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Donovan Mitchell scores 28 as Cavaliers improve to 13-1 at home by beating Jokic and Nuggets 126-114
CLEVELAND (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Darius Garland added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 13-1 at home with a 126-114 victory Thursday night over the Denver Nuggets, who wasted a triple-double by Nikola Jokic.
The Cavs made a season-high 22 3-pointers and extended their streak of making at least 10 3s to a club record 28 games dating to last season.
Cleveland outscored Denver 66-18 from behind the arc.
Jokic had 27 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists, giving him his 139th career triple-double - one more than Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. Jokic only trails Oscar Robertson (181) and teammate Russell Westbrook (200) on the career list.
Caris LeVert added 21 points off the bench, Evan Mobley scored 20 and Jarrett Allen had 15 rebounds for Cleveland, which improved to 5-0 against Western Conference teams.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 24 and Jamal Murray 19 for the Nuggets.
Nuggets: Didn't do nearly enough on the defensive perimeter to slow down the Cavs, who had nine 3-pointers in the first quarter while opening a 12-point lead.
Cavaliers: Displayed their offensive versatility with a strong deep shooting game and inside muscle to offset the fabulous Jokic.
The Nuggets were still within nine in the final three minutes before Mitchell and LeVert drained consecutive back-breaking 3s. ... Also, a fan won $10,000 for making a halfcourt shot between the third and fourth quarters.
Now in his 10th season, Jokic is averaging a career-high 37.6 minutes per game. Coach Michael Malone acknowledged the challenge in trying to win games while also resting the three-time league MVP. “We've all got to make sure we don't run him into the ground,” Malone said.
The Nuggets visit the two-win Wizards on Saturday. The Cavaliers have back-to-back weekend games against Charlotte and Miami.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Jarrett Allen (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 |  | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:45 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 11:44 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 2-0 |
| 11:34 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 11:11 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-0 |
| 11:11 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-0 |
| 11:02 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:42 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point running alley-oop layup (Evan Mobley assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:10 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point tip layup | 6-2 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-4 |
| 9:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 8-4 |
| 9:00 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point stepback jump shot | 8-7 |
| 8:52 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 10-7 |
| 8:52 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:41 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 8:35 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 8:28 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 10-10 |
| 8:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 10-13 |
| 7:50 | | Christian Braun turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:43 | | +3 | Isaac Okoro makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 10-16 |
| 7:42 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:31 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:31 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-16 |
| 7:18 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13-16 |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 13-18 |
| 6:46 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 6:35 | | Donovan Mitchell blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup | ||
| 6:35 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 15-18 |
| 6:00 | | Caris LeVert misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 17-18 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 17-20 |
| 5:20 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point layup | ||
| 5:19 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point tip layup | 19-20 |
| 4:59 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 19-23 |
| 4:40 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point stepback jump shot | 19-26 |
| 4:19 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:04 | | Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 4:01 | | Georges Niang turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 3:59 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Caris LeVert turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 3:27 | | Peyton Watson misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:27 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point driving layup | 19-28 |
| 3:03 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:01 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Caris LeVert misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 21-28 |
| 2:33 | | Sam Merrill misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 23-28 |
| 2:24 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:57 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 23-31 |
| 1:42 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 25-31 |
| 0:58 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Georges Niang blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup | ||
| 0:45 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point running jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 25-34 |
| 0:31 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 0:25 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point running jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 25-37 |
| 0:06 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 27-37 |
| 0:00 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 27-40 |
| 11:47 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:37 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 11:22 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:22 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:19 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:12 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 27-43 |
| 10:37 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 29-43 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 29-45 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-45 |
| 9:36 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving dunk (Caris LeVert assists) | 31-47 |
| 9:15 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-47 |
| 9:06 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 9:15 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-47 |
| 9:06 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running finger roll layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 35-47 |
| 8:49 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:40 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running layup | 37-47 |
| 8:34 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-47 |
| 8:23 | | Peyton Watson personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot | 38-49 |
| 7:56 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 40-49 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point layup (Isaac Okoro assists) | 40-51 |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 42-51 |
| 7:10 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Jarrett Allen's two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:07 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Isaac Okoro personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 42-53 |
| 6:30 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-53 |
| 6:30 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 6:30 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:27 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (lost ball) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:07 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 46-53 |
| 5:55 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 48-53 |
| 5:23 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running layup | 50-53 |
| 5:18 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:18 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 51-53 |
| 5:00 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 51-56 |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 53-56 |
| 4:32 | | +2 | Dean Wade makes two point driving layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 53-58 |
| 4:32 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Dean Wade draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | Dean Wade misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:30 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point layup | ||
| 4:09 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point driving layup | 53-60 |
| 3:43 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Darius Garland misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-60 |
| 3:13 | | Christian Braun blocks Ty Jerome's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Christian Braun misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 3:01 | | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Darius Garland misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running dunk | 58-60 |
| 2:53 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 58-63 |
| 2:15 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 60-63 |
| 1:52 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:13 | | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 62-63 |
| 0:51 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 62-66 |
| 0:15 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 62-68 |
| 11:28 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 65-68 |
| 11:09 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot (Dean Wade assists) | 65-71 |
| 10:59 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point jump shot | 65-73 |
| 10:34 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 67-73 |
| 10:22 | | Evan Mobley misses two point layup | ||
| 10:20 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 70-73 |
| 9:59 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | +3 | Dean Wade makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 70-76 |
| 9:27 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 72-76 |
| 8:56 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 72-79 |
| 8:41 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | 74-79 |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 74-81 |
| 7:59 | | Christian Braun turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | Dean Wade misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Christian Braun misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Dean Wade turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:18 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 6:51 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 74-83 |
| 6:35 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 74-85 |
| 5:46 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 5:46 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Sam Merrill shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:44 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-85 |
| 5:44 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 76-85 |
| 5:33 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup | 76-87 |
| 5:33 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 76-88 |
| 5:22 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 78-88 |
| 5:00 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | Caris LeVert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Caris LeVert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:58 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:43 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-88 |
| 4:34 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 4:27 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 4:25 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running alley-oop layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 81-88 |
| 4:07 | | Georges Niang turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:03 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:01 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot | 81-91 |
| 3:29 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 84-91 |
| 3:20 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-92 |
| 3:20 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-93 |
| 3:05 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Caris LeVert steals) | ||
| 3:01 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-94 |
| 3:01 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-95 |
| 2:49 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 2:47 | | Russell Westbrook blocks Caris LeVert's two point running dunk | ||
| 2:46 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving floating jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 84-97 |
| 2:07 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 84-100 |
| 1:57 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:45 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Sam Merrill turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:26 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-101 |
| 1:13 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-102 |
| 0:59 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 87-102 |
| 0:39 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Peyton Watson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Sam Merrill steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-103 |
| 11:19 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:17 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 89-103 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 89-105 |
| 10:28 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point stepback jump shot | 89-107 |
| 9:51 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 91-107 |
| 9:37 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Sam Merrill makes two point running layup (Ty Jerome assists) | 91-109 |
| 8:46 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 93-109 |
| 8:29 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Ty Jerome turnover (lost ball) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:51 | | Donovan Mitchell shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-109 |
| 7:51 | | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:49 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:15 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 94-112 |
| 7:15 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:54 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:50 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 96-112 |
| 6:38 | | Sam Merrill shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:36 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Ty Jerome personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:12 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 96-114 |
| 5:39 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point putback dunk | 98-114 |
| 5:14 | | Evan Mobley misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 100-114 |
| 5:06 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:48 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 4:46 | | Donovan Mitchell blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup | ||
| 4:46 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 4:37 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:33 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 4:26 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 100-115 |
| 4:26 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 100-116 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 102-116 |
| 3:59 | | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 3:57 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-116 |
| 3:57 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-116 |
| 3:45 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 107-116 |
| 3:19 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 3:03 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:52 | | Christian Braun blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:51 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 107-119 |
| 2:30 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 109-119 |
| 2:00 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 109-122 |
| 1:58 | | Donovan Mitchell shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:58 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-122 |
| 1:58 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-122 |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 111-124 |
| 1:46 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:40 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Loose ball) (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 112-124 |
| 1:38 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:37 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 112-126 |
| 1:02 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 114-126 |
| 0:47 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 0:20 | | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:20 |
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Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Evan Mobley steals) | 0:41 |
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0:45 |
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Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | 0:47 |
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+ 2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 1:02 |
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+ 2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 1:17 |
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Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | 1:25 |
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Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | 1:37 |
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Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:38 |
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+ 1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:38 |
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Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Loose ball) (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | 1:38 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 114 | 126 |
| Field Goals | 46-96 (47.9%) | 47-94 (50.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 6-24 (25.0%) | 22-48 (45.8%) |
| Free Throws | 16-22 (72.7%) | 10-16 (62.5%) |
| Total Rebounds | 57 | 52 |
| Offensive | 9 | 9 |
| Defensive | 40 | 38 |
| Team | 8 | 5 |
| Assists | 25 | 32 |
| Steals | 12 | 9 |
| Blocks | 5 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 15 |
| Fouls | 13 | 17 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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N. Jokic
C 15
27 PTS, 20 REB, 11 AST
D. Mitchell
SG 45
28 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST
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N. Jokic C | 30.7 PPG | 12.6 RPG | 9.4 APG | 56.8 FG% |
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D. Mitchell SG | 23.3 PPG | 4.6 RPG | 4.6 APG | 45.3 FG% |
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N. Jokic C | 27 PTS | 20 REB | 11 AST | |
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D. Mitchell SG | 28 PTS | 3 REB | 6 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 27 | 20 | 11 | 13/26 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -8 | 69 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 24 | 7 | 2 | 8/15 | 3/6 | 5/6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 37 |
| J. Murray | 19 | 4 | 6 | 7/16 | 1/3 | 4/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 35 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 7 | 2 | 8/13 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 27 |
| C. Braun | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4/10 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 27 | 20 | 11 | 13/26 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -8 | 69 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 24 | 7 | 2 | 8/15 | 3/6 | 5/6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 37 |
| J. Murray | 19 | 4 | 6 | 7/16 | 1/3 | 4/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 35 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 7 | 2 | 8/13 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 27 |
| C. Braun | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4/10 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Westbrook | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4/9 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -15 | 19 |
| P. Watson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 11 |
| J. Strawther | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 2 |
| Z. Nnaji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Saric | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 114 | 49 | 25 | 46/96 | 6/24 | 16/22 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 40 | -60 | 215 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Mitchell | 28 | 3 | 6 | 11/24 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +21 | 42 |
| D. Garland | 24 | 0 | 4 | 9/20 | 3/10 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 31 |
| E. Mobley | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7/11 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +13 | 39 |
| J. Allen | 8 | 15 | 6 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | +5 | 35 |
| I. Okoro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 7 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Mitchell | 28 | 3 | 6 | 11/24 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +21 | 42 |
| D. Garland | 24 | 0 | 4 | 9/20 | 3/10 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 31 |
| E. Mobley | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7/11 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +13 | 39 |
| J. Allen | 8 | 15 | 6 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | +5 | 35 |
| I. Okoro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 7 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. LeVert | 21 | 3 | 6 | 7/11 | 5/6 | 2/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +17 | 36 |
| S. Merrill | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3/8 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +12 | 17 |
| G. Niang | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +17 | 8 |
| D. Wade | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 12 |
| T. Jerome | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 7 |
| T. Thompson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Thor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 126 | 47 | 32 | 47/94 | 22/48 | 10/16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 38 | +60 | 234 |
