Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 16, 1997

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
CLE	20	27	20	13	7	87
DEN	19	20	27	14	8	88

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Chris MillsSF	37	6-9	0-0	1-2	4	2	2	0	1	2	-1	13
35Danny FerryPF	29	2-8	0-0	2-2	9	1	2	0	2	3	-14	6
41Mark WestC	16	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	2	3	-11	6
1Terrell BrandonSG	39	7-19	1-1	0-0	6	2	2	1	2	0	-9	15
14Bobby PhillsPG	39	4-6	0-0	1-2	3	7	2	2	4	4	-6	9
21Antonio Lang	33	4-9	0-1	2-2	2	1	3	0	0	2	+10	10
52Vitaly Potapenko	36	7-9	0-0	2-2	8	3	1	1	0	2	+12	16
3Bob Sura	22	4-12	1-2	1-3	2	4	3	0	1	1	+11	10
33Donny Marshall	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+3	2
2Reggie Geary	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Tyrone Hill	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Shawnelle Scott	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-7848.7%	2-540.0%	9-1369.2%	35	20	15	6	12	18	-	87

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20LaPhonso EllisSF	41	12-24	2-8	1-1	5	1	0	0	2	3	+10	27
35Darvin HamPF	37	5-8	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	5	+10	10
50Ervin JohnsonC	42	2-5	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	4	2	3	0	4
13Mark JacksonSG	46	3-7	1-2	0-0	6	13	2	1	6	1	+8	7
23Bryant StithPG	37	7-15	3-5	3-4	5	2	1	1	2	0	-1	20
3Dale Ellis	19	1-6	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-14	2
21Tom Hammonds	16	2-4	0-0	0-0	9	2	0	1	1	2	-5	4
14Elmer Bennett	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-6	0
6Brooks Thompson	6	3-4	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	8
22Ricky Pierce	13	3-6	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	+4	6
24Antonio McDyess	— did not play —												— did not play —
41LaSalle Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-7948.1%	8-1942.1%	4-580.0%	40	20	5	7	17	16	-	88

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Johnson vs. West: Tip to Jackson
(11:46) MISS Ham 16' Jump Shot
(11:44) Ferry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:32) Phills Layup (2 PTS)
20
(11:11) MISS Ham 8' Jump Shot
(11:06) Mills REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) MISS Brandon 15' Jump Shot
(11:00) Ham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:49) MISS L. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:48) Brandon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:29) MISS Phills Layup
(10:29) Stith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:27) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:04) MISS L. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:01) Brandon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:49) Brandon 11' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
40
(9:25) MISS Johnson 12' Jump Shot
(9:21) Ferry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:08) MISS Brandon 12' Running Jump Shot
(8:39) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:39) L. Ellis 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
42
(8:25) MISS Mills Layup
(8:25) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:24) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:17) MISS Stith Layup
(8:17) Phills BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:16) Stith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:06) MISS L. Ellis Hook Shot
(8:06) West BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:02) Ferry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:56) Brandon 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
62
(7:39) MISS Stith 13' Jump Shot
(7:39) West BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:35) Stith REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (7:31) Ham Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
64
+2 (7:11) West 11' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
84
(6:47) Jackson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:47) Ferry STEAL (1 STL)
(6:41) MISS Phills Layup
(6:40) Stith REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (6:37) Jackson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
87
+2 (6:13) West 8' Hook Shot (4 PTS)
107
(6:01) Cavaliers Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
(6:01) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:51) Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:51) Ferry STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:38) Brandon 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Phills 1 AST)
127
(5:26) Phills P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(5:11) West P.FOUL (P1.T2)
+3 (5:01) Stith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (L. Ellis 1 AST)
1210
(4:44) Ferry OFF.Foul (P1)
(4:44) Ferry Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (4:26) Stith 11' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1212
+2 (4:07) Mills 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Phills 2 AST)
1412
(3:49) Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(3:49) Phills STEAL (1 STL)
(3:35) MISS West 5' Hook Shot
(3:35) Johnson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:31) Ham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:21) L. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
1415
(2:57) MISS Ferry 17' Jump Shot
(2:54) Stith REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (2:45) L. Ellis 17' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
1417
(2:36) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:21) L. Ellis Violation:Lane
+2 (2:21) Mills Layup (4 PTS)
1617
+2 (2:05) Stith 9' Running Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1619
(1:43) MISS Mills 9' Jump Shot
(1:38) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:28) Johnson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:28) Sura STEAL (1 STL)
(1:16) MISS Brandon 19' Jump Shot
(1:13) Potapenko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:13) Potapenko Layup (2 PTS)
1819
(0:53) MISS L. Ellis 18' Jump Shot
(0:50) Mills REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:43) L. Ellis S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (0:43) Lang Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1919
+1 (0:43) Lang Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2019
(0:28) MISS L. Ellis Layup
(0:27) Cavaliers Rebound
(0:04) MISS Brandon 20' Jump Shot
(0:01) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS Jackson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

CLE

DEN

87Points88

38-78(48.7%)Field Goal(%)38-79(48.1%)

2-5(40.0%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)4-5(80.0%)

35(10)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

20Assists20

15Steals5

6Blocks7

12Turnovers17

18Fouls16

36Pts In The Paint42

4Fast Break Pts12

0Pts Off Turnovers0

87Bench Pts88

11Largest Lead3

Game Details

Thursday, January 16, 1997 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 8,072 (42.3%)