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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 23 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 111 |
 Nuggets | 18 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 103 |
CLETeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 44-8949.4% | 12-3732.4% | 11-1384.6% | 55 | 22 | 14 |
| DEN | 41-9543.2% | 8-3920.5% | 13-1872.2% | 42 | 23 | 5 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers111| 38 | 18 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | +5 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 18 | 8-16 | 2-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +0.6 | |||||
| 37 | 19 | 7-18 | 2-9 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 11 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −2.9 | |||||
| 34 | 25 | 9-18 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +1.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.6 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.7 | ||
| Team | 111 | 44-8949.4% | 12-3732.4% | 55 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 11-1384.6% | 12 | 5 | 1 | |||
Bench 20 points on 9 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Dean Wade, John Henson and Tyler Cook (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets103| 38 | 18 | 7-18 | 1-6 | 3-4 | −3 | −0.9 | ||||||||
| 35 | 24 | 10-22 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 19 | 8-12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +7.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −15 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 27 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −6.0 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −1 | +0.1 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.1 | |||
| Team | 103 | 41-9543.2% | 8-3920.5% | 42 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 13-1872.2% | 11 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 21 points on 8 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Vlatko Čančar and Torrey Craig (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers111Nuggets103ClickTap 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.
Tristan Thompson had 18 points (14 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 12-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-103.
It was tied at 98 when Collin Sexton’s 3-pointer put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 3:32 left. Darius Garland scored 6 points as they pulled away to a 110-101 lead with 22 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Nuggets 12-6. Garland scored 6 of the Cavaliers’ 12 on 3 for 4 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Jamal Murray had 2 of his 3 steals in 14 seconds, 1 of them during a 10-0 Nuggets run, and the Nuggets scored 2 points off them.
Sexton scored 25 points.
For the Nuggets, Murray had 24 points and 3 steals, and Nikola Jokić added 19 points (12 in the paint) and 12 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting. Murray scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers shot 49.4% from the field and 32.4% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 43.2% and 20.5%. The Cavaliers’ starters outscored the Nuggets 47-30 in 17 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
100 points from the field on 89 shots: 5.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-26 | 73.1% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-11 | 36.4% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-12 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 26 | 5 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Jamal Murray | 16 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Monte Morris | 9 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Will Barton | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 10 | 4-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant | 31 | 11 | 5-10 | +3 |
| Mason Plumlee | 14 | 2 | 0-4 | −2 |
| Will Barton | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Gary Harris | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 47 | 10 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Jerami Grant | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 8 | 4-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
Sexton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Love 2 AST)
Q4 3:32
25.7%
55→29
Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
Q4 4:46
17.6%
40→58
Osman 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Love 1 AST)
Q4 4:28
17.6%
58→40
Sexton 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Garland 8 AST)
Q4 5:11
16.0%
56→40
Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Morris 4 AST)
Q4 6:26
15.3%
37→53
