NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 99, Denver Nuggets 87 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 99, Denver Nuggets 87. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 29-24 DEN; Q2 CLE 21-22 DEN; Q3 CLE 25-24 DEN; Q4 CLE 24-17 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 24 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Kevin Love (CLE) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 21 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists on 10-of-11 shooting; Collin Sexton (CLE) 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-11 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-14 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DEN
24 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 9-15 FG
Scoring · CLE
22 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM · 8-13 FG
Scoring · CLE
21 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 10-11 FG
Season highs
Kevin Love · Season-high 22 pointsJarrett Allen · Season-high 16 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 29 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 99 | |
| DEN | 24 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 87 |
🧮 How They Scored
CLEDEN
56Points in the paint46
8Fast-break points18
12Second-chance points7
32Points off turnovers16
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
50.6%Effective FG%45.9%
13.4%Turnover %18.7%
23.4%Offensive rebound %22.4%
0.244Free-throw rate0.140
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen C | 37 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +5 |
| Darius Garland G | 31 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Isaac Okoro F-G | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Lauri Markkanen F | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 2-2 | +10 |
| Evan Mobley F-C | 26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +16 |
| Collin Sexton G | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 3-4 | +10 |
| Ricky Rubio G | 25 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 3-4 | +8 |
| Kevin Love F-C | 21 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-13 | 1-4 | 5-5 | +5 |
| Cedi Osman F | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Denzel Valentine G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Lamar Stevens F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Dylan Windler G-F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Dean Wade F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Kevin Pangos G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 35 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | -12 |
| Will Barton G | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -12 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Monte Morris G | 27 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jeff Green F | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Facundo Campazzo G | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Austin Rivers G | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland G | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +3 |
| PJ Dozier G-F | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 |
| JaMychal Green F | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Bol Bol C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Markus Howard G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Petr Cornelie F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | Bench | 21 | 22 | 72.4 | 32.0 | +9.0 | 27.4 |
| Jarrett Allen | Bench | 37 | 21 | 85.2 | 14.0 | +7.9 | 24.7 |
| Collin Sexton | Bench | 25 | 14 | 54.9 | 27.5 | +20.4 | 8.8 |
| Lauri Markkanen | Bench | 27 | 12 | 46.6 | 21.5 | +19.5 | 13.4 |
| Evan Mobley | Bench | 26 | 10 | 56.3 | 20.0 | +28.2 | 11.2 |
| Darius Garland | Bench | 31 | 9 | 50.0 | 17.9 | +17.8 | 8.5 |
| Ricky Rubio | Bench | 25 | 7 | 29.8 | 22.6 | +16.3 | 5.9 |
| Isaac Okoro | Bench | 28 | 4 | 40.0 | 9.0 | +15.2 | 5.7 |
| Dean Wade | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 33.3 |
| Cedi Osman | Bench | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | +27.3 | -2.7 |
| Dylan Windler | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
| Lamar Stevens | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | -100.0 | -33.3 |
| Denzel Valentine | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Pangos | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | -100.0 | -66.7 |
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 35 | 24 | 68.0 | 27.1 | -17.6 | 26.4 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 28 | 12 | 40.3 | 24.6 | -10.3 | 5.7 |
| Will Barton | Bench | 31 | 12 | 60.7 | 15.8 | -19.7 | 10.2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 27 | 11 | 39.3 | 24.2 | -15.6 | 5.6 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | Bench | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 21.7 | +14.3 | 39.0 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 18 | 5 | 31.7 | 22.0 | -11.1 | -6.6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 3 | 3 | 150.0 | 14.3 | +76.7 | 42.9 |
| Facundo Campazzo | Bench | 18 | 3 | 37.5 | 11.6 | -40.4 | 3.2 |
| PJ Dozier | Bench | 10 | 2 | 33.3 | 11.5 | -65.0 | 2.8 |
| Monte Morris | Bench | 27 | 2 | 25.0 | 9.4 | -3.7 | 2.9 |
| Bol Bol | Bench | 3 | 2 | 50.0 | 28.6 | +76.7 | 28.6 |
| JaMychal Green | Bench | 10 | 2 | 25.0 | 25.0 | -31.3 | -15.4 |
| Austin Rivers | Bench | 14 | 2 | 25.0 | 14.7 | -25.7 | 1.0 |
| Markus Howard | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | +76.7 | 0.0 |
| Petr Cornelie | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +76.7 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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