Cavaliers (113) vs Nuggets (108) · Mar 7, 2018 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 7, 2018

38-26ClevelandCavaliers

113

35-30DenverNuggets

108

Game Recap

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

Box Score

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

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	15	-3
23LeBron JamesPF	39	15-25	5-8	4-8	8	10	1	0	3	2	39	+8
22Larry Nance Jr.C	37	6-10	0-0	1-1	13	3	4	0	1	2	13	+5
5JR SmithSG	24	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	6	+8
3George HillPG	30	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	5	0	1	0	2	7	+9
41Ante Zizic	8	2-3	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	4	5	-2
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	7	+5
32Jeff Green	16	4-7	1-3	1-2	1	0	0	1	1	0	10	+8
16Cedi Osman	11	1-4	0-2	1-1	2	1	1	0	1	1	3	-5
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	3	-5
4Paul MillsapPF	26	4-8	2-3	2-2	5	1	1	0	3	3	12	-5
15Nikola JokicC	33	12-14	2-3	10-11	13	6	0	0	5	2	36	+1
14Gary HarrisSG	38	7-18	4-6	0-0	4	2	1	1	3	2	18	+3
27Jamal MurrayPG	27	5-10	0-3	1-1	7	3	0	0	3	1	11	-3
5Will Barton	28	2-7	0-2	0-1	2	3	1	0	1	0	4	0
24Mason Plumlee	14	6-6	0-0	0-1	5	2	0	0	3	2	12	-6
34Devin Harris	14	3-5	1-3	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	1	7	-1
25Malik Beasley	6	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-4
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	0	-3
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

Scores Only

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 · 9:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 20,062 (105.0%)