Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets

Feb 9, 2026

FINAL

33-21ClevelandCavaliers

119

34-20DenverNuggets

117

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	26	28	33	32	119
DEN	30	29	33	25	117

Game Recap

The Cavs defeated the Nuggets, 119-117. The Cavaliers win their 4th straight and improve to 33-21, while the Nuggets fall to 34-20.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Sam MerrillSF	25	3-6	3-6	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	4	+13	9
20Jaylon TysonPF	31	6-13	4-9	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	3	+11	16
31Jarrett AllenC	34	10-16	0-0	2-4	13	1	0	0	0	5	+8	22
45Donovan MitchellSG	34	11-23	3-10	7-8	1	10	2	2	2	1	+3	32
1James HardenPG	36	7-16	2-7	6-6	10	7	0	3	2	3	+9	22
14Keon Ellis	19	1-5	0-4	0-0	3	1	1	1	2	3	+2	2
8Dennis Schroder	24	2-7	0-4	1-2	2	3	2	0	1	2	-14	5
3Thomas Bryant	13	1-3	1-3	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	4	-6	5
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	12	2-3	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	3	-10	6
9Craig Porter Jr.	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	-6	0
21Tristan Enaruna	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Larry Nance Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Tyrese Proctor	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9246.7%	15-4533.3%	18-2281.8%	39	25	6	7	12	29	-	119

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Julian StrawtherSF	28	8-16	2-6	2-3	6	0	0	0	1	4	+3	20
23Cameron JohnsonPF	29	4-5	2-3	0-0	4	1	3	0	1	5	-7	10
15Nikola JokicC	32	6-11	0-2	10-12	14	11	2	1	7	0	-2	22
0Christian BraunSG	31	7-13	4-8	2-2	5	2	0	0	1	4	+3	20
27Jamal MurrayPG	35	6-16	1-6	4-4	8	11	1	0	1	3	-4	17
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	29	4-10	3-9	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	+6	12
11Bruce Brown	25	0-6	0-2	1-2	4	0	2	0	0	4	-10	1
17Jonas Valanciūnas	15	2-4	0-1	8-10	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	12
24Jalen Pickett	11	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	3
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-8544.7%	13-4032.5%	28-3580.0%	46	25	9	1	13	23	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Allen: Tip to Murray
(11:43) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:43) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
(11:38) MISS Mitchell 3' Running Layup
(11:35) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:35) Allen Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:22) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:21) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:12) Allen 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
40
(11:01) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:59) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:51) Mitchell 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
60
+3 (10:39) Strawther 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
63
(10:20) MISS Tyson 3PT Jump Shot
(10:17) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:14) Strawther 4' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS)
65
(10:14) Merrill S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Mott)
+1 (10:14) Strawther Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
66
(9:57) MISS Tyson 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:53) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:49) Jokic Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:43) Strawther P.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
(9:41) Braun P.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
(9:32) MISS Tyson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:29) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:16) Merrill P.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Maru)
(9:12) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(9:11) NUGGETS Rebound
(9:11) Merrill L.B.FOUL (P3.T3) (R.Mott)
(9:05) MISS Strawther 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:05) Harden BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:04) NUGGETS Rebound
(8:56) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:54) Jokic 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
68
+2 (8:38) Mitchell 17' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
88
+3 (8:25) Strawther 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
811
(8:14) MISS Tyson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:11) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:03) MISS Strawther 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:55) Murray 4' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
813
(7:46) MISS Harden 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:42) Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:42) MISS Harden Putback Layup
(7:41) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(7:39) MISS Braun 3' Running Layup
(7:39) Mitchell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:39) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (7:36) Strawther 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
815
(7:36) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:25) Harden 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1015
(7:10) Ellis P.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Mott)
(6:56) MISS Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:54) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:52) MISS Murray 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:52) Cavaliers Rebound
(6:42) MISS Schroder 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(6:30) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:27) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:14) MISS Strawther 6' Turnaround Bank Shot
(6:13) Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (6:02) Tyson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ellis 1 AST)
1315
(5:35) MISS Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:33) Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:27) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:24) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:08) Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1318
(4:52) MISS Allen 2' Driving Layup
(4:50) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (4:45) Braun 3' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1320
(4:21) MISS Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(4:18) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
(4:06) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(4:04) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:42) MISS Allen 13' Driving Reverse Layup
(3:42) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:40) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (3:37) Allen 11' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS)
1520
(3:34) Allen P.FOUL (P1.PN) (R.Mott)
+1 (3:34) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1521
+1 (3:34) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1522
+2 (3:25) Mitchell 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1722
(3:25) Braun S.FOUL (P2.T3) (B.Maru)
(3:25) MISS Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:22) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:08) Valanciunas 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1724
(2:59) Murray Personal Take Foul (P1.T4) (R.Mott)
(2:59) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:42) MISS Mitchell 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:38) Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:26) Mitchell 5' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
1924
(2:11) Ellis S.FOUL (P2.PN) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (2:11) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1925
+1 (2:11) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1926
+2 (1:58) Schroder 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2126
(1:47) Bryant P.FOUL (P1.PN) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (1:47) Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2127
+1 (1:47) Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2128
+2 (1:30) Mitchell 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2328
(1:05) MISS Hardaway Jr. 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:03) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:57) MISS Schroder 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:54) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:42) Valanciunas Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:42) Schroder STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:35) Mitchell 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2628
(0:22) MISS Pickett 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:19) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:12) Tomlin P.FOUL (P1.PN) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (0:12) Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2629
+1 (0:12) Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2630
(0:02) MISS Mitchell 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:00) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) NUGGETS Heave
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

DEN

119Points117

43-92(46.7%)Field Goal(%)38-85(44.7%)

15-45(33.3%)3-Point(%)13-40(32.5%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)28-35(80.0%)

39(12)Rebounds(Offensive)46(12)

25Assists25

6Steals9

7Blocks1

12Turnovers13

29Fouls23

50Pts In The Paint40

9Fast Break Pts24

18Pts Off Turnovers16

18Bench Pts28

6Largest Lead11

Game Details

Monday, February 9, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,647 (102.9%)