Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.7% | 54.3% | +1.0 | ✓ (7.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +8 (80-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Ginobili * | 37 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 34 | 7-22 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 34 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 33 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 30 | 5-14 | 0-4 | 5-8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 24 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 18 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 16 | 1-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 10 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -7 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nene Hilario * | 33 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 32 | 3-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 29 | 4-15 | 0-1 | 4-8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 27 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 27 | 5-14 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 25 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 24 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili * | 10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - |
* = starter