Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.4% | 62.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 27.3% | 72.7% | +5.4 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +11 (105-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jefferson * | 40 | 11-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 39 | 10-18 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 37 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 10-11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 22 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 30 | 2-13 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -2 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 22 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Damien Wilkins * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Nathan Jawai * | 12 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 12 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Cardinal | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Oleksiy Pecherov | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nene Hilario * | 35 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 34 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 8 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 32 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 32 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 8-9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 31 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | - |
| JR Smith * | 27 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Malik Allen | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Joey Graham | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter