Denver Nuggets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Dec 5, 2024

FINAL

11-9DenverNuggets

114

20-3ClevelandCavaliers

126

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	35	25	27	114
CLE	37	29	36	24	126

Game Recap

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Denver Nuggets, 126-114. The Cavaliers win their third consecutive game as they improve to 20-3 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 11-9.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	8-15	3-6	5-6	7	2	3	2	4	0	+1	24
32Aaron GordonPF	34	8-13	0-2	2-4	7	2	0	0	2	1	+1	18
15Nikola JokicC	38	13-26	0-3	1-1	20	11	3	0	3	3	-8	27
0Christian BraunSG	39	4-10	0-3	2-2	4	0	2	2	2	2	+2	10
27Jamal MurrayPG	41	7-16	1-3	4-5	4	6	1	0	1	0	-10	19
4Russell Westbrook	15	4-9	1-3	1-2	3	3	1	1	2	1	-15	10
3Julian Strawther	11	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-14	2
8Peyton Watson	18	1-3	1-2	1-2	4	1	2	0	1	3	-13	4
22Zeke Nnaji	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9647.9%	6-2425.0%	16-2272.7%	49	25	12	5	15	13	-	114

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	3	-5	3
4Evan MobleyPF	32	7-11	3-5	3-6	9	4	3	0	1	1	+13	20
31Jarrett AllenC	35	3-5	0-0	2-2	15	6	2	0	2	1	+5	8
45Donovan MitchellSG	32	11-24	6-10	0-0	3	6	2	2	5	4	+21	28
10Darius GarlandPG	33	9-20	3-10	3-3	0	4	0	0	1	3	-1	24
3Caris LeVert	26	7-11	5-6	2-4	3	6	1	0	1	0	+17	21
20Georges Niang	16	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	2	+17	5
5Sam Merrill	20	3-8	2-7	0-0	5	2	1	0	1	2	+12	8
2Ty Jerome	12	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	-11	4
32Dean Wade	18	2-5	1-4	0-1	6	1	0	0	1	0	-8	5
13Tristan Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
15JT Thor	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jaylon Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	47-9450.0%	22-4845.8%	10-1662.5%	47	32	9	3	15	17	-	126

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCLE

(11:56) Jump Ball Allen vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
(11:47) MISS Murray 3' Driving Layup
(11:45) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:44) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:34) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:34) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(11:11) Okoro S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
+1 (11:11) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
30
+1 (11:11) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
40
(11:02) MISS Okoro 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:59) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:49) MISS Jokic 1' Driving Layup
(10:48) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:43) MISS Jokic 3' Putback Layup
(10:42) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:34) Allen 1' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
42
(10:10) MISS Jokic 2' Driving Hook Shot
(10:10) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:00) MISS Garland 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:58) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:47) MISS Murray 1' Turnaround Bank Shot
(9:46) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:45) Murray Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
62
+2 (9:33) Mobley 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
64
+2 (9:10) Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
84
+3 (9:00) Garland 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
87
+2 (8:52) Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
107
(8:52) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:41) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:41) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
(8:35) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:35) Mobley STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:28) Mitchell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
1010
(8:09) MISS Porter Jr. 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:07) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:01) MISS Mitchell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:58) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (7:54) Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1013
(7:50) Braun Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (7:43) Okoro 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
1016
(7:42) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:31) Garland S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
(7:31) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:31) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (7:31) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1116
(7:18) MISS Garland 23' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:11) Braun 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1316
+2 (6:59) Mitchell 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1318
(6:46) MISS Murray 4' Turnaround Bank Shot
(6:43) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:39) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(6:39) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(6:35) MISS Braun 1' Running Layup
(6:35) Mitchell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:35) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (6:25) Westbrook 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1518
(6:00) MISS LeVert 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:59) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:53) Nuggets Timeout: Coach Challenge (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (5:45) Jokic 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1718
+2 (5:28) Garland 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
1720
(5:20) MISS Westbrook 1' Driving Layup
(5:19) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:18) Westbrook Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1920
+3 (4:59) Niang 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
1923
(4:40) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:37) LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:30) LeVert 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1926
(4:19) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Jelks)
(4:04) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:04) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(4:01) Niang Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:01) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(3:59) MISS Strawther 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(3:46) MISS Westbrook 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:43) Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:32) LeVert Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:32) Westbrook STEAL (1 STL)
(3:27) MISS Watson 1' Running Layup
(3:27) CAVALIERS Rebound
+2 (3:14) LeVert 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1928
(3:03) MISS Jokic 4' Driving Layup
(3:01) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:52) MISS LeVert 11' Floating Jump Shot
(2:49) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
+2 (2:42) Jokic 1' Layup (8 PTS)
2128
(2:33) MISS Merrill 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:31) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
+2 (2:25) Jokic 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
2328
(2:24) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (1:57) LeVert 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
2331
(1:42) MISS Strawther 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:38) Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:26) MISS Merrill 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
+2 (1:13) Westbrook 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
2531
(0:58) MISS Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:54) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:48) MISS Jokic 3' Layup
(0:48) Niang BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:45) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:42) LeVert 3PT Running Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
2534
(0:31) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:31) Mobley STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (0:25) LeVert 3PT Running Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
2537
+2 (0:06) Jokic 1' Layup (12 PTS)
2737
(0:00) MISS Mitchell Alley Oop Layup
(0:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CLE

114Points126

46-96(47.9%)Field Goal(%)47-94(50.0%)

6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)22-48(45.8%)

16-22(72.7%)Free Throw(%)10-16(62.5%)

49(9)Rebounds(Offensive)47(9)

25Assists32

12Steals9

5Blocks3

15Turnovers15

13Fouls17

76Pts In The Paint40

28Fast Break Pts12

13Pts Off Turnovers23

16Bench Pts43

4Largest Lead18

Game Details

Thursday, December 5, 2024 · 7:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)

tv: NBA TV