Denver
Nuggets
114
–
126
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 114 |
| CLE | 37 | 10 | 36 | 24 | 126 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Evan Mobley
CLE
20
PTS
9
REB
4
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending53.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite59.9
Hustle: 24.5Defense: 33.1Impact: 2.3
63.6% FG3 steals4 deflections8 contested shots3 loose balls recovered+13 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 62.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
28
PTS
3
REB
6
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-24 (45.8%)
3PT6-10
FT0-0
TS%58.3%
eFG%58.3%
STL2
BLK2
TOV5
ORTG121
DRTG93
NET+28
6-10 from 35 deflections+21 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 60.1 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 15:55 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -15 |
| Jamal Murray | 41:37 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | -10 |
| Aaron Gordon | 34:21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 62% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +1 |
| Christian Braun | 39:11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 37:36 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8-15 | 53% | 3-6 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Strawther | 11:42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Peyton Watson | 18:13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| Nikola Jokić | 38:40 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13-26 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 49 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 46-96 | 48% | 6-24 | 25% | 16-22 | 73% | — |
Dario Saric —
Zeke Nnaji —
Hunter Tyson —
DeAndre Jordan —
PJ Hall —
Jalen Pickett —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Jerome | 12:01 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Jarrett Allen | 35:22 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Caris LeVert | 26:57 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 64% | 5-6 | 83% | 2-4 | 50% | +17 |
| Sam Merrill | 20:33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Darius Garland | 33:15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-20 | 45% | 3-10 | 30% | 3-3 | 100% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Georges Niang | 16:22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Evan Mobley | 32:15 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 64% | 3-5 | 60% | 3-6 | 50% | +13 |
| Dean Wade | 18:41 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | -8 |
| Isaac Okoro | 11:38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 32:56 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11-24 | 46% | 6-10 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 47 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 47-94 | 50% | 22-48 | 46% | 10-16 | 63% | — |
Jaylon Tyson —
Tristan Thompson —
JT Thor —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN46/96 (48%)
Paint
38/62 (61%)
Mid
6/15 (40%)
3PT
6/24 (25%)
RA 58%ATB3 32%Paint 61%Mid 17%Corner 3 0%
CLE47/94 (50%)
Paint
20/35 (57%)
Mid
8/17 (47%)
3PT
23/50 (46%)
ATB3 42%RA 58%Paint 50%Corner 3 67%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jarrett Allen
defended Nikola Jokić
10.6 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Dean Wade
held Michael Porter Jr.
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Donovan Mitchell
vs Jamal Murray
2.0 min • 11 pts • 50%
| CLE Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 4pts 100% | 10.6m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Darius Garland | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 5pts 67% | 4.1m 4pts 67% | — | 1.6m 5pts 50% | 1.1m 3pts 20% | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — |
| Evan Mobley | 4.9m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 5pts 67% | 2.2m 7pts 100% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Donovan Mitchell | 2.5m 2pts 33% | 3.6m 8pts 38% | 2.0m 11pts 50% | — | — | — | 3.7m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Caris LeVert | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% | 1.8m 7pts 75% | — | 3.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | 2.9m 3pts 25% | — |
| Dean Wade | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Merrill | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Okoro | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Georges Niang | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ty Jerome | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 2.7m 2pts 33% | — | 1.4m 8pts 100% | 2.9m 2pts 33% | 2.1m 3pts 33% | 3.4m 6pts 100% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = DEN leads
CLE Largest Lead
18
Q3 10:47
DEN Largest Lead
4
Q1 0:49
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 9-0 run
Q1 3:32 – Q1 4:17
0 → +6
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 7:01 – Q1 8:46
+4 → +9
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 5:30 – Q2 6:19
+9 → +5
DEN 11-0 run
Q2 5:30 – Q2 6:42
+9 → +3