Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 27, 2024

FINAL

27-4ClevelandCavaliers

149

16-13DenverNuggets

135

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	40	40	36	33	149
DEN	38	27	36	34	135

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Nuggets, 149-135. The Cavaliers improved to 27-4. The Nuggets fall to 16-13.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Dean WadeSF	25	3-4	3-4	2-2	3	5	0	2	1	1	+19	11
4Evan MobleyPF	31	9-13	4-6	4-6	5	6	0	1	1	4	-1	26
31Jarrett AllenC	30	10-13	0-0	2-2	10	4	3	1	2	2	+18	22
45Donovan MitchellSG	30	10-17	6-12	7-7	5	6	1	0	3	2	+4	33
10Darius GarlandPG	31	10-18	2-8	3-4	2	7	4	0	2	1	+13	25
1Max Strus	23	2-6	1-4	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	4	-5	5
3Caris LeVert	23	5-10	3-4	0-0	3	3	0	1	0	1	+3	13
20Georges Niang	15	1-5	1-3	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	-4	3
5Sam Merrill	18	3-4	3-4	0-0	3	0	0	2	0	1	+10	9
2Ty Jerome	7	1-6	0-3	0-1	0	4	1	0	0	0	+15	2
24Jaylon Tyson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-2	0
13Tristan Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	54-9656.3%	23-4847.9%	18-2281.8%	38	40	10	7	10	17	-	149

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Christian BraunSF	31	7-9	2-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	4	-21	16
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	31	6-11	5-8	1-2	4	3	0	0	1	5	-5	18
15Nikola JokicC	35	12-19	0-3	3-4	14	13	3	0	1	1	-15	27
4Russell WestbrookSG	29	5-13	1-5	0-0	4	7	1	0	4	3	-13	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	40	10-20	3-6	4-4	3	11	2	0	4	3	-9	27
5Hunter Tyson	6	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-2	3
3Julian Strawther	23	4-7	1-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	0	+6	11
8Peyton Watson	25	6-8	2-2	4-5	1	2	1	1	0	0	-16	18
6DeAndre Jordan	10	2-4	0-0	0-1	7	1	0	2	0	3	-1	4
21Spencer Jones	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
22Zeke Nnaji	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
24Jalen Pickett	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+2	0
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	53-9456.4%	15-3148.4%	14-1877.8%	38	39	8	3	13	20	-	135

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Allen: Tip to Porter Jr.
+2 (11:39) Westbrook 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:14) Mitchell 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
22
(10:53) Mitchell S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
+1 (10:53) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
23
+1 (10:53) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
24
+3 (10:43) Mitchell 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
54
+2 (10:24) Murray 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
56
+2 (10:12) Mobley 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
76
(9:51) MISS Westbrook 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:49) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:46) Jokic 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
78
(9:37) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:32) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:30) Allen 6' Layup (2 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
98
(9:14) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
(9:04) MISS Murray 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:03) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:03) MISS Porter Jr. Tip Layup Shot
(9:02) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:55) Wade 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
128
(8:33) MISS Westbrook 1' Cutting Dunk Shot
(8:31) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:29) Braun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
+1 (8:29) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
138
+1 (8:29) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
148
+3 (8:13) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1411
(7:49) MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(7:45) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:44) Garland S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Sago)
(7:44) MISS Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:44) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (7:44) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1412
+3 (7:29) Wade 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST)
1712
+2 (7:04) Murray 21' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1714
(7:04) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (6:54) Garland 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
1914
(6:33) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:29) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:25) Garland 14' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2114
+3 (6:07) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2117
(5:59) MISS Garland 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:47) MISS Murray 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(5:44) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:38) Allen 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
2317
(5:29) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:29) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:25) Allen 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Wade 2 AST)
2517
(5:25) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (5:13) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
2520
+2 (5:01) Allen 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (8 PTS) (LeVert 1 AST)
2720
+2 (4:45) Strawther 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2722
(4:34) MISS Allen 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:33) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (4:27) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2725
(4:16) MISS Strus 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:13) LeVert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:09) MISS LeVert 2' Driving Layup
(4:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:03) Strawther Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:03) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
(4:00) MISS LeVert 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(3:56) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:55) MISS Garland 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:52) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (3:42) Jokic 8' Turnaround Bank Shot (6 PTS)
2727
(3:18) MISS LeVert 5' Driving Layup
(3:17) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:03) MISS Jokic 2' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot
(2:59) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:58) Tyson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
+1 (2:58) Garland Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2827
+1 (2:58) Garland Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2927
+3 (2:38) Watson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2930
(2:21) MISS Mobley 2' Alley Oop Dunk
(2:20) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:17) Braun 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2932
(2:17) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (2:04) Strus 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Mobley 3 AST)
3132
(1:56) Strus P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Myers)
(1:49) Mobley S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (1:49) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3133
+1 (1:49) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3134
(1:39) Strus Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:39) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(1:35) LeVert S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Myers)
+1 (1:35) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
3135
+1 (1:35) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
3136
+3 (1:26) Mitchell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3436
(1:06) MISS Jokic 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:06) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:00) MISS Strus 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(0:54) Braun Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (0:38) Mitchell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS)
3736
(0:30) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:27) LeVert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:11) Mitchell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (16 PTS)
4036
+2 (0:01) Watson 2' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
4038

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

DEN

149Points135

54-96(56.3%)Field Goal(%)53-94(56.4%)

23-48(47.9%)3-Point(%)15-31(48.4%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

38(9)Rebounds(Offensive)38(8)

40Assists39

10Steals8

7Blocks3

10Turnovers13

17Fouls20

50Pts In The Paint70

19Fast Break Pts23

23Pts Off Turnovers13

32Bench Pts36

21Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, December 27, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,952 (104.5%)