Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 80.0% | 20.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.4% | 44.6% | -1.2 | ✓ (5.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -7 (95-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 43 | 13-27 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 17 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 38 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 7-8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 36 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 30 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | - |
| JR Smith * | 25 | 1-12 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Johan Petro * | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 10 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Joey Graham | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Collison * | 44 | 7-15 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | - |
| David West * | 42 | 12-20 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 20 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 37 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 32 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 32 | 7-18 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 30 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Darius Songaila | 9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
* = starter