Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✓ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +13 (111-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Stoudamire * | 38 | 9-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 34 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 33 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 31 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 31 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 28 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Viktor Khryapa * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Richie Frahm | 9 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Elson * | 34 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 29 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 28 | 4-12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 23 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 23 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 22 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 21 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 9 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Mark Pope | 5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter