Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 84.0% | 16.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.0% | 17.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.1% | 19.9% | -7.6 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.5% | 33.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -11 (104-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 44 | 9-22 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 41 | 8-17 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 29 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 28 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 29 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 27 | 9-16 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Aleksandar Djordjevic * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Randolph Childress | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Ellis * | 43 | 5-17 | 2-9 | 7-9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 37 | 10-14 | 1-3 | 16-16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 33 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 33 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 32 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Brooks Thompson * | 22 | 7-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Jeff McInnis | 10 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LaSalle Thompson | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter