Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 72.7% | 27.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 90.5% | 9.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 85.3% | 14.7% | -9.7 | ✗ (19.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 75.3% | 24.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +10 (92-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 40 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 37 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 36 | 5-14 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 34 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 10-14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | - |
| Gary Grant * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 13 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Kelvin Cato | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Stacey Augmon | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 39 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 34 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 32 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 29 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 28 | 9-19 | 1-2 | 14-15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 17 | - |
| Joe Wolf * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Eric Washington * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter