25 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | - |
| George McCloud * | 32 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 30 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 19 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire * | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter