Cleveland
Cavaliers
119
–
117
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Monday, February 9, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 119 |
| DEN | 30 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 117 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
James Harden
CLE
22
PTS
10
REB
7
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending45.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite61.1
Hustle: 19.5Defense: 40.0Impact: 1.6
Double-Double3 blocks3 deflections8 contested shotsonly 13 pts allowed on 61.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
32
PTS
1
REB
10
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-23 (47.8%)
3PT3-10
FT7-8
TS%60.3%
eFG%54.3%
STL2
BLK2
TOV2
ORTG132
DRTG121
NET+11
32 pointsDouble-Double3 deflectionsonly 22 pts allowed on 53.6 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 34:38 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10-16 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +8 |
| James Harden | 36:02 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7-16 | 44% | 2-7 | 29% | 6-6 | 100% | +9 |
| Sam Merrill | 25:03 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 31:10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 34:08 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11-23 | 48% | 3-10 | 30% | 7-8 | 88% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Craig Porter Jr. | 8:55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 12:30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Dennis Schröder | 24:39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -14 |
| Keon Ellis | 19:33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Thomas Bryant | 13:22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 39 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 43-92 | 47% | 15-45 | 33% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
Larry Nance Jr. —
Tristan Enaruna —
Tyrese Proctor —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Strawther | 28:54 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-16 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 35:36 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-16 | 38% | 1-6 | 17% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| Cameron Johnson | 29:23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Christian Braun | 31:52 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | 54% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 32:59 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-2 | 0% | 10-12 | 83% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brown | 25:17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| Jalen Pickett | 11:34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 29:24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-9 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 15:01 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 8-10 | 80% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 46 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 38-85 | 45% | 13-40 | 33% | 28-35 | 80% | — |
DaRon Holmes II —
Zeke Nnaji —
Peyton Watson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE43/92 (47%)
Paint
25/42 (60%)
Mid
10/16 (63%)
3PT
15/45 (33%)
ATB3 41%Paint 52%RA 67%Corner 3 15%Mid 100%
DEN38/85 (45%)
Paint
20/34 (59%)
Mid
7/13 (54%)
3PT
14/43 (33%)
ATB3 26%Corner 3 40%RA 68%Paint 53%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Jarrett Allen
7.7 min • 14 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Cameron Johnson
held Sam Merrill
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jonas Valančiūnas
vs Thomas Bryant
2.3 min • 6 pts • 100%
| DEN Defense | Craig Porter Jr. | Dennis Schröder | Donovan Mitchell | James Harden | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Keon Ellis | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Sam Merrill | Thomas Bryant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | — | 3.7m 5pts 25% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 4.1m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | 7.7m 14pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 4pts 100% |
| Bruce Brown | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 1pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Christian Braun | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 5.2m 5pts 50% | — | 2.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | 3.0m 3pts 50% | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | 3.6m 1pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 6pts 100% |
| Jalen Pickett | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.5m 11pts 83% | 4.0m 5pts 50% | — | 1.8m 3pts 33% | 2.6m 11pts 50% | 1.9m 2pts 50% | 2.5m 5pts 50% | 3.1m 6pts 50% | 2.4m 17pts 86% | 1.0m 1pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = CLE leads
DEN Largest Lead
11
Q2 1:31
CLE Largest Lead
6
Q1 1:09
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 1:21 – Q1 3:06
-3 → +2
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 11:47 – Q2 1:31
+3 → +11
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 1:43 – Q2 3:05
+8 → +3
CLE 10-0 run
Q2 1:43 – Q2 3:30
+8 → +1