Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 27.3% | 72.7% | +5.4 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +6 (99-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Jaric * | 37 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 32 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 31 | 9-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 26 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 25 | 1-15 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -4 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 24 | 7-13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Gerald Green * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Corey Brewer | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 40 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 9-11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 40 | 10-22 | 0-2 | 11-11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 15 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 38 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 22 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| JR Smith * | 22 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bobby Jones * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Von Wafer | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter