Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.9% | 58.1% | +1.8 | ✓ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +8 (98-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon * | 40 | 9-15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 39 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 38 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Chris Kaman * | 25 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| DeAndre Jordan * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Bobby Brown * | 17 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 16 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Steve Novak | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 41 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 34 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 23 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 34 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 29 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Johan Petro * | 22 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| JR Smith * | 18 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Joey Graham * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter