Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 7, 2018

FINAL

38-26ClevelandCavaliers

113

35-30DenverNuggets

108

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	38	32	19	24	113
DEN	23	35	29	21	108

Game Recap

LeBron James scores 39 as Cavs seal the win late in the fourth quarter.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Rodney HoodSF	30	6-13	1-2	2-2	2	0	2	0	1	4	-3	15
23LeBron JamesPF	39	15-25	5-8	4-8	8	10	1	0	3	2	+8	39
22Larry Nance Jr.C	37	6-10	0-0	1-1	13	3	4	0	1	2	+5	13
5JR SmithSG	24	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	+8	6
3George HillPG	30	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	5	0	1	0	2	+9	7
41Ante Zizic	8	2-3	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	4	-2	5
8Jordan Clarkson	19	3-8	1-3	1-2	2	3	0	0	1	1	-8	8
26Kyle Korver	20	2-6	2-3	1-1	2	2	2	2	1	2	+5	7
32Jeff Green	16	4-7	1-3	1-2	1	0	0	1	1	0	+8	10
16Cedi Osman	11	1-4	0-2	1-1	2	1	1	0	1	1	-5	3
81Jose Calderon	— did not play —												— did not play —
10John Holland	— did not play —												— did not play —
15London Perrantes	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8750.6%	13-2944.8%	12-1866.7%	35	25	10	4	10	19	-	113

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Wilson ChandlerSF	36	1-8	0-3	1-2	7	3	2	0	1	4	-5	3
4Paul MillsapPF	26	4-8	2-3	2-2	5	1	1	0	3	3	-5	12
15Nikola JokicC	33	12-14	2-3	10-11	13	6	0	0	5	2	+1	36
14Gary HarrisSG	38	7-18	4-6	0-0	4	2	1	1	3	2	+3	18
27Jamal MurrayPG	27	5-10	0-3	1-1	7	3	0	0	3	1	-3	11
5Will Barton	28	2-7	0-2	0-1	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	4
24Mason Plumlee	14	6-6	0-0	0-1	5	2	0	0	3	2	-6	12
34Devin Harris	14	3-5	1-3	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	1	-1	7
25Malik Beasley	6	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-4	3
7Trey Lyles	12	1-5	0-1	0-0	6	0	1	0	1	0	-2	2
22Richard Jefferson	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
00Darrell Arthur	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Kenneth Faried	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8648.8%	10-2737.0%	14-1877.8%	51	22	7	2	21	16	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Nance Jr.: Tip to Hill
+3 (11:44) Smith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 1 AST)
30
(11:29) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:18) MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:15) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) MISS Chandler 6' Running Layup
(11:05) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:00) MISS Hill 3PT Jump Shot
(10:56) Hood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:53) MISS Hood 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:51) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:37) MISS Murray 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:34) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:27) Nance Jr. 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (James 2 AST)
50
+2 (10:05) Jokic 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
52
+2 (9:50) Nance Jr. 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (James 3 AST)
72
+2 (9:41) G. Harris 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
74
+2 (9:22) James 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
94
+2 (9:07) Millsap 13' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
96
+2 (8:54) Hill 5' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
116
(8:41) G. Harris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:41) Hood STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:37) Hood 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
136
(8:17) MISS Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:13) Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:13) Chandler 1' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
138
+3 (8:02) Hood 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (James 4 AST)
168
(8:02) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:41) Murray Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:28) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (L.Wood)
+1 (7:28) James Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
178
+1 (7:28) James Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
188
(7:16) MISS G. Harris 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:14) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:10) Nance Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:10) G. Harris STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:04) G. Harris 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1811
+3 (6:48) Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 5 AST)
2111
(6:25) Jokic OFF.Foul (P1) (L.Wood)
(6:25) Jokic Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:14) MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
(6:09) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:01) Hood AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
(5:47) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:47) Nance Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(5:28) MISS James 4' Layup
(5:28) G. Harris BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:23) G. Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:20) MISS G. Harris 23' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:20) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (5:02) Jokic 5' Layup (4 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
2113
(5:02) Nance Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
+1 (5:02) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2114
(4:51) MISS Nance Jr. 18' Jump Shot
(4:48) Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:43) Hill P.FOUL (P1.T3) (L.Wood)
(4:40) G. Harris OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Tiven)
(4:40) G. Harris Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T5)
+2 (4:29) James 5' Running Layup (6 PTS)
2314
(4:17) MISS Chandler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:14) Hood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:08) MISS James 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:05) G. Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:58) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T6)
(3:58) Nance Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:53) Hood 2' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Nance Jr. 1 AST)
2514
(3:53) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (3:31) Plumlee 2' Dunk (2 PTS)
2516
+3 (3:10) James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Hill 1 AST)
2816
(2:51) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:48) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:35) Clarkson 21' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3016
+2 (2:21) G. Harris 17' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Chandler 1 AST)
3018
+2 (1:57) Zizic Dunk (2 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
3218
+2 (1:45) Plumlee 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
3220
(1:45) Zizic S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Phillips)
(1:45) MISS Plumlee Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:39) Zizic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:30) D. Harris S.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Wood)
(1:30) D. Harris T.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Wood)
+1 (1:30) Korver Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
3320
+1 (1:30) Clarkson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3420
(1:30) MISS Clarkson Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:26) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:13) MISS Barton 7' Floating Jump Shot
(1:10) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (1:09) Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)
3423
(1:09) Zizic Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Phillips)
(0:57) Plumlee S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
(0:57) MISS Green Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:57) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (0:57) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3523
(0:41) MISS Lyles 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:38) Korver REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:33) Clarkson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3823
(0:10) Plumlee Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T7)
(0:03) MISS Osman 3PT Jump Shot
(0:03) Cavaliers Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

DEN

113Points108

44-87(50.6%)Field Goal(%)42-86(48.8%)

13-29(44.8%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

35(7)Rebounds(Offensive)51(14)

25Assists22

10Steals7

4Blocks2

10Turnovers21

19Fouls16

44Pts In The Paint54

10Fast Break Pts15

17Pts Off Turnovers18

33Bench Pts28

16Largest Lead3

Game Details

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 · 10:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 20,062 (105.0%)

tv: ESPN