Denver Nuggets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Nov 19, 2023

FINAL

9-4DenverNuggets

109

7-6ClevelandCavaliers

121

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	31	17	34	109
CLE	29	37	26	29	121

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Mavericks, 121-109. Darius Garland recorded 26 points, six assists, and three rebounds for the Cavaliers, while Craig Porter added a career-high 21 points, and four assists in the victory. Michael Porter Jr. tallied 21 points and six rebounds for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Cavaliers improve to 7-5 in the regular season, while the Nuggets fall to 9-4.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	27	7-15	5-9	2-2	6	0	1	0	2	2	-31	21
50Aaron GordonPF	31	4-11	0-2	3-6	4	5	1	2	1	2	-18	11
15Nikola JokicC	27	8-13	0-0	2-5	10	7	1	1	3	5	-16	18
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	30	2-9	1-5	4-4	2	2	1	1	1	1	-13	9
7Reggie JacksonPG	21	3-5	1-1	0-0	0	1	2	0	2	2	-28	7
24Jalen Pickett	19	2-4	2-3	2-2	2	3	1	0	1	0	+7	8
0Christian Braun	25	6-11	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+3	13
22Zeke Nnaji	14	3-4	1-1	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	2	+7	9
9Justin Holiday	17	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	+1	6
3Julian Strawther	19	2-6	1-3	2-2	2	1	0	1	0	4	+8	7
4Hunter Tyson	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+10	0
21Collin Gillespie	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+10	0
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8247.6%	14-2948.3%	17-2373.9%	33	23	7	5	11	21	-	109

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Dean WadeSF	24	2-4	2-4	0-0	10	2	2	0	0	1	+25	6
4Evan MobleyPF	31	8-11	0-0	0-0	10	5	0	2	2	3	+12	16
31Jarrett AllenC	29	6-10	0-0	3-6	5	5	1	0	2	3	+42	15
1Max StrusSG	31	3-7	2-6	3-4	6	5	0	1	3	3	+14	11
10Darius GarlandPG	32	10-16	2-4	4-5	3	6	1	1	4	0	+18	26
20Georges Niang	23	4-9	2-3	2-2	3	2	0	0	1	1	+11	12
13Tristan Thompson	10	2-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	-23	5
9Craig Porter Jr.	24	7-10	0-0	7-7	4	4	2	1	1	3	-2	21
5Sam Merrill	23	3-10	3-9	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	-15	9
21Emoni Bates	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-12	0
30Damian Jones	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-10	0
3Caris LeVert	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	45-8254.9%	11-2740.7%	20-2676.9%	47	30	6	5	13	18	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCLE

(11:53) Jump Ball Allen vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:40) Jokic 5' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:23) MISS Allen 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:23) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:20) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:20) Mobley Putback Layup (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:58) Jokic 10' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
42
+2 (10:46) Mobley 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
44
(10:32) MISS Jackson 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:30) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:23) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (10:23) Garland Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
45
(10:23) MISS Garland Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:07) Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
65
(9:55) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
+1 (9:55) Strus Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
66
(9:55) MISS Strus Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:53) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:38) Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:38) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
(9:31) MISS Allen 11' Floating Jump Shot
(9:29) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:23) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Driving Layup
(9:23) Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:11) MISS Caldwell-Pope 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:08) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:03) Caldwell-Pope P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Nansel)
+3 (8:50) Garland 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
69
+3 (8:31) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
99
+2 (8:15) Mobley 15' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Strus 2 AST)
911
+3 (7:59) Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1211
(7:49) Garland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:49) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
(7:43) MISS Caldwell-Pope 2' Running Layup
(7:41) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:37) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:35) Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (7:32) Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
1214
+2 (7:06) Porter Jr. 15' Fadeaway Jumper (5 PTS)
1414
+2 (6:56) Garland 16' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1416
(6:44) MISS Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:38) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:36) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:35) Nuggets Rebound
(6:35) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:23) Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1616
(6:00) MISS Niang 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(5:57) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:55) Thompson Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1618
(5:45) MISS Gordon 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:44) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:43) MISS Caldwell-Pope Tip Layup Shot
(5:42) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:23) Strus 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST)
1621
+3 (5:08) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1921
+2 (4:48) Garland 2' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Strus 3 AST)
1923
(4:29) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Driving Layup
(4:26) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (4:19) Niang 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Strus 4 AST)
1926
(4:19) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:03) MISS Braun 3' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(4:00) Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:53) MISS Porter 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:51) Porter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:42) MISS Mobley 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(3:39) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:33) Caldwell-Pope Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2126
(3:12) Porter Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:12) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(3:11) Porter S.FOUL (P1.T1) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (3:11) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2226
+1 (3:11) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2326
(2:48) Strus Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:48) Pickett STEAL (1 STL)
(2:33) MISS Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(2:31) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:30) Nnaji Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
2526
+2 (2:18) Porter 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2528
(2:18) Jokic S.FOUL (P2.T4) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (2:18) Porter Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2529
(2:03) MISS Pickett 11' Floating Jump Shot
(2:03) Porter BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:58) Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:56) MISS Wade 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:54) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:38) MISS Braun 4' Driving Hook Shot
(1:34) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:34) MISS Nnaji Tip Layup Shot
(1:34) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:30) Allen Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (1:13) Jackson 15' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
2729
(0:58) MISS Wade 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:56) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:53) Niang P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
(0:44) Nnaji Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:44) Wade STEAL (1 STL)
(0:29) MISS Niang 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:27) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:05) MISS Holiday 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CLE

109Points121

39-82(47.6%)Field Goal(%)45-82(54.9%)

14-29(48.3%)3-Point(%)11-27(40.7%)

17-23(73.9%)Free Throw(%)20-26(76.9%)

33(9)Rebounds(Offensive)47(11)

23Assists30

7Steals6

5Blocks5

11Turnovers13

21Fouls18

46Pts In The Paint56

18Fast Break Pts5

18Pts Off Turnovers17

43Bench Pts47

2Largest Lead26

Game Details

Sunday, November 19, 2023 · 6:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)