Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✓ (11.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +16 (106-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarcus Aldridge * | 40 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Brandon Roy * | 40 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 4-9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 34 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 27 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 26 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | - |
| Rudy Fernandez * | 20 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Nicolas Batum * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jerryd Bayless * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Channing Frye | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Sergio Rodriguez | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Ruffin | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 40 | 3-13 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 38 | 16-26 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 17 | - |
| JR Smith * | 38 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 34 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 26 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Dahntay Jones * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Johan Petro * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Sonny Weems | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter