Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 29, 2015

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	26	27	19	21	93
DEN	21	21	20	25	87

Game Recap

LeBron James scores 34 points and grabs six rebounds to lead the Cavaliers past the Nuggets, 93-87.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	34	13-24	1-3	7-8	6	2	2	1	5	2	+3	34
0Kevin LovePF	36	4-16	0-5	0-2	14	1	2	0	1	2	+16	8
13Tristan ThompsonC	34	4-7	0-0	1-6	7	0	1	1	0	1	+4	9
5JR SmithSG	25	4-11	1-6	2-2	2	3	2	0	0	1	+5	11
8Matthew DellavedovaPG	29	1-5	0-1	2-2	7	5	2	0	2	2	+16	4
52Mo Williams	18	3-4	0-0	1-2	1	4	1	0	3	2	-10	7
24Richard Jefferson	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-4	0
4Iman Shumpert	31	7-13	2-5	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	1	-1	16
20Timofey Mozgov	15	2-5	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	4	-3	4
9Jared Cunningham	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
1James Jones	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
14Sasha Kaun	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Anderson Varejao	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8644.2%	4-2218.2%	13-2259.1%	44	17	12	3	12	16	-	93

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
16Kostas PapanikolaouSF	21	0-3	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	2	-8	0
35Kenneth FariedPF	27	4-8	0-0	1-2	8	0	1	0	0	3	+1	9
77Joffrey LauvergneC	24	7-12	0-2	0-0	7	3	1	0	4	1	-15	14
14Gary HarrisSG	32	5-13	1-6	1-2	7	2	2	0	2	2	+1	12
1Jameer NelsonPG	23	0-6	0-1	0-0	4	8	1	1	1	2	-9	0
5Will Barton	34	11-20	3-8	4-4	7	1	0	2	3	0	+1	29
00Darrell Arthur	20	3-6	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	2	1	1	-7	6
15Nikola Jokic	22	4-11	0-0	2-3	7	1	1	1	2	6	+4	10
4Randy Foye	25	3-9	1-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	2	+3	7
3Mike Miller	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0
7JJ Hickson	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Emmanuel Mudiay	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Jusuf Nurkic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8941.6%	5-2420.8%	8-1172.7%	52	18	8	6	18	19	-	87

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Lauvergne vs. Thompson: Tip to Faried
(11:37) MISS Nelson 20' Jump Shot
(11:36) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:24) MISS James 8' Jump Shot
(11:24) Cavaliers Rebound
(11:20) MISS Smith 21' Jump Shot
(11:19) Faried REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:05) MISS Lauvergne 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(11:02) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:59) James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:59) Harris STEAL (1 STL)
(10:49) MISS Papanikolaou 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:47) Dellavedova REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:30) James 4' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS)
20
(10:19) Love Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Williams)
+2 (10:05) Lauvergne 2' Layup (2 PTS)
22
(9:45) MISS Love 16' Jump Bank Shot
(9:44) Nelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:39) Thompson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
+2 (9:28) Lauvergne Dunk (4 PTS) (Nelson 1 AST)
24
+2 (9:12) James 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
44
(8:58) MISS Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:57) Dellavedova REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:50) Smith 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dellavedova 1 AST)
74
(8:21) MISS Faried 4' Hook Shot
(8:20) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:11) MISS James 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:09) Love REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (8:07) Love 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
94
(7:54) MISS Nelson 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:53) Faried REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:44) MISS Lauvergne 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:43) Love REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(7:29) MISS Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:28) Papanikolaou REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:21) Papanikolaou Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:21) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (7:06) James 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Dellavedova 2 AST)
124
+2 (6:48) Lauvergne 3' Reverse Layup (6 PTS)
126
(6:31) MISS Love 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:30) Dellavedova REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:26) MISS James 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:25) Faried REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:17) Harris 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
128
(5:56) MISS Love 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:55) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:51) Thompson 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
148
(5:30) Lauvergne Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:30) Dellavedova STEAL (1 STL)
(5:29) Nelson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(5:18) MISS Love 6' Hook Bank Shot
(5:17) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (4:56) Thompson 5' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
168
+2 (4:42) Faried 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
1610
+2 (4:23) Love 4' Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1810
+2 (4:09) Faried 4' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Lauvergne 1 AST)
1812
(3:51) MISS Love 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:51) Lauvergne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:41) MISS Nelson 20' Jump Shot
(3:39) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:31) MISS Love 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:28) Faried REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:17) MISS Lauvergne 3PT Jump Shot
(3:16) Love REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(3:04) MISS Thompson 3' Alley Oop Dunk
(3:02) Nelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:59) Barton Dunk (2 PTS) (Nelson 2 AST)
1814
+2 (2:45) Williams 3' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
2014
(2:45) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (2:34) Harris Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
2016
+2 (2:18) Mozgov Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
2216
+2 (1:56) Arthur 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nelson 3 AST)
2218
+2 (1:40) Williams 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2418
(1:31) MISS Barton 20' Jump Shot
(1:29) Shumpert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:20) Shumpert 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2618
(0:54) MISS Harris 3PT Jump Shot
(0:53) Cavaliers Rebound
(0:44) Williams OFF.Foul (P1) (K.Cutler)
(0:44) Williams Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (0:34) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Foye 1 AST)
2620
(0:34) Mozgov S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Stafford)
+1 (0:34) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2621
(0:14) MISS Shumpert 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:14) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:03) Barton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:01) MISS Mozgov 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Cavaliers Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

DEN

93Points87

38-86(44.2%)Field Goal(%)37-89(41.6%)

4-22(18.2%)3-Point(%)5-24(20.8%)

13-22(59.1%)Free Throw(%)8-11(72.7%)

44(9)Rebounds(Offensive)52(12)

17Assists18

12Steals8

3Blocks6

12Turnovers18

16Fouls19

44Pts In The Paint48

16Fast Break Pts14

26Pts Off Turnovers15

27Bench Pts52

15Largest Lead2

Game Details

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 17,523 (91.7%)