Denver Nuggets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Feb 23, 2023

FINAL

42-18DenverNuggets

115

38-24ClevelandCavaliers

109

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	31	25	33	26	115
CLE	26	31	34	18	109

Game Recap

After closing the game on a 14-4 run, the Nuggets defeated the Cavaliers, 115-109. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 24 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists, his 22nd triple-double of the season and the 98th of his career, while Michael Porter Jr. added 25 points in the victory. Evan Mobley led all scorers with 31 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 42-18 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 38-24.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	28	8-14	6-10	3-3	6	0	0	1	1	0	+13	25
31Vlatko CancarPF	26	3-6	1-2	3-3	3	1	0	0	0	2	+9	10
15Nikola JokicC	35	8-13	2-2	6-6	18	13	2	0	7	3	+14	24
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	34	6-6	4-4	1-1	3	2	3	2	2	2	+7	17
27Jamal MurrayPG	33	6-19	3-11	1-2	1	9	2	0	2	2	+13	16
11Bruce Brown	21	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	-3	2
32Jeff Green	21	5-10	0-1	1-2	2	1	0	1	0	1	-3	11
7Reggie Jackson	18	2-8	1-4	2-2	4	2	0	0	1	3	-7	7
0Christian Braun	7	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	-8	1
13Thomas Bryant	11	0-3	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	0	2	2	-5	2
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jack White	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8446.4%	17-3647.2%	20-2387.0%	47	30	7	4	16	20	-	115

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	20	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4	-7	2
4Evan MobleyPF	37	12-19	2-4	5-5	9	1	1	1	1	4	0	31
31Jarrett AllenC	29	6-10	0-0	2-2	13	2	1	0	1	3	-6	14
45Donovan MitchellSG	35	9-22	2-7	2-2	3	3	4	0	2	3	-1	22
10Darius GarlandPG	36	7-20	1-6	7-8	1	5	2	0	2	2	-12	22
32Dean Wade	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	-4	2
3Caris LeVert	31	3-5	0-2	0-0	4	9	0	1	1	1	-3	6
16Cedi Osman	26	2-8	1-6	0-2	2	3	0	0	1	1	+1	5
8Lamar Stevens	13	2-3	0-1	1-1	4	0	2	0	1	1	+2	5
14Danny Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Robin Lopez	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Raul Neto	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dylan Windler	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-9047.8%	6-2623.1%	17-2085.0%	41	24	10	2	10	21	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCLE

(11:55) Jump Ball J. Allen vs. N. Jokic: Tip to D. Garland
(11:36) MISS J. Allen cutting Layup
(11:35) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:30) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:30) D. Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
(11:22) D. Mitchell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:22) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(11:18) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' running pullup 3PT
(11:15) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:14) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(11:14) D. Mitchell STEAL (2 STL)
(11:13) N. Jokic personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:58) J. Allen offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(10:58) J. Allen offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (10:42) J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
20
+2 (10:34) D. Mitchell driving Layup (2 PTS)
22
(10:23) MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup
(10:20) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:12) E. Mobley alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Allen 1 AST)
24
+3 (9:56) V. Cancar 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
54
+2 (9:32) E. Mobley cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (I. Okoro 1 AST)
56
(9:13) I. Okoro personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:08) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(9:04) D. Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:53) MISS D. Mitchell 26' pullup 3PT
(8:50) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:47) J. Allen shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (8:47) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
66
+1 (8:47) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
76
+2 (8:35) E. Mobley cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (D. Mitchell 1 AST)
78
(8:19) MISS J. Murray reverse Layup - blocked
(8:19) E. Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:16) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:16) I. Okoro shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (8:16) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
88
+1 (8:16) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
98
(8:07) MISS D. Garland 27' 3PT
(8:03) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:51) MISS J. Murray 12' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(7:48) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:39) D. Wade cutting Layup (2 PTS) (D. Garland 1 AST)
910
(7:34) E. Mobley personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (7:23) K. Caldwell-Pope driving reverse Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
1110
(7:23) D. Wade shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 1 FT)
+1 (7:23) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1210
(7:08) MISS D. Mitchell 17' pullup Shot
(7:06) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:01) N. Jokic running Layup (6 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1410
+2 (6:48) D. Garland driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1412
(6:32) MISS J. Murray driving reverse Layup
(6:32) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:27) D. Wade lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:27) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:24) M. Porter Jr. DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
1612
(6:24) CLE Timeout
(6:07) MISS D. Garland 16' pullup Shot
(6:04) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:56) D. Wade shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (5:56) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1712
+1 (5:56) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1812
(5:43) MISS D. Mitchell 29' 3PT
(5:43) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (5:38) J. Murray 25' 3PT running pullup (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
2112
+2 (5:18) E. Mobley 16' pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2114
+3 (4:58) M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
2414
(4:48) MISS D. Garland 7' fadeaway Shot
(4:46) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(4:35) MISS M. Porter Jr. 11' pullup Shot
(4:32) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:23) MISS D. Mitchell 16' pullup Shot
(4:20) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(4:09) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)
(4:09) D. Mitchell STEAL (3 STL)
(4:07) K. Caldwell-Pope clear-path personal FOUL (1 PF) (Garland 2 FT)
+1 (4:07) D. Garland clear-path Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2415
(4:07) MISS D. Garland clear-path Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:07) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (3:53) E. Mobley driving Hook (10 PTS)
2417
(3:53) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mobley 1 FT)
+1 (3:53) E. Mobley Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
2418
(3:36) MISS B. Brown 25' 3PT
(3:33) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
+2 (3:29) J. Green Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
2618
+3 (3:18) E. Mobley 25' 3PT pullup (14 PTS) (D. Mitchell 2 AST)
2621
(3:07) MISS J. Murray 25' step back 3PT
(3:03) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:53) MISS E. Mobley 26' 3PT
(2:51) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:45) J. Murray 25' 3PT step back (8 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
2921
(2:28) MISS C. Osman 3PT
(2:27) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:27) DEN Timeout
(2:25) MISS D. Wade 13' Jump Shot
(2:21) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:04) MISS J. Green 6' driving floating bank Shot
(2:02) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:00) J. Green 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3121
+3 (1:48) C. Osman 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (E. Mobley 1 AST)
3124
(1:30) MISS R. Jackson driving Layup
(1:27) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:24) C. LeVert running DUNK (2 PTS)
3126
(1:04) C. Braun backcourt TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:45) MISS D. Garland 25' step back 3PT
(0:41) C. Osman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:38) MISS C. LeVert 26' 3PT
(0:34) L. Stevens REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:24) MISS D. Garland driving Hook
(0:22) T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:01) MISS J. Green 21' Jump Shot
(0:01) T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CLE

115Points109

39-84(46.4%)Field Goal(%)43-90(47.8%)

17-36(47.2%)3-Point(%)6-26(23.1%)

20-23(87.0%)Free Throw(%)17-20(85.0%)

47(18)Rebounds(Offensive)41(13)

30Assists24

7Steals10

4Blocks2

16Turnovers10

20Fouls21

38Pts In The Paint68

14Fast Break Pts9

15Pts Off Turnovers15

23Bench Pts18

10Largest Lead7

Game Details

Thursday, February 23, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)