Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +4.4 | ✓ (13.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +18 (95-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Batum * | 37 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| LaMarcus Aldridge * | 36 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 27 | - |
| Dante Cunningham * | 34 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Wesley Matthews * | 31 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 24 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Rudy Fernandez * | 20 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Sean Marks * | 18 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Patty Mills * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Armon Johnson * | 12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Luke Babbitt | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arron Afflalo * | 39 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| JR Smith * | 36 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 30 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 26 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 21 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Gary Forbes * | 21 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 16 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Shelden Williams * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Melvin Ely | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter