Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✓ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +12 (118-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarcus Aldridge * | 41 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Brandon Roy * | 40 | 3-14 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 33 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Rudy Fernandez * | 25 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Jerryd Bayless * | 23 | 6-10 | 3-3 | 9-11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Martell Webster * | 16 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Nicolas Batum * | 13 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Dante Cunningham * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Jeff Ayres | 3 | 0-0 | 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 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 38 | 11-19 | 0-3 | 8-12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 15 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 36 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 33 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | - |
| JR Smith * | 29 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Johan Petro * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 16 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter