Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✓ (12.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +17 (109-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarcus Aldridge * | 36 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Brandon Roy * | 36 | 3-13 | 1-1 | 7-7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 32 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 32 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | - |
| Martell Webster * | 27 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Nicolas Batum * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Rudy Fernandez * | 17 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Jerryd Bayless * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Travis Diener | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jeff Ayres | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dante Cunningham | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nene Hilario * | 33 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 32 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 32 | 10-21 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 3 | - |
| JR Smith * | 31 | 6-16 | 2-10 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Johan Petro * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 21 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Joey Graham | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter