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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 25 | 21 | 30 | 26 | 102 |
 Nuggets | 37 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 124 |
CLETeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 35-7248.6% | 10-2934.5% | 22-2684.6% | 28 | 20 | 12 |
| DEN | 50-8956.2% | 15-3740.5% | 9-1181.8% | 43 | 33 | 11 |
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Denver Nuggets124| 31 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 19 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | +21 | +13.6 | |||||||
| 27 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −7.6 | ||||
| 25 | 26 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +6.8 | |||||
| 23 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +4.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −6.3 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +15 | +1.0 | ||||||||
| 19 | 16 | 7-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | +5.0 | |||||||
| 19 | 15 | 6-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +8.4 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.0 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.4 | |
| Team | 124 | 50-8956.2% | 15-3740.5% | 43 | 33 | 11 | 25 | 9-1181.8% | 12 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 47 points on 20 for 39 shooting
Did not play: Juancho Hernangomez (injury/illness).
Cleveland Cavaliers102| 33 | 10 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | −14 | −5.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 23, Career high (his best before, 20) | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +5.2 | |||
| 30 | 17 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 0 | −4 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 27 | 18 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +5.5 | |||||
| 20 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | +0.5 | ||||
| 22 | 8 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.3 | |||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.4 | |||
| 15 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +2.5 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.2 | |||
| Team | 102 | 35-7248.6% | 10-2934.5% | 28 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 22-2684.6% | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||
Bench 34 points on 11 for 28 shooting
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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.
Nikola Jokić had 19 points (13 in the first quarter), 11 rebounds and 12 assists, his 22nd career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-102.
The Nuggets led by as many as 30, pulling away with a 31-7 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Jamal Murray scored 26 points. Murray and Jokić set each other up for 7 baskets and 17 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Cavaliers, Ante Zizic scored a career-high 23 points (18 in the paint) on 9 for 12 shooting, and Rodney Hood added 18 points.
The Nuggets shot 56.2% from the field and 40.5% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 48.6% and 34.5%. The Cavaliers gave up 12 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. The Nuggets outscored the Cavaliers 22-9 off turnovers. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Cavaliers 57-46 in 19 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
115 points from the field on 89 shots: 20.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-29 | 69.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 9-10 | 90.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-13 | 46.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-31 | 41.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 21 | 12 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Ante Zizic | 8 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Collin Sexton | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Cedi Osman | 3 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Zizic | 30 | 9 | 4-6 | −1 |
| Cameron Payne | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Channing Frye | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Rodney Hood | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaron Blossomgame | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Ante Zizic | 6 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Cedi Osman | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 8 | 4-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 38 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Barton 1' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
Q2 7:48
9.8%
85→95
Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q1 2:48
9.0%
64→73
Clarkson 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q2 7:33
8.2%
95→86
Morris 17' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q2 10:54
7.9%
85→93
Lyles Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
Q2 7:57
6.9%
92→85
