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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 40 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 149 |
 Nuggets | 38 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 135 |
CLETeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 54-9656.3% | 23-4847.9% | 18-2281.8% | 38 | 40 | 10 |
| DEN | 53-9456.4% | 15-3148.4% | 14-1877.8% | 38 | 39 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers149| 32 | 25 | 10-18 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +8.4 | ||||||
| 31 | 26 | 9-13 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0 | −1 | +9.7 | |||||||
| 31 | 22 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +18 | +11.5 | ||||||||
| 30 | 33 | 10-17 | 6-12 | 7-7 | 0 | +4 | +12.7 | |||||||
| 26 | 11 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +19 | +5.4 | |||||||
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| 24 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +3.0 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.1 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −1.2 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.6 | |||
| Team | 149 | 54-9656.3% | 23-4847.9% | 38 | 40 | 10 | 17 | 18-2281.8% | 9 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 32 points on 12 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Tristan Thompson (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets135| 40 | 27 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 36 | 27 | 12-19 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | −15 | +18.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 18 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 16 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −21 | +1.2 | |||||||
| 30 | 11 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 18 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −16 | +7.1 | |||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.7 | |||
| 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −1 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | |
| Team | 135 | 53-9456.4% | 15-3148.4% | 38 | 39 | 13 | 20 | 14-1877.8% | 8 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 36 points on 13 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Dario Saric (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers149Nuggets135ClickTap 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 33 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 149-135 for their sixth straight win.
The Cavaliers took control with a 27-6 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 21.
Evan Mobley had 26 points (11 in the third quarter) and 6 assists on 9 for 13 shooting. Darius Garland added 25 points, 7 assists and 4 steals, and Jarrett Allen had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals on 10 for 13 shooting. The Cavaliers had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 27 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals, his 142nd career triple-double, and Jamal Murray added 27 points and 11 assists. Peyton Watson scored 18 points on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench. The Nuggets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Cavaliers shot 56.3% from the field to the Nuggets’ 56.4% and had 40 assists on 54 baskets. The Cavaliers made 23 3-pointers, 6 of them by Mitchell and 4 by Mobley. The Nuggets forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Cavaliers 70-50 in the paint. The Cavaliers outscored the Nuggets 18-4 in 4 minutes with Allen, Garland, Jerome, Wade and Merrill 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).
131 points from the field on 96 shots: 26.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-23 | 69.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-11 | 54.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 17-37 | 45.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 20 | 10 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Peyton Watson | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Jamal Murray | 11 | 12 | 3-5 | +8 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 5 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 14 | 4 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 13 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10 | 7 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 18 | 3 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 17 | 6 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 11 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Merrill 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jerome 2 AST)
Q2 6:21
10.7%
58→47
Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
Q1 5:13
9.6%
34→43
Mitchell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q1 0:12
9.2%
52→43
Mitchell 1' Driving Layup (20 PTS) (Jerome 1 AST)
Q2 8:47
9.0%
58→49
Merrill 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jerome 3 AST)
Q2 6:07
8.5%
46→37
