Denver
Nuggets
115
–
109
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 24 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 115 |
| CLE | 15 | 31 | 34 | 18 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
25
PTS
6
REB
0
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.45
Impact Composite39.3
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 26.0Impact: 2.3
57.1% FG6-10 from 3+13 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 42.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
24
PTS
18
REB
13
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-13 (61.5%)
3PT2-2
FT6-6
TS%76.7%
eFG%69.2%
STL2
TOV7
ORTG137
DRTG115
NET+21
Triple-Double61.5% FG3 deflections16 contested shots3 loose balls recovered+14 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 58.6 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 34:28 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6-6 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | +7 |
| Nikola Jokić | 35:51 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8-13 | 62% | 2-2 | 100% | 6-6 | 100% | +14 |
| Jamal Murray | 33:10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-19 | 32% | 3-11 | 27% | 1-2 | 50% | +13 |
| Thomas Bryant | 11:57 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 26:12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Christian Braun | 7:46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| Bruce Brown | 21:41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 18:20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Jeff Green | 21:48 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 28:47 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 57% | 6-10 | 60% | 3-3 | 100% | +13 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 47 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 39-84 | 46% | 17-36 | 47% | 20-23 | 87% | — |
Jack White —
DeAndre Jordan —
Peyton Watson —
Ish Smith —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 20:09 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Evan Mobley | 37:50 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12-19 | 63% | 2-4 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | 0 |
| Caris LeVert | 31:57 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Darius Garland | 36:49 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-20 | 35% | 1-6 | 17% | 7-8 | 88% | -12 |
| Cedi Osman | 26:40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-2 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Stevens | 13:36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 29:53 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Dean Wade | 7:43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 35:23 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-22 | 41% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 41 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 43-90 | 48% | 6-26 | 23% | 17-20 | 85% | — |
Danny Green —
Robin Lopez —
Raul Neto —
Dylan Windler —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN39/84 (46%)
Paint
19/40 (48%)
Mid
3/12 (25%)
3PT
17/36 (47%)
RA 57%ATB3 50%Paint 23%Corner 3 42%Mid 40%
CLE43/90 (48%)
Paint
34/54 (63%)
Mid
6/19 (32%)
3PT
6/26 (23%)
RA 76%ATB3 23%Paint 38%Mid 17%Corner 3 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jarrett Allen
defended Nikola Jokić
6.4 min • 6 pts • 43%
Best Defender
Lamar Stevens
held Jeff Green
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Evan Mobley
vs Nikola Jokić
4.3 min • 19 pts • 67%
| CLE Defense | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jeff Green | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Reggie Jackson | Thomas Bryant | Vlatko Čančar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 4.3m 19pts 67% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 4.6m 9pts 75% |
| Donovan Mitchell | 2.6m 5pts 67% | — | 4.4m 2pts 20% | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 6pts 60% | — | — | — |
| Caris LeVert | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Jarrett Allen | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 6.4m 6pts 43% | — | 1.6m 4pts 100% | — |
| Darius Garland | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — | 2.1m 2pts 0% | — | 4.6m 9pts 57% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Cedi Osman | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Isaac Okoro | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Lamar Stevens | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Wade | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% |
| Other | 1.6m 2pts 50% | 0.7m 5pts 67% | 2.4m 7pts 75% | 4.2m 2pts 0% | 2.0m 4pts 100% | 2.9m 7pts 43% | 1.6m 8pts 50% | 1.9m 9pts 100% | 1.2m 9pts 67% | 3.5m 8pts 38% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = DEN leads
CLE Largest Lead
7
Q3 5:00
DEN Largest Lead
10
Q1 7:02
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 5:12 – Q1 6:22
-2 → -9
CLE 10-0 run
Q1 0:46 – Q1 0:46
0 → 0
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 5:07 – Q2 6:33
-3 → -1
DEN 8-0 run
Q4 6:43 – Q4 7:55
+2 → -4