BKN103
FINAL
107DEN
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Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets — Win Probability

FINAL
Brooklyn Nets logo
Brooklyn Nets
12-33
103
VS
Denver Nuggets logo
Denver Nuggets
31-16
107
Model expected score: Brooklyn Nets 109.8 – Denver Nuggets 120.7 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

BKN
  • Mikel Brown Jr.Day-To-Day
  • Grant NelsonDay-To-Day
  • Egor DeminOut
DEN
  • Julian StrawtherOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Nuggets 83%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Nuggets won by 4
COMBINED SCORE
210

Margin of Victory — Denver Nuggets (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost
22%
Won by 1-3
7%
Won by 4-7 ← actual result
10%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21
18%
Won by 21+
24%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 210.

O/U LINE 210
86% over14% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
71% over29% under ✓
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
51% over49% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
31% over69% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
15% over85% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
6% over94% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

BKN
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Michael Porter Jr.SF
24.2
Cam ThomasSG
15.6
Noah ClowneyPF
12.3
Nic ClaxtonC
11.7
Egor DëminPG
10.3
DEN
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Nikola JokićC
27.7
Jamal MurrayPG
25.4
Aaron GordonPF
16.2
Peyton WatsonSF
14.6
Cameron JohnsonSF
12.2

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
BKN
107.67
30th / 30
Points
DEN
120.08
2nd / 30
BKN
40.09
30th / 30
Rebounds
DEN
42.46
24th / 30
BKN
25.30
20th / 30
Assists
DEN
27.92
9th / 30
BKN
95.97
28th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
DEN
97.74
24th / 30
BKN
52.55%
27th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
DEN
57.42%
1st / 30
BKN
13.19%
28th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
DEN
10.72%
3rd / 30
BKN
24.91%
20th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
DEN
23.07%
25th / 30
BKN
.271
13th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
DEN
.287
9th / 30
BKN
112.20
26th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DEN
122.86
1st / 30
BKN
119.52
26th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DEN
118.43
24th / 30
BKN
-7.32
26th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
DEN
+4.43
8th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
44.32%29th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
49.50%2nd/30
14.617th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.0912th/30
42.343rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
35.6421st/30
34.51%24th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
39.53%1st/30
24.7130th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.9010th/30
46.3929th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
53.2411th/30
53.27%22nd/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.16%5th/30
18.9414th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.784th/30
24.0815th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.516th/30
78.65%15th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
81.45%4th/30
11.3917th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.6328th/30
30.3830th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.818th/30
8.0020th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
6.9929th/30
4.5821st/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.2227th/30
15.0928th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.023rd/30
20.8920th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.356th/30
Opponent
49.09%28th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.77%16th/30
13.2114th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.2416th/30
34.483rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
38.0320th/30
38.30%30th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.81%6th/30
30.6927th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.1026th/30
54.9628th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.6324th/30
55.85%24th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.09%22nd/30
18.5113th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.5214th/30
23.4512th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.0416th/30
78.94%18th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.04%4th/30
10.715th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.2328th/30
34.3427th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.1210th/30
8.9523rd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.696th/30
5.0520th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.7713th/30
13.6118th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
11.7229th/30
20.5716th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.6326th/30
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