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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 27 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 114 |
 Cavaliers | 37 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 126 |
DENTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 46-9647.9% | 6-2425.0% | 16-2272.7% | 49 | 25 | 15 |
| CLE | 47-9450.0% | 22-4845.8% | 10-1662.5% | 47 | 32 | 15 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers126| 35 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 24 | 9-20 | 3-10 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.3 | ||||
| 33 | 28 | 11-24 | 6-10 | 0-0 | +21 | +2.1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 20 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 3-6 | 0 | +13 | +10.5 | |||||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.3 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 21 | 7-11 | 5-6 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +8.9 | |||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.8 | ||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −3.6 | |||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.5 | |||||
| Team | 126 | 47-9450.0% | 22-4845.8% | 47 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 10-1662.5% | 9 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 43 points on 16 for 32 shooting
Did not play: JT Thor, Jaylon Tyson and Tristan Thompson (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets114| 42 | 19 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −10 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 39 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | −6.6 | ||||||
| 39 | 27 | 13-26 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | −8 | +10.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 24 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 0 | 5-6 | +1 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 34 | 18 | 8-13 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 16 | 10 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | −15 | +0.9 | ||||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −4.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 114 | 46-9647.9% | 6-2425.0% | 49 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 16-2272.7% | 9 | 12 | 5 | |||
Bench 16 points on 6 for 16 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan, Hunter Tyson, PJ Hall, Dario Saric and Jalen Pickett (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers126Nuggets114ClickTap 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.
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 126-114.
The Cavaliers took control with a 23-8 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 18.
Darius Garland scored 24 points (14 in the third quarter). Caris LeVert added 21 points and 6 assists off the bench, and Evan Mobley had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. The Cavaliers had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 27 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals, his 139th career triple-double, and Michael Porter Jr. added 24 points and 3 steals.
The Cavaliers shot 50.0% from the field and 45.8% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 47.9% and 25.0%. The Cavaliers made 22 3-pointers, 6 of them by Mitchell and 5 by LeVert. The Nuggets outscored the Cavaliers 76-40 in the paint. The Nuggets were outscored 18-8 in 5 minutes with Westbrook, Jokić, Murray, Strawther and Watson on the floor 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).
116 points from the field on 94 shots: 13.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-23 | 56.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-12 | 58.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-11 | 45.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-9 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 16-39 | 41.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 17 | 5 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Christian Braun | 17 | 8 | 3-8 | +1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 9 | 8 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 2-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 21 | 4 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Christian Braun | 16 | 5 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 10 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 14 | 3 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 13 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Christian Braun | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Gordon Cutting Dunk Shot (14 PTS) (Jokić 6 AST)
Q3 10:34
10.9%
77→66
Mobley 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Allen 5 AST)
Q3 8:56
10.4%
62→73
LeVert 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
Q1 3:14
9.0%
64→73
Garland 15' Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q3 10:51
9.0%
68→77
Mitchell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Merrill 2 AST)
Q2 10:49
8.1%
85→93
