Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 27.3% | 72.7% | +5.4 | ✓ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +12 (106-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Blount * | 41 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 41 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 40 | 7-17 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 30 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 25 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ronald Dupree | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 39 | 9-22 | 1-2 | 13-14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 17 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 35 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 34 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 31 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 30 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 24 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Reggie Evans * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 13 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Linas Kleiza | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter