Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 6, 2023

FINAL

25-15ClevelandCavaliers

108

26-13DenverNuggets

121

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	28	30	24	26	108
DEN	26	36	32	27	121

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeat the Cavaliers, 121-108. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets, his 10th triple-double this season and 86th of his career. Jamal Murray (18 points, four rebounds, two assists) and Michael Porter Jr. (16 points, eight rebounds) added a combined 34 points in the victory. Darius Garland tallied 21 points, four rebounds and eight assists for the Cavaliers in a losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 26-13 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 25-15.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	17	1-5	0-0	1-2	5	2	2	0	1	1	-13	3
4Evan MobleyPF	34	6-13	0-2	0-6	9	4	1	3	1	4	-3	12
31Jarrett AllenC	35	4-11	0-1	5-8	9	1	1	1	1	2	-18	13
3Caris LeVertSG	32	8-13	3-4	3-5	4	3	0	0	1	3	-12	22
10Darius GarlandPG	33	8-20	1-6	4-6	4	8	0	0	1	3	-15	21
16Cedi Osman	28	6-10	3-6	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	2	-7	15
0Kevin Love	23	3-6	1-2	3-3	6	4	1	0	1	2	-5	10
19Raul Neto	20	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	5	0	0	0	1	+2	6
8Lamar Stevens	13	2-6	0-1	2-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	+6	6
33Robin Lopez	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45Donovan Mitchell	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	40-8845.5%	10-2638.5%	18-3256.3%	40	30	7	5	6	18	-	108

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	5-13	3-8	3-4	8	1	0	0	1	2	+13	16
50Aaron GordonPF	29	4-8	1-2	3-6	10	1	0	0	0	2	+16	12
15Nikola JokicC	35	10-17	3-4	5-5	15	10	2	0	4	4	+18	28
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	29	4-7	2-4	4-4	1	2	0	0	1	1	+15	14
27Jamal MurrayPG	32	7-13	2-5	2-2	4	2	1	2	1	3	+7	18
11Bruce Brown	28	5-10	3-5	0-0	5	6	1	0	1	2	+10	13
3Bones Hyland	16	5-8	2-4	1-2	2	2	0	0	3	0	-6	13
31Vlatko Cancar	18	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	5	-3	5
22Zeke Nnaji	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-4	0
6DeAndre Jordan	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	2	0	3	-1	2
14Ish Smith	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Christian Braun	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Davon Reed	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	43-8153.1%	17-3548.6%	18-2378.3%	49	28	5	4	12	23	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDEN

(11:54) Jump Ball J. Allen vs. N. Jokic: Tip to I. Okoro
(11:33) MISS D. Garland 11' fadeaway Shot
(11:29) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:20) N. Jokic turnaround Hook (2 PTS)
02
(10:58) MISS E. Mobley turnaround Hook
(10:56) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:49) MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup
(10:47) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:42) K. Caldwell-Pope 7' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
04
+2 (10:33) I. Okoro driving Layup (2 PTS) (D. Garland 1 AST)
24
(10:09) E. Mobley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(10:09) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:09) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (10:09) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
25
(9:49) MISS D. Garland driving floating Shot
(9:48) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:43) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(9:43) E. Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:43) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:33) MISS I. Okoro 6' driving floating Shot
(9:30) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:27) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. I. Okoro: Tip to J. Murray
(9:27) I. Okoro lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:27) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:20) N. Jokic 8' bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
27
(9:02) K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (LeVert 3 FT)
+1 (9:02) C. LeVert Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
37
(9:02) MISS C. LeVert Free Throw 2 of 3
(9:02) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:02) MISS C. LeVert Free Throw 3 of 3
(9:00) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:41) MISS J. Murray 16' pullup Shot
(8:39) C. LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:35) C. LeVert running Layup (3 PTS)
57
+2 (8:21) K. Caldwell-Pope cutting Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
59
(8:21) E. Mobley defensive goaltending VIOLATION
+2 (8:11) C. LeVert cutting DUNK (5 PTS) (E. Mobley 1 AST)
79
(7:45) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:45) I. Okoro STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:39) J. Allen floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Garland 2 AST)
99
(7:24) MISS N. Jokic Layup
(7:23) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:23) I. Okoro shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (7:23) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
910
+1 (7:23) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
911
(7:07) MISS E. Mobley 25' 3PT
(7:02) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:59) MISS J. Allen 3PT
(6:54) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:52) MISS D. Garland 24' 3PT
(6:50) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (6:48) D. Garland 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (I. Okoro 1 AST)
1211
(6:40) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' pullup 3PT
(6:38) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (6:20) E. Mobley turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (D. Garland 3 AST)
1411
(6:19) DEN Timeout
(6:12) D. Garland personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (6:05) M. Porter Jr. 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
1414
(5:44) MISS I. Okoro Layup
(5:42) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:42) E. Mobley Hook (4 PTS)
1614
(5:32) N. Jokic bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:14) MISS C. Osman 25' 3PT
(5:11) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:04) MISS N. Jokic Layup
(5:03) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:02) M. Porter Jr. putback Layup (5 PTS)
1616
(4:44) MISS D. Garland 26' 3PT
(4:42) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(4:32) MISS J. Allen floating Shot
(4:29) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:20) N. Jokic turnaround Jump Shot (8 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
1618
(4:07) MISS D. Garland 12' pullup Shot
(4:04) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (4:00) A. Gordon 26' 3PT running pullup (4 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1621
(3:58) CLE Timeout
+3 (3:37) R. Neto 26' 3PT step back (3 PTS) (J. Allen 1 AST)
1921
(3:10) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(3:08) K. Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:58) MISS L. Stevens 10' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(2:52) K. Love REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:52) K. Love tip Layup (2 PTS)
2121
(2:39) MISS N. Jokic driving floating bank Shot
(2:37) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:37) MISS N. Jokic tip Layup
(2:37) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (2:30) N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (10 PTS)
2123
(2:30) J. Allen shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (2:30) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
2124
(2:26) V. Cancar personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:19) MISS R. Neto 26' 3PT
(2:15) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:10) V. Cancar reverse Layup (2 PTS) (B. Brown 2 AST)
2126
(1:50) MISS K. Love 10' turnaround Hook
(1:49) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(1:40) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(1:40) K. Love STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:26) L. Stevens 7' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (R. Neto 1 AST)
2326
(1:12) MISS B. Brown 3PT
(1:08) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:04) MISS B. Hyland 24' 3PT - blocked
(1:04) L. Stevens BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:01) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(1:01) MISS N. Jokic Layup - blocked
(1:01) J. Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:01) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(1:01) N. Jokic loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (0:51) C. Osman 3PT (3 PTS) (R. Neto 2 AST)
2626
(0:29) B. Hyland lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (0:11) D. Garland driving floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2826
(0:11) V. Cancar shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Garland 1 FT)
(0:11) MISS D. Garland Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:09) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:02) MISS B. Hyland 27' pullup 3PT
(0:02) C. LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

DEN

108Points121

40-88(45.5%)Field Goal(%)43-81(53.1%)

10-26(38.5%)3-Point(%)17-35(48.6%)

18-32(56.3%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

40(18)Rebounds(Offensive)49(13)

30Assists28

7Steals5

5Blocks4

6Turnovers12

18Fouls23

60Pts In The Paint50

17Fast Break Pts15

18Pts Off Turnovers14

37Bench Pts33

5Largest Lead17

Game Details

Friday, January 6, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,638 (102.8%)