Denver
Nuggets
116
–
119
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Friday, March 18, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 29 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 116 |
| CLE | 31 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 119 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Darius Garland
CLE
25
PTS
4
REB
14
AST
+25
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite45.2
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 30.3Impact: 3.9
Double-Double+25 plus/minusonly 30 pts allowed on 87.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Lauri Markkanen
CLE
31
PTS
10
REB
3
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-18 (61.1%)
3PT6-12
FT3-4
TS%78.4%
eFG%77.8%
STL4
TOV1
ORTG125
DRTG100
NET+25
31 pointsDouble-Double61.1% FG6-12 from 34 steals4 deflections13 contested shots+21 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 68.7 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Morris | 20:02 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Will Barton | 36:19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-14 | 21% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -15 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:30 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15-24 | 63% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| Bones Hyland | 34:39 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-13 | 46% | 3-8 | 38% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 15:30 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | +13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Gordon | 35:10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9-15 | 60% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-5 | 40% | -16 |
| Bryn Forbes | 10:53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| JaMychal Green | 18:33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Austin Rivers | 21:57 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Jeff Green | 34:27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -11 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 51 | 13 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 46-92 | 50% | 10-33 | 30% | 14-18 | 78% | — |
Facundo Campazzo —
Davon Reed —
Markus Howard —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 37:18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Moses Brown | 4:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Caris LeVert | 29:23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-11 | 27% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | -7 |
| Brandon Goodwin | 10:41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -21 |
| Darius Garland | 45:23 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-20 | 45% | 2-4 | 50% | 5-7 | 71% | +25 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Love | 30:40 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Lamar Stevens | 20:48 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Dylan Windler | 5:40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 42:02 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11-18 | 61% | 6-12 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +21 |
| Evan Mobley | 38:45 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11-22 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-7 | 71% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 46 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 44-98 | 45% | 14-37 | 38% | 17-26 | 65% | — |
Ed Davis —
Ruben Nembhard Jr. —
Cedi Osman —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN46/92 (50%)
Paint
33/48 (69%)
Mid
5/15 (33%)
3PT
10/33 (30%)
RA 75%ATB3 26%Paint 44%Corner 3 36%Mid 29%
CLE44/98 (45%)
Paint
29/54 (54%)
Mid
4/15 (27%)
3PT
14/37 (38%)
RA 61%ATB3 45%Paint 32%Corner 3 13%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Evan Mobley
defended Nikola Jokić
7.4 min • 13 pts • 60%
Best Defender
Kevin Love
held JaMychal Green
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Evan Mobley
vs Jeff Green
2.2 min • 6 pts • 50%
| CLE Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Bones Hyland | Bryn Forbes | DeMarcus Cousins | JaMychal Green | Jeff Green | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | Will Barton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 6.4m 5pts 40% | 3.7m 4pts 40% | 2.0m 4pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 40% | 1.8m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 7pts 100% |
| Evan Mobley | 1.3m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 3.1m 4pts 67% | — | 2.2m 6pts 50% | — | 7.4m 13pts 60% | — |
| Lauri Markkanen | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 5.3m 4pts 67% | — | 2.0m 4pts 50% | 3.5m 8pts 100% |
| Isaac Okoro | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.9m 2pts 25% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 3.0m 2pts 50% |
| Caris LeVert | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% |
| Kevin Love | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 3pts 50% | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — |
| Lamar Stevens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 4pts 67% | — | 3.3m 2pts 100% |
| Brandon Goodwin | — | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Windler | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moses Brown | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.0m 3pts 33% | 1.8m 3pts 33% | — | 1.4m 7pts 40% | 1.6m 2pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 5pts 67% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = DEN leads
CLE Largest Lead
8
Q1 4:29
DEN Largest Lead
14
Q3 8:58
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 11:50 – Q2 0:41
+2 → -3
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 11:50 – Q2 1:03
+2 → -5
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 11:50 – Q2 1:09
+2 → -8
DEN 14-0 run
Q1 11:50 – Q2 1:55
+2 → -9