Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.0% | 86.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.7% | 72.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.2% | 79.8% | +7.6 | ✓ (10.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +18 (104-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreke Evans * | 38 | 6-17 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Beno Udrih * | 31 | 2-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| DeMarcus Cousins * | 28 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Jason Thompson * | 27 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 24 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 23 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Pooh Jeter * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Omri Casspi * | 16 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jermaine Taylor * | 12 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Samuel Dalembert | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Donte Greene | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 34 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 32 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 26 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 30 | 6-22 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 28 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| JR Smith * | 25 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Shelden Williams * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Gary Forbes * | 12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
* = starter