Denver Nuggets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Feb 19, 2021

FINAL

16-13DenverNuggets

120

10-20ClevelandCavaliers

103

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	33	36	26	25	120
CLE	23	27	30	23	103

Game Recap

Jamal Murray recorded a regular-season career-high 50 points (21-25 FG, 8-10 3pt FG) for the Nuggets as they defeated the Cavaliers, 120-103. Nikola Jokic added 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets in the victory, his seventh triple-double of the season and the 48th of his career. Collin Sexton tallied 23 points and four assists for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 16-13 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 10-20.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	8-16	3-6	3-4	7	1	0	0	2	1	+9	22
0JaMychal GreenPF	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	2
15Nikola JokicC	32	5-8	1-2	5-5	12	10	4	1	3	2	+13	16
5Will BartonSG	34	3-9	1-3	0-0	2	3	1	0	4	0	+16	7
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	21-25	8-10	0-0	6	2	2	0	1	4	+24	50
11Monte Morris	29	2-8	0-3	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	2	+23	6
7Facundo Campazzo	28	3-5	2-3	2-2	2	3	2	0	4	2	+4	10
13R.J. Hampton	20	2-4	0-2	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	3	-10	5
22Zeke Nnaji	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+2	0
25Isaiah Hartenstein	11	1-1	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	1	1	2	+3	2
00Markus Howard	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
31Vlatko Cancar	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8057.5%	15-3148.4%	13-1776.5%	37	24	9	2	15	17	-	120

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
16Cedi OsmanSF	26	3-8	3-7	2-3	6	7	1	0	1	2	-9	11
35Isaac OkoroPF	34	5-10	3-6	1-2	3	2	1	1	5	3	-8	14
31Jarrett AllenC	33	8-9	0-0	4-8	10	4	1	1	1	1	-5	20
2Collin SextonSG	37	8-17	3-7	4-6	0	4	0	0	5	2	-22	23
10Darius GarlandPG	35	6-15	2-7	0-0	1	5	3	0	3	2	-11	14
9Dylan Windler	25	1-7	0-1	2-2	4	2	0	1	0	1	-5	4
21Damyean Dotson	18	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	1	-4	7
6JaVale McGee	14	4-8	0-0	0-0	5	2	2	0	1	2	-12	8
8Lamar Stevens	13	1-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	1	-9	2
22Larry Nance Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Taurean Prince	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Dean Wade	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-8347.0%	12-3138.7%	13-2161.9%	34	30	8	4	18	15	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCLE

(11:56) Jump Ball Allen vs. Jokic: Tip to Osman
(11:39) MISS Osman 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:37) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:32) Porter Jr. 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:14) Allen 1' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
22
(11:14) Green S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
(11:14) MISS Allen Free Throw 1 of 1
(11:11) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:57) Green 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
42
+3 (10:46) Garland 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Osman 1 AST)
45
(10:45) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (10:30) Murray 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
65
(10:03) MISS Sexton 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:01) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:55) Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
95
(9:40) MISS Osman 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:38) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (9:24) Jokic 5' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
115
(9:17) MISS Sexton 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:13) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (9:06) Porter Jr. 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
135
(8:54) Sexton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:54) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:51) Murray 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
155
(8:50) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:34) Sexton Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (8:14) Porter Jr. 16' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
175
+3 (8:00) Sexton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
178
(7:44) Sexton P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
+2 (7:35) Murray 14' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
198
+2 (7:14) Allen 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
1910
(7:03) Garland P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
+2 (6:54) Barton 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2110
+2 (6:39) Okoro 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
2112
+2 (6:15) Murray 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS)
2312
+2 (5:51) Allen 2' Dunk (6 PTS)
2314
+3 (5:35) Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2614
(5:20) MISS Garland 6' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:17) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:13) MISS Barton 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(5:13) CAVALIERS Rebound
(5:13) Porter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
(5:03) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Ervin)
(4:46) MISS Osman 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:39) Windler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:39) MISS Windler Putback Layup
(4:38) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(4:34) Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:34) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:29) Okoro 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Windler 1 AST)
2617
(4:07) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:05) Okoro Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:05) Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)
(4:04) Campazzo Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (3:45) Garland 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2619
(3:31) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(3:29) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+2 (3:27) Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Layup Shot (11 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2819
(3:17) Morris P.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Taylor)
(3:16) MISS Windler 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:11) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:06) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Running Layup
(3:06) Okoro BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:06) CAVALIERS Rebound
(2:51) Sexton Offensive Charge Foul (P2.T3) (P.Ransom)
(2:51) Sexton Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T4)
(2:40) McGee P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Ervin)
(2:32) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:30) Stevens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:19) MISS McGee 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(2:18) Nuggets Rebound
(2:06) MISS Hampton 3PT Jump Shot
(2:03) Stevens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:01) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Ransom)
+1 (2:01) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2820
+1 (2:01) Sexton Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2821
(1:41) MISS Nnaji 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:40) CAVALIERS Rebound
(1:19) MISS Sexton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:17) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:06) Morris 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
3021
+2 (0:50) Dotson 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 2 AST)
3023
+3 (0:26) Campazzo 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
3323
(0:05) MISS Dotson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:01) Campazzo Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CLE

120Points103

46-80(57.5%)Field Goal(%)39-83(47.0%)

15-31(48.4%)3-Point(%)12-31(38.7%)

13-17(76.5%)Free Throw(%)13-21(61.9%)

37(6)Rebounds(Offensive)34(13)

24Assists30

9Steals8

2Blocks4

15Turnovers18

17Fouls15

52Pts In The Paint50

14Fast Break Pts12

18Pts Off Turnovers23

23Bench Pts21

23Largest Lead1

Game Details

Friday, February 19, 2021 · 7:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 2,720 (14.0%)