Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 51.7% | 48.3% | -0.4 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -6 (113-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arron Afflalo * | 38 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 37 | 9-14 | 6-6 | 12-13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 27 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 33 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| JR Smith * | 30 | 4-16 | 0-5 | 4-6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 29 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Shelden Williams * | 19 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Gary Forbes * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love * | 39 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 38 | 12-20 | 2-2 | 7-8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 22 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 36 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Wesley Johnson * | 30 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Martell Webster * | 24 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Nikola Pekovic * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Wayne Ellington | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kosta Koufos | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
* = starter