Cleveland
Cavaliers
101
–
130
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 26 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 101 |
| DEN | 30 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 130 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
DEN
22
PTS
3
REB
4
AST
+35
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending71.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.31
Impact Composite46.5
Hustle: 9.0Defense: 31.5Impact: 5.9
70.0% FG6-9 from 33 deflections+35 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 48.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
26
PTS
18
REB
16
AST
+37
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-18 (61.1%)
3PT1-2
FT3-5
TS%64.4%
eFG%63.9%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG139
DRTG90
NET+50
Triple-Double61.1% FG+37 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 54.9 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 30:53 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-12 | 25% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-5 | 100% | -27 |
| Evan Mobley | 28:36 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-10 | 90% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-5 | 80% | -11 |
| Max Strus | 27:08 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -26 |
| Caris LeVert | 32:53 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | -4 |
| Darius Garland | 28:42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Damian Jones | 5:01 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 12:19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Georges Niang | 23:14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Tristan Thompson | 9:04 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jarrett Allen | 26:30 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9-15 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -24 |
| Sam Merrill | 15:40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 28 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 38-82 | 46% | 8-25 | 32% | 17-21 | 81% | — |
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Tyson | 3:31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 34:59 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-10 | 70% | 6-9 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +35 |
| Aaron Gordon | 28:34 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +18 |
| Christian Braun | 28:18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +26 |
| Jalen Pickett | 2:59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jay Huff | 3:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 5:51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 34:38 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11-18 | 61% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | +37 |
| Justin Holiday | 19:38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Collin Gillespie | 2:59 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 22:59 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 5-5 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 28:37 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-16 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Julian Strawther | 3:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Peyton Watson | 19:55 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 130 | 51 | 11 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 50-87 | 57% | 21-33 | 64% | 9-13 | 69% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE38/82 (46%)
Paint
24/40 (60%)
Mid
9/22 (41%)
3PT
8/25 (32%)
RA 57%ATB3 33%Paint 69%Mid 18%Corner 3 29%
DEN50/87 (57%)
Paint
21/40 (53%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
23/35 (66%)
RA 62%ATB3 67%Paint 25%Mid 55%Corner 3 64%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Jarrett Allen
7.8 min • 16 pts • 64%
Best Defender
Justin Holiday
held Sam Merrill
3.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Christian Braun
vs Darius Garland
2.9 min • 7 pts • 100%
| DEN Defense | Caris LeVert | Damian Jones | Darius Garland | Donovan Mitchell | Evan Mobley | Georges Niang | Jarrett Allen | Marcus Morris Sr. | Max Strus | Sam Merrill | Tristan Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 33% | — | 7.8m 16pts 64% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 1.6m 3pts 50% | — | — | 4.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 4.9m 9pts 100% | — | — |
| Christian Braun | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 7pts 100% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | 5.8m 3pts 25% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 3.4m 3pts 20% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Reggie Jackson | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | 6.0m 8pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 3.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Holiday | — | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Tyson | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.9m 8pts 57% | 1.0m 3pts 100% | 3.0m 4pts 67% | 3.1m 8pts 75% | 2.4m 4pts 67% | 5.2m 15pts 50% | 2.0m 5pts 67% | 5.4m 7pts 50% | 2.3m 4pts 50% | 2.0m 7pts 67% | 2.2m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = CLE leads
DEN Largest Lead
29
Q4 9:12
CLE Largest Lead
6
Q1 2:02
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 0:21 – Q3 1:27
+12 → +17
DEN 10-0 run
Q4 6:29 – Q4 8:49
+20 → +28