Cleveland
Cavaliers
149
–
135
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Friday, December 27, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 40 | 40 | 25 | 33 | 149 |
| DEN | 38 | 27 | 25 | 34 | 135 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Evan Mobley
CLE
26
PTS
5
REB
6
AST
-1
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots12
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.35
Impact Composite53.8
Hustle: 24.0Defense: 29.8Impact: -0.1
69.2% FG4-6 from 33 deflections12 contested shotsonly 19 pts allowed on 53.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
33
PTS
5
REB
6
AST
+4
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-17 (58.8%)
3PT6-12
FT7-7
TS%82.2%
eFG%76.5%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG144
DRTG140
NET+4
33 points58.8% FG6-12 from 33 deflectionsonly 24 pts allowed on 49.2 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 30:21 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10-17 | 59% | 6-12 | 50% | 7-7 | 100% | +4 |
| Jarrett Allen | 30:49 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10-13 | 77% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +18 |
| Max Strus | 23:49 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Sam Merrill | 18:40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Ty Jerome | 7:19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Caris LeVert | 23:06 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Darius Garland | 31:30 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-18 | 56% | 2-8 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | +13 |
| Dean Wade | 25:48 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | +19 |
| Georges Niang | 15:59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Evan Mobley | 31:03 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9-13 | 69% | 4-6 | 67% | 4-6 | 67% | -1 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 1:36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 149 | 38 | 9 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 54-96 | 56% | 23-48 | 48% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
Tristan Thompson —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 29:31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Jamal Murray | 40:23 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10-20 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -9 |
| Hunter Tyson | 6:15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Christian Braun | 31:53 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-9 | 78% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:39 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 31:56 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6-11 | 55% | 5-8 | 63% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Julian Strawther | 23:11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Peyton Watson | 25:39 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | 4-5 | 80% | -16 |
| Jalen Pickett | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 35:45 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-19 | 63% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -15 |
| TOTAL | — | 135 | 38 | 8 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 53-94 | 56% | 15-31 | 48% | 14-18 | 78% | — |
Dario Saric —
Zeke Nnaji —
Spencer Jones —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE54/96 (56%)
Paint
25/38 (66%)
Mid
12/18 (67%)
3PT
23/48 (48%)
ATB3 46%RA 68%Paint 61%Corner 3 55%Mid 60%
DEN53/94 (56%)
Paint
35/55 (64%)
Mid
8/12 (67%)
3PT
15/32 (47%)
RA 58%ATB3 44%Paint 75%Corner 3 57%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Jarrett Allen
7.9 min • 19 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Jamal Murray
held Caris LeVert
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Jarrett Allen
7.9 min • 19 pts • 75%
| DEN Defense | Caris LeVert | Darius Garland | Dean Wade | Donovan Mitchell | Evan Mobley | Georges Niang | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Max Strus | Sam Merrill | Ty Jerome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 5.5m 2pts 20% | — | 1.1m 8pts 60% | — | — | — | 2.6m 3pts 33% | — | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 4pts 40% | — | 7.9m 19pts 75% | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | 5.5m 5pts 50% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 6pts 100% | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — |
| Russell Westbrook | 2.6m 2pts 33% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Braun | — | 5.7m 2pts 100% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 4pts 50% | 2.8m 3pts 100% | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 1pts 0% | 3.8m 8pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.9m 9pts 80% | — | 2.9m 2pts 20% | 2.4m 15pts 86% | 0.8m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 9pts 60% | 3.8m 9pts 57% | 0.6m 3pts 100% | 2.1m 4pts 50% | 2.6m 4pts 33% | 2.8m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = CLE leads
DEN Largest Lead
5
Q1 10:25
CLE Largest Lead
21
Q4 6:58
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 9-0 run
Q1 10:34 – Q1 11:48
+2 → -4
CLE 9-0 run
Q2 4:44 – Q2 5:53
+1 → -6