Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.9% | 74.1% | +5.8 | ✗ (20.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.8% | 58.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -15 (101-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Bell * | 43 | 6-13 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 35 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 35 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 29 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 22 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 26 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 25 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Eddie House * | 18 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| James Jones | 13 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Pat Burke | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller * | 34 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 34 | 13-24 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 30 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 26 | 2-13 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 16 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 16 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 12 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter