Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.8% | 78.2% | +6.3 | โ (10.7 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.4% | 69.6% | - | โ |
| Margin | 33.1% | 66.9% | +3.9 | โ (13.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | โ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | โ |
| Log Adjusted | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | โ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | โ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +17 (121-104). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemba Walker * | 33 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Nicolas Batum * | 31 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 27 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Frank Kaminsky * | 22 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Jeremy Lamb | 25 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Treveon Graham | 25 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Cody Zeller | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 16 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Johnny O'Bryant III | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Julyan Stone | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dwayne Bacon | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Malik Monk | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton * | 33 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Gary Harris * | 33 | 9-13 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 16 | - |
| Nikola Jokiฤ * | 32 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 26 | - |
| Jamal Murray * | 32 | 7-15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Wilson Chandler * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Torrey Craig | 26 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Trey Lyles | 24 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 18 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Darrell Arthur | 13 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Malik Beasley | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter