Denver Nuggets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Mar 18, 2022

FINAL / OT

42-29DenverNuggets

116

40-30ClevelandCavaliers

119

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	29	34	24	20	9	116
CLE	31	21	26	29	12	119

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Nuggets, 119-116, in overtime. Lauri Markkanen recorded a season-high 31 points, along with 10 rebounds and 4 steals for the Cavaliers, while Darius Garland (25 points, 14 assists) and Evan Mobley (27 points, 11 rebounds) added a combined 52 points in the victory. Nikola Jokic tallied 32 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Cavaliers improve to 40-30 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 42-29.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	35	9-15	0-4	2-5	8	5	0	1	7	6	-16	20
32Jeff GreenPF	34	3-5	0-1	4-4	2	3	0	0	0	2	-11	10
15Nikola JokicC	37	15-24	0-4	2-2	10	8	2	1	4	3	-16	32
5Will BartonSG	36	3-14	2-6	2-2	7	3	0	0	2	2	-15	10
11Monte MorrisPG	20	1-4	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	1	2	1	-5	2
3Bones Hyland	34	6-13	3-8	2-2	3	7	3	0	1	4	+6	17
25Austin Rivers	21	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	3	+18	3
JaMychal Green	18	3-4	2-3	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	2	+8	8
4DeMarcus Cousins	15	4-8	2-3	2-3	8	2	0	0	1	1	+13	12
6Bryn Forbes	10	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+3	2
7Facundo Campazzo	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Davon Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9250.0%	10-3330.3%	14-1877.8%	51	35	6	3	18	24	-	116

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Lamar StevensSF	20	4-7	0-0	0-0	1	3	2	0	1	0	+8	8
24Lauri MarkkanenPF	42	11-18	6-12	3-4	10	3	4	0	1	4	+21	31
4Evan MobleyC	38	11-22	0-3	5-7	11	0	1	2	1	2	-2	27
35Isaac OkoroSG	37	2-8	0-3	0-0	5	2	1	1	1	1	+18	4
10Darius GarlandPG	45	9-20	2-4	5-7	4	14	1	0	2	2	+25	25
3Caris LeVert	29	3-11	2-3	2-4	4	4	1	0	1	4	-7	10
0Kevin Love	30	4-9	4-9	0-0	9	4	1	0	2	2	-9	12
00Brandon Goodwin	10	0-1	0-1	0-2	1	1	0	0	2	1	-21	0
9Dylan Windler	5	0-2	0-2	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	-11	2
6Moses Brown	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-7	0
21Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
5RJ Nembhard Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Cedi Osman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9844.9%	14-3737.8%	17-2665.4%	46	31	11	4	11	17	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCLE

(11:57) Jump Ball Mobley vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:51) Jokic 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:30) Mobley 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Stevens 1 AST)
22
(11:08) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:05) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Okoro 1' Layup
(10:55) Okoro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:55) Okoro Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
24
(10:42) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) CAVALIERS Rebound
(10:26) MISS Mobley 6' Driving Hook Shot
(10:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:16) Barton 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
44
+3 (10:05) Garland 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Stevens 2 AST)
47
+2 (9:47) Gordon Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
67
+2 (9:28) Mobley 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
69
+2 (9:08) Jokic 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
89
(8:50) MISS Mobley 3' Reverse Layup
(8:48) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:37) MISS Morris 18' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:34) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:32) MISS Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:29) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:27) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:27) Markkanen STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:21) Markkanen 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
811
(8:09) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(8:09) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:01) Mobley 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
813
(7:48) MISS Barton 2' Layup
(7:48) Okoro BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:47) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:47) MISS Barton 1' Layup
(7:47) Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:46) Barton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:42) MISS Gordon 2' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:41) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (7:31) Markkanen 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Garland 3 AST)
816
(7:31) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:14) Je. Green 1' Reverse Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1016
(6:56) MISS Garland 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:53) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:48) MISS Morris 3PT Jump Shot
(6:46) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:38) MISS Markkanen 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:32) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:27) Markkanen 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (7 PTS) (Garland 4 AST)
1018
(6:11) MISS Barton 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:09) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:08) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1218
(5:48) MISS Stevens 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:44) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:37) Morris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:37) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:30) Garland 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1220
(5:08) Gordon Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:45) Okoro Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:45) Hyland STEAL (1 STL)
(4:41) Okoro S.FOUL (P1.T1) (L.Wood)
+1 (4:41) Je. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1320
+1 (4:41) Je. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1420
(4:18) MISS LeVert 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:14) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:01) Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1620
+3 (3:38) Markkanen 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Love 1 AST)
1623
+3 (3:21) Rivers 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
1923
+3 (3:09) Garland 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1926
(2:59) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(2:56) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(2:50) MISS Garland 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:46) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:43) LeVert S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
(2:43) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:43) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:43) Nuggets Rebound
(2:43) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:39) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:15) MISS Okoro 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:13) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:09) Gordon 2' Layup (8 PTS) (Hyland 1 AST)
2126
(1:54) MISS Goodwin 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:50) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:44) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:44) LeVert STEAL (1 STL)
(1:39) MISS Okoro 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:35) Goodwin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (1:34) LeVert 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Goodwin 1 AST)
2129
+2 (1:09) Gordon 5' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Cousins 1 AST)
2329
(0:53) MISS Mobley 1' Driving Layup
(0:50) Hyland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:48) Hyland 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2629
(0:36) MISS Windler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:32) Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:31) Cousins S.FOUL (P1.T1) (L.Wood)
+1 (0:31) Windler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2630
+1 (0:31) Windler Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2631
(0:21) Goodwin P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Smith)
(0:14) MISS Forbes 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:14) Windler BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:10) Forbes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:09) Hyland 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
2931
(0:00) MISS LeVert 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:00) Cousins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DEN

CLE

116Points119

46-92(50.0%)Field Goal(%)44-98(44.9%)

10-33(30.3%)3-Point(%)14-37(37.8%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)17-26(65.4%)

51(13)Rebounds(Offensive)46(15)

35Assists31

6Steals11

3Blocks4

18Turnovers11

24Fouls17

66Pts In The Paint58

14Fast Break Pts17

18Pts Off Turnovers29

42Bench Pts24

14Largest Lead8

Game Details

Friday, March 18, 2022 · 7:30 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)