Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.4% | 44.6% | -1.2 | ✗ (25.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +24 (117-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 38 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 38 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 36 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 31 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 26 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 26 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| JR Smith * | 17 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Von Wafer | 7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Steven Hunter | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 38 | 7-20 | 1-2 | 8-8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 29 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 30 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 25 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 29 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 8 | - |
| David West * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 29 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 22 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Julian Wright | 5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Vinicius | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter