Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +4 (119-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Miles * | 40 | 19-33 | 1-3 | 8-14 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 34 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 40 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 39 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 38 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 23 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 34 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Viktor Khryapa * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 14 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 39 | 12-25 | 0-4 | 12-14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 27 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 36 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 33 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 31 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 18 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 13 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 9 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter