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Denver Nuggets @ Cleveland Cavaliers 91–124

2016-03-21 19:00 · NBA · Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland OH · Att. 20,562

Denver Nuggets 2015-16 · Cleveland Cavaliers 2015-16 · 2015-16 season

Team stats

	Nuggets	Cavaliers
Field goals	32-81 .395	48-86 .558
Three-pointers	8-22 .364	15-31 .484
Free throws	19-25 .760	13-17 .765
Offensive rebounds	10	8
Defensive rebounds	25	35
Total rebounds	35	43
Assists	19	38
Steals	10	10
Blocks	4	4
Turnovers	16	12
Personal fouls	16	19
Technical fouls	1	1
Points in the paint	38	58
Fast-break points	8	20
Points off turnovers	33	8
Largest lead	2	36

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Gary Harris G	34	11	4-12	1-6	2-2	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	2	-45
Darrell Arthur F	27	4	1-4	0-1	2-4	2	3	5	3	0	0	1	3	-14
Emmanuel Mudiay G	26	5	1-11	1-3	2-2	1	2	3	3	1	0	2	1	-26
Nikola Jokić G	23	11	4-12	0-1	3-3	1	3	4	3	3	0	2	2	-24
JaKarr Sampson C	10	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-17
Will Barton G	26	27	9-12	4-5	5-6	1	3	4	1	2	0	4	2	-3
Jusuf Nurkić C	26	11	5-7	0-0	1-4	2	5	7	3	1	3	4	3	-13
D.J. Augustin G	25	8	3-10	1-2	1-1	0	2	2	5	1	0	1	0	-6
Axel Toupane G	20	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	2	-13
Joffrey Lauvergne C	19	9	3-7	0-1	3-3	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	+1
Mike Miller C	5	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5
Total	240	91	32-81	8-22	19-25	10	25	35	19	10	4	16	16

FG .395 · 3P .364 · FT .760

Did not play: Kenneth Faried (dnd - low back soreness), Jameer Nelson (dnp - coach's decision)

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
LeBron James G	33	33	12-19	1-2	8-11	3	8	11	11	0	0	3	2	+38
JR Smith G	29	15	6-12	3-6	0-0	1	3	4	5	4	0	1	3	+21
Channing Frye F	25	14	5-9	3-7	1-2	0	3	3	2	0	1	0	2	+20
Kyrie Irving G	24	8	4-12	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	3	0	0	2	1	+6
Timofey Mozgov F	21	9	3-4	0-0	3-3	2	2	4	0	2	0	2	1	+26
Iman Shumpert F	23	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	+10
Matthew Dellavedova G	23	10	3-7	3-5	1-1	0	3	3	7	0	0	0	2	+20
Richard Jefferson F	22	9	4-9	1-5	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	+2
Tristan Thompson C	22	8	4-5	0-0	0-0	1	6	7	1	2	1	0	3	+2
James Jones F	8	6	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	+10
Sasha Kaun F	5	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	+5
Jordan McRae C	5	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	+5
Total	240	124	48-86	15-31	13-17	8	35	43	38	10	4	12	19

FG .558 · 3P .484 · FT .765

Did not play: Kevin Love (dnd - illness)

Officials: Matt Boland, Eric Lewis, Tom Washington

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

12:00 Start of 1st Period (7:11 PM EST)
12:00 CLE Jump Ball Mozgov vs. Jokic: Tip to Frye
11:44 CLE Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
11:44 DEN Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
11:24 DEN Sampson 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST) 2–0
11:03 CLE MISS Irving 11' Step Back Bank Jump Shot
11:00 CLE Irving REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
10:57 CLE MISS Frye 27' 3PT Jump Shot
10:57 DEN Arthur REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:48 DEN MISS Mudiay Driving Layup
10:47 CLE Frye REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:39 CLE MISS Irving 19' Step Back Jump Shot
10:37 CLE Mozgov REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
10:34 CLE Mozgov Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
10:34 DEN Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
10:28 DEN MISS Harris 1' Layup
10:28 CLE Frye BLOCK (1 BLK)
10:27 CLE Mozgov REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
10:05 CLE MISS James 2' Layup
10:04 CLE Mozgov REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
9:57 CLE Smith 7' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) 2–2
9:41 DEN MISS Arthur 17' Turnaround Jump Shot
9:38 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:33 CLE Smith 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (James 1 AST) 2–5
9:09 DEN Jokic 7' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harris 1 AST) 4–5
8:53 CLE Frye 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 2 AST) 4–8
8:40 DEN Harris 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST) 6–8
8:26 CLE MISS Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot
8:26 CAVALIERS Rebound
8:26 DEN Harris L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Washington)
8:16 CLE Mozgov Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
8:05 DEN MISS Jokic 15' Jump Shot
8:05 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:57 CLE MISS Mozgov Layup
7:54 CLE James Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS) 6–10
7:54 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
7:45 DEN Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Arthur 1 AST) 9–10
7:24 CLE Irving 22' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 9–12
7:08 DEN MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
7:08 DEN Sampson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
7:05 CLE Smith P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Washington)
6:55 CLE Mozgov S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Lewis)
6:55 DEN MISS Arthur Free Throw 1 of 2
6:55 Nuggets Rebound
6:55 DEN MISS Arthur Free Throw 2 of 2
6:54 Nuggets Rebound
6:41 DEN MISS Mudiay 22' Jump Shot
6:41 CAVALIERS Rebound
6:16 CLE James 5' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) 9–14
5:57 DEN MISS Jokic 4' Hook Shot
5:55 CLE Frye REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
5:50 CLE Irving Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
5:50 DEN Jokic STEAL (3 STL)
5:44 DEN Harris 1' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Arthur 2 AST) 11–14
5:27 CLE Frye Dunk (5 PTS) (Irving 1 AST) 11–16
5:08 DEN Mudiay Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
5:08 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
4:54 CLE Frye 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Smith 1 AST) 11–19
4:44 DEN Mudiay Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
4:44 CLE Smith STEAL (1 STL)
4:44 DEN Mudiay P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Washington)
4:44 CLE SUB: Thompson FOR Mozgov
4:44 DEN SUB: Nurkic FOR Jokic
4:44 CLE SUB: Dellavedova FOR Irving
4:34 DEN Sampson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Boland)
4:24 DEN Nuggets T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Nurkic ) (M.Boland)
4:24 CLE Dellavedova Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
4:11 CLE James 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Dellavedova 1 AST) 11–22
4:10 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
3:50 DEN Nurkic 8' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) 13–22
3:34 DEN Nurkic S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Washington)
3:34 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
3:34 DEN SUB: Augustin FOR Mudiay
3:34 CLE SUB: Jones FOR Frye
3:34 CLE MISS James Free Throw 2 of 2
3:33 DEN Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:16 DEN MISS Sampson 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
3:15 CLE Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:04 CLE MISS Dellavedova Driving Layup
3:02 CLE Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
2:58 CLE Dellavedova 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST) 13–26
2:43 CLE Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Washington)
2:43 DEN MISS Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2
2:43 Nuggets Rebound
2:43 DEN SUB: Lauvergne FOR Arthur
2:43 CLE SUB: Shumpert FOR Smith
2:43 DEN MISS Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2
2:42 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
2:31 CLE James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
2:31 DEN Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
2:18 DEN MISS Lauvergne 6' Jump Shot
2:18 CLE Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
2:16 DEN Lauvergne REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
2:13 DEN MISS Sampson 2' Cutting Layup Shot
2:13 CLE Shumpert BLOCK (1 BLK)
2:11 CLE Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
2:02 CLE Thompson Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (James 3 AST) 13–28
1:51 DEN MISS Augustin 2' Driving Layup
1:51 CLE Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
1:51 CLE Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:51 DEN Harris C.P.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Boland)
1:51 Support Ruling
1:51 DEN SUB: Barton FOR Sampson
1:51 CLE James Free Throw Clear Path 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1:51 CLE James Free Throw Clear Path 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1:42 CLE MISS James 2' Layup
1:41 CLE James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
1:38 CLE James 1' Putback Layup (11 PTS) 13–32
1:15 DEN MISS Augustin 7' Jump Shot
1:14 Nuggets Rebound
1:14 DEN SUB: Arthur FOR Harris
1:05 DEN Augustin 6' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 15–32
1:05 CLE Dellavedova S.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Lewis)
1:05 DEN Augustin Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
0:43 CLE MISS Thompson 8' Jump Shot
0:43 DEN Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:43 DEN Lauvergne REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:43 CLE Shumpert P.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Lewis)
0:43 DEN Lauvergne Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
0:43 DEN Lauvergne Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
0:37 CLE James Driving Layup (13 PTS) 18–34
0:37 DEN Arthur S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Lewis)
0:37 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
0:32 CLE Shumpert P.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Boland)
0:32 DEN Barton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
0:32 DEN Barton Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
0:17 CLE James 24' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Dellavedova 2 AST) 20–38
0:00 DEN Augustin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) 23–38
0:00 End of 1st Period (7:40 PM EST)
0:00 Support Ruling

Quarter 2

12:00 Start of 2nd Period (7:42 PM EST)
11:46 DEN Barton 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST) 25–38
11:23 CLE Jefferson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Shumpert 1 AST) 25–41
11:07 DEN MISS Barton 15' Turnaround Jump Shot
11:05 DEN Toupane REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
10:57 DEN MISS Toupane 25' 3PT Jump Shot
10:56 DEN Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
10:56 CLE Irving P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Lewis)
10:49 CLE Jefferson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Washington)
10:49 DEN MISS Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2
10:49 Nuggets Rebound
10:49 DEN Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
10:36 CLE Irving Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
10:36 DEN Augustin STEAL (1 STL)
10:32 CLE Jefferson Violation:Kicked Ball (T.Washington)
10:25 DEN Barton 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) 28–41
10:10 CLE MISS Irving 3' Driving Layup
10:10 DEN Toupane BLOCK (1 BLK)
10:10 Nuggets Rebound
9:53 DEN Lauvergne 1' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) 30–41
9:39 CLE MISS Dellavedova 3PT Jump Shot
9:38 DEN Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
9:30 DEN MISS Lauvergne 5' Hook Shot
9:28 CLE Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
9:22 DEN Barton P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Washington)
9:07 CLE MISS Dellavedova 7' Floating Jump Shot
9:06 DEN Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
9:02 CLE SUB: Smith FOR Dellavedova
8:53 DEN Nurkic Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
8:53 Timeout: Official
8:39 CLE Jefferson Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T7)
8:30 DEN Nurkic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
8:18 CLE MISS Irving 6' Jump Shot
8:18 DEN Nurkic BLOCK (2 BLK)
8:17 DEN Augustin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:10 DEN Barton Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) (Augustin 1 AST) 32–41
7:53 CLE Jefferson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
7:53 DEN Barton STEAL (1 STL)
7:43 DEN MISS Augustin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
7:43 CLE Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
7:29 CLE MISS Irving 18' Jump Shot
7:29 DEN Lauvergne REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
7:20 DEN Barton 12' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) 34–41
7:20 CLE Jefferson S.FOUL (P2.T3) (E.Lewis)
7:20 CLE SUB: Dellavedova FOR Irving
7:20 CLE SUB: Frye FOR Shumpert
7:20 DEN Barton Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
6:59 CLE MISS Frye 25' 3PT Jump Shot
6:59 DEN Toupane REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
6:35 DEN Nurkic Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Augustin 2 AST) 37–41
6:16 CLE MISS Smith 18' Step Back Jump Shot
6:14 DEN Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
6:04 DEN MISS Lauvergne 26' 3PT Jump Shot
6:04 DEN Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
6:03 DEN Nurkic 1' Tip Layup Shot (7 PTS) 39–41
6:01 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
6:01 CLE SUB: James FOR Jefferson
5:43 CLE MISS James 7' Jump Shot
5:43 DEN Nurkic BLOCK (3 BLK)
5:42 DEN Augustin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
5:34 DEN Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Augustin 3 AST) 42–41
5:16 CLE MISS James 1' Driving Layup
5:13 DEN Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
5:06 CLE CAVALIERS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Frye ) (E.Lewis)
5:06 DEN Barton Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)
5:06 CLE SUB: Mozgov FOR Thompson
4:53 DEN MISS Augustin 8' Jump Shot
4:52 Nuggets Rebound
4:52 Nuggets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
4:41 DEN Toupane S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Washington)
4:41 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
4:41 CAVALIERS Rebound
4:41 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
4:32 DEN Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
4:32 CLE Mozgov STEAL (1 STL)
4:27 CLE James 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (20 PTS) (Smith 2 AST) 43–44
4:27 DEN Nurkic S.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Boland)
4:27 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 1 (21 PTS)
4:18 CLE Dellavedova P.FOUL (P2.T4) (T.Washington)
4:16 CLE Smith P.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Boland)
4:16 DEN MISS Barton Free Throw 1 of 2
4:16 Nuggets Rebound
4:16 DEN Barton Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
4:03 CLE Mozgov 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Dellavedova 3 AST) 44–47
3:49 DEN MISS Augustin 21' Jump Shot
3:48 CLE Dellavedova REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:44 CLE Smith 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Dellavedova 4 AST) 44–49
3:18 DEN MISS Augustin 1' Layup
3:17 CLE James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
3:11 DEN SUB: Jokic FOR Nurkic
3:00 CLE MISS Frye 24' 3PT Jump Shot
2:59 DEN Toupane REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
2:51 DEN Lauvergne Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
2:51 CLE Smith STEAL (2 STL)
2:44 CLE Dellavedova 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Smith 3 AST) 44–52
2:43 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
2:43 DEN SUB: Harris FOR Lauvergne
2:43 DEN SUB: Arthur FOR Toupane
2:20 DEN MISS Harris 28' 3PT Jump Shot
2:19 CLE Dellavedova REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
2:15 CLE James Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T9)
2:15 DEN Harris STEAL (1 STL)
2:07 DEN MISS Harris 6' Jump Bank Shot
2:05 CLE Dellavedova REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
1:55 CLE Mozgov Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Frye 1 AST) 44–54
1:35 DEN Arthur 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST) 46–54
1:16 CLE MISS Smith 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
1:16 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:06 DEN MISS Arthur 26' 3PT Jump Shot
1:06 CAVALIERS Rebound
1:05 CLE SUB: Shumpert FOR Smith
0:54 DEN Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Washington)
0:54 CLE Mozgov Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
0:54 CLE SUB: Jefferson FOR Dellavedova
0:54 CLE Mozgov Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
0:33 DEN MISS Jokic 8' Hook Shot
0:31 DEN Arthur REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:23 DEN MISS Jokic 18' Jump Shot
0:22 DEN Arthur REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
0:01 DEN Barton 3' Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Augustin 4 AST) 48–56
0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:10 PM EST)

Quarter 3

12:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:26 PM EST)
11:37 DEN MISS Nurkic 20' Jump Shot
11:36 CAVALIERS Rebound
11:18 CLE MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
11:16 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
11:04 DEN Nurkic 7' Hook Shot (9 PTS) 50–56
10:55 CLE MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
10:54 DEN Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
10:48 CLE Mozgov Violation:Kicked Ball (E.Lewis)
10:39 DEN MISS Jokic 7' Hook Shot
10:37 CLE Mozgov REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
10:29 CLE MISS Irving 26' 3PT Jump Shot
10:28 DEN Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
10:15 DEN Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
10:15 CLE Smith STEAL (3 STL)
10:15 DEN Jokic P.FOUL (P2.T1) (T.Washington)
10:01 CLE Frye 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Smith 4 AST) 50–59
9:47 DEN Nurkic Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T9)
9:47 CLE Mozgov STEAL (2 STL)
9:40 CLE James Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (23 PTS) (Smith 5 AST) 50–61
9:14 DEN MISS Mudiay 15' Jump Shot
9:14 CLE Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:08 CLE Frye 1' Driving Layup (13 PTS) (James 4 AST) 50–63
9:08 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
8:52 DEN Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T10)
8:52 CLE Smith STEAL (4 STL)
8:38 DEN Nurkic Violation:Kicked Ball (E.Lewis)
8:30 CLE Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Irving 2 AST) 50–66
8:15 DEN Jokic Layup (4 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST) 52–66
7:53 CLE MISS Frye 25' 3PT Jump Shot
7:52 DEN Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
7:44 DEN Nurkic 20' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Mudiay 1 AST) 54–66
7:23 CLE MISS James 22' Jump Shot
7:23 DEN Arthur REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
7:17 CLE James S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Lewis)
7:17 DEN Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
7:17 DEN Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
6:57 CLE MISS Smith 8' Jump Shot
6:56 CLE Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
6:42 DEN Nurkic S.FOUL (P3.T2) (E.Lewis)
6:42 CLE MISS Frye Free Throw 1 of 2
6:42 CAVALIERS Rebound
6:42 CLE Frye Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
6:24 DEN Jokic 2' Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) 58–67
6:24 CLE Frye S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Lewis)
6:24 DEN Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
6:02 CLE Mozgov Dunk (8 PTS) (James 5 AST) 59–69
6:02 DEN Arthur S.FOUL (P2.T3) (T.Washington)
6:02 CLE Mozgov Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
5:44 DEN MISS Nurkic 20' Step Back Jump Shot
5:43 CLE Frye REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
5:33 CLE Irving 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (James 6 AST) 59–72
5:20 DEN MISS Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot
5:20 CLE James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
5:09 CLE Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Frye 2 AST) 59–75
5:09 Nuggets Timeout: Short (Reg.3 Short 1)
5:09 DEN SUB: Barton FOR Jokic
4:51 DEN MISS Mudiay 14' Step Back Jump Shot
4:51 CLE James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
4:46 CLE James Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T10)
4:46 DEN Barton STEAL (2 STL)
4:43 CLE Frye S.FOUL (P2.T3) (T.Washington)
4:43 DEN Mudiay Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
4:43 DEN Mudiay Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
4:31 CLE Irving 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 7 AST) 61–77
4:13 DEN MISS Arthur 19' Jump Shot
4:13 DEN Nurkic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
4:07 DEN MISS Mudiay 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:06 CLE James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
4:01 CLE James 1' Driving Layup (25 PTS) 61–79
4:01 DEN Barton S.FOUL (P2.T4) (T.Washington)
4:01 DEN SUB: Lauvergne FOR Nurkic
4:01 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 1 (26 PTS)
3:40 DEN MISS Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
3:39 DEN Mudiay REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
3:35 DEN Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Mudiay 2 AST) 64–80
3:28 CLE MISS Smith 3' Reverse Layup
3:25 DEN Mudiay REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:10 DEN Barton Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T11)
3:10 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
3:10 CLE SUB: Thompson FOR Mozgov
3:10 DEN SUB: Augustin FOR Harris
2:56 CLE Irving 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) 64–82
2:40 CLE Thompson S.FOUL (P2.T4) (E.Lewis)
2:40 DEN Arthur Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2:40 CLE SUB: Jefferson FOR James
2:40 CLE SUB: Shumpert FOR Frye
2:40 DEN Arthur Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2:29 CLE MISS Irving 13' Jump Shot
2:28 DEN Lauvergne REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
2:18 DEN Barton 27' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) 69–82
2:00 CLE Smith 5' Floating Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Jefferson 1 AST) 69–84
1:44 DEN Lauvergne 1' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Barton 1 AST) 71–84
1:44 CLE Smith S.FOUL (P3.PN) (E.Lewis)
1:44 DEN SUB: Toupane FOR Arthur
1:44 DEN Lauvergne Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1:31 CLE Shumpert 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Irving 3 AST) 72–87
1:14 DEN MISS Mudiay 7' Jump Shot
1:13 CLE Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
1:04 CLE MISS Irving 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
1:04 Nuggets Rebound
1:04 CLE SUB: Dellavedova FOR Smith
0:49 DEN MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:49 CLE Irving REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:25 CLE MISS Shumpert 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:25 CAVALIERS Rebound
0:25 CAVALIERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#11)
0:01 DEN MISS Lauvergne 5' Hook Shot
0:01 CLE Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
0:00 CLE MISS Dellavedova 33' 3PT Jump Shot
0:00 CAVALIERS Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (8:52 PM EST)

Quarter 4

12:00 Start of 4th Period (8:54 PM EST)
11:35 CLE Jefferson 18' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (James 8 AST) 72–89
11:13 DEN Barton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T12)
11:07 CLE James Alley Oop Dunk (28 PTS) (Jefferson 2 AST) 72–91
11:07 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 1)
10:48 DEN Lauvergne 12' Turnaround Hook Shot (9 PTS) 74–91
10:24 CLE MISS James 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
10:24 Nuggets Rebound
10:13 DEN MISS Barton 13' Pullup Jump Shot
10:12 CLE James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
10:09 DEN Toupane S.FOUL (P2.T1) (T.Washington)
10:09 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
10:09 CAVALIERS Rebound
10:09 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
9:59 DEN Barton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P4.T13)
9:47 CLE James 1' Alley Oop Layup (31 PTS) (Dellavedova 5 AST) 74–94
9:34 DEN Augustin Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T14)
9:34 CLE Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
9:26 CLE Dellavedova 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (James 9 AST) 74–97
9:26 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 1)
9:26 DEN SUB: Nurkic FOR Lauvergne
9:26 DEN SUB: Arthur FOR Toupane
9:07 DEN Augustin Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Nurkic 3 AST) 76–97
8:45 CLE MISS Jefferson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
8:45 CLE James REBOUND (Off:3 Def:8)
8:40 DEN Arthur Personal Block Foul (P3.T2) (T.Washington)
8:28 CLE James 2' Driving Layup (33 PTS) 76–99
8:10 DEN Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T15)
8:10 CLE Shumpert STEAL (1 STL)
8:00 CLE MISS Jefferson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
7:58 DEN Arthur REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
7:49 DEN Barton 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Augustin 5 AST) 79–99
7:33 CLE Thompson Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Dellavedova 6 AST) 79–101
7:16 DEN Harris 8' Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Arthur 3 AST) 81–101
6:55 CLE MISS Jefferson 3PT Jump Shot
6:53 DEN Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:44 DEN Arthur Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T16)
6:44 CLE Thompson STEAL (2 STL)
6:36 CLE Jefferson 15' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (James 10 AST) 81–103
6:11 DEN MISS Augustin 18' Jump Shot
6:10 CLE Jefferson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:02 CLE Jefferson 1' Running Layup (9 PTS) (James 11 AST) 81–105
6:01 CLE James P.FOUL (P2.T1) (E.Lewis)
6:01 DEN SUB: Toupane FOR Arthur
6:01 DEN SUB: Mudiay FOR Augustin
5:55 CLE SUB: Smith FOR James
5:52 CLE Thompson P.FOUL (P3.T2) (M.Boland)
5:44 DEN MISS Mudiay 13' Jump Shot
5:44 CLE Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
5:34 CLE Thompson Dunk (6 PTS) (Shumpert 2 AST) 81–107
5:23 DEN MISS Harris 1' Driving Layup
5:21 CLE Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
5:18 CLE Thompson Running Dunk (8 PTS) (Dellavedova 7 AST) 81–109
5:18 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 1)
5:18 CLE SUB: McRae FOR Smith
5:18 CLE SUB: Kaun FOR Thompson
5:18 DEN SUB: Miller FOR Nurkic
5:18 DEN SUB: Jokic FOR Barton
4:53 DEN MISS Jokic 18' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
4:52 CLE Shumpert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:41 CLE SUB: Jones FOR Dellavedova
4:32 CLE Jones 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kaun 1 AST) 81–112
4:22 DEN MISS Mudiay 15' Jump Shot
4:21 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
4:18 DEN Jokic Putback Layup (11 PTS) 83–112
4:03 CLE Kaun 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (McRae 1 AST) 83–114
3:50 DEN MISS Harris 29' 3PT Jump Shot
3:50 CLE Shumpert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:43 CLE MISS Jefferson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
3:42 DEN Mudiay REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
3:23 DEN MISS Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot
3:23 CLE Jefferson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:13 CLE MISS Shumpert 19' Jump Shot
3:13 DEN Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:11 CLE Shumpert S.FOUL (P3.T3) (E.Lewis)
3:11 DEN Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
3:11 DEN Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
2:53 CLE Shumpert Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T12)
2:53 DEN Harris STEAL (2 STL)
2:47 DEN MISS Mudiay 1' Layup
2:45 CLE Shumpert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
2:36 CLE Kaun Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Shumpert 3 AST) 85–116
2:18 DEN MISS Mudiay 26' 3PT Jump Shot
2:18 CLE Shumpert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
2:08 CLE McRae 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) 85–119
1:52 DEN Miller 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mudiay 3 AST) 88–119
1:31 CLE MISS Jefferson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
1:30 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
1:15 DEN MISS Jokic 4' Jump Shot
1:15 CLE Kaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:09 CLE McRae Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T13)
1:09 DEN Mudiay STEAL (1 STL)
1:00 DEN MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
0:59 CLE Kaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:47 CLE Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Shumpert 4 AST) 88–122
0:36 DEN Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T17)
0:36 CLE Kaun STEAL (1 STL)
0:32 CLE Shumpert Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (McRae 2 AST) 88–124
0:23 DEN Mudiay 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) 91–124
0:00 End of 4th Period (9:18 PM EST)