Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✓ (3.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +8 (97-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Blake * | 39 | 5-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| LaMarcus Aldridge * | 38 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Brandon Roy * | 32 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 31 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Greg Oden * | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Rudy Fernandez * | 18 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Nicolas Batum * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Ike Diogu * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Sergio Rodriguez * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jerryd Bayless * | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Channing Frye | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 42 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 39 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 35 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | - |
| JR Smith * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 28 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 21 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Dahntay Jones * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Chucky Atkins | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter