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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 37 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 126 |
 Cavaliers | 31 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 117 |
DENTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 47-8654.7% | 19-3554.3% | 13-1586.7% | 35 | 35 | 9 |
| CLE | 46-8852.3% | 9-2437.5% | 16-2176.2% | 41 | 25 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets126| 37 | 32 | 10-17 | 6-10, Season high (his best before, 5) | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | +7 | +12.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | +12 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 16 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | +11 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 27 | 16 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +7 | +2.0 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 23 | 9-17 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +6.7 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.8 | |||||
| 16 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.1 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.2 | |
| Team | 126 | 47-8654.7% | 19-3554.3% | 35 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 13-1586.7% | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 42 points on 17 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Darrell Arthur, Kenneth Faried and Trey Lyles (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers117| 42 | 25 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 8-11 | 0 | −6 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | −13 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 34 | 17 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 28 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −18 | +0.7 | ||||||
| 24 | 13 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +2.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −5.1 | |||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +11 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 20 | 14 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +2.5 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 117 | 46-8852.3% | 9-2437.5% | 41 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 16-2176.2% | 12 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 31 points on 13 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Jose Calderon and Ante Zizic (coach’s decision).
Nuggets126Cavaliers117ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Gary Harris scored 32 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-117.
The Nuggets took control with a 23-10 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 15.
The Cavaliers got within 115-114 on LeBron James’ 2 free throws with 2:40 to play, but Paul Millsap answered with a 3-pointer, and the Cavaliers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Cavaliers 6-4. In the fourth quarter, James had 2 steals, both with the game within five points.
Will Barton had 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 8 rebounds and 7 assists off the bench.
For the Cavaliers, James had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists, his 13th triple-double of the season. The Cavaliers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Nuggets shot 54.7% from the field and 54.3% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 52.3% and 37.5%. The Cavaliers forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
Denver NuggetsCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
113 points from the field on 86 shots: 22.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-23 | 78.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-11 | 36.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-17 | 35.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 9-12 | 75.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-23 | 43.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hill | 25 | 11 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Cedi Osman | 23 | 7 | 2-3 | +1 |
| JR Smith | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Tristan Thompson | 4 | 6 | 2-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 2-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 24 | 10 | 4-6 | +5 |
| Rodney Hood | 16 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Cedi Osman | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| LeBron James | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 11 | 4-8 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 27 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| LeBron James | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Rodney Hood | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Cedi Osman | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Millsap 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (G. Harris 4 AST)
Q4 2:26
22.8%
43→21
Barton 28' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q4 7:35
12.3%
40→27
Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (D. Harris 1 AST)
Q4 10:06
10.1%
37→27
Chandler 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
Q3 5:27
9.7%
24→15
G. Harris 31' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS)
Q4 1:45
9.7%
15→5
