Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.9% | 74.1% | +5.8 | ✓ (18.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.8% | 58.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +24 (131-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Nash * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 33 | 5-17 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -2 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 32 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 29 | 10-19 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 26 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| James Jones * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jalen Rose | 5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 42 | 16-22 | 2-3 | 10-12 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 42 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 38 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 32 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 28 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 | - |
| JR Smith * | 22 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 19 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 17 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Reggie Evans * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jamal Sampson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter