NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Denver Nuggets 117 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Denver Nuggets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 26-30 DEN; Q2 CLE 28-29 DEN; Q3 CLE 33-33 DEN; Q4 CLE 32-25 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 32 points, 1 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 22 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists on 6-of-11 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 22 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists on 10-of-16 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 22 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Julian Strawther (DEN) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CLE
32 PTS, 1 REB, 10 AST, 3 3PM · 11-23 FG
Scoring · DEN
22 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST · 6-11 FG
Scoring · CLE
22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG
Season highs
Christian Braun · Season-high 4 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
CLE
6 largest lead
Q1 10:51 (CLE 6, DEN 0) · 10-0 run, Q2 10:17–Q2 8:30
DEN
11 largest lead
Q2 10:29 (CLE 26, DEN 37) · 9-0 run, Q1 0:12–Q2 10:29
Swings
4 lead changes
Tied 7 times
Ahead for good: Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2 (Q4 0:00, CLE 118, DEN 117).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:03 Jaylon Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)CLE · CLE 107, DEN 111
- Q4 3:24 Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 108, DEN 111
- Q4 2:50 Donovan Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shotCLE · CLE 110, DEN 111
- Q4 2:37 Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)DEN · CLE 110, DEN 113
- Q4 2:14 Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)CLE · CLE 112, DEN 113
- Q4 1:47 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · CLE 112, DEN 114
- Q4 1:47 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · CLE 112, DEN 115
- Q4 1:40 Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)CLE · CLE 114, DEN 115
- Q4 1:27 Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shotDEN · CLE 114, DEN 117
- Q4 0:32 James Harden makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshotCLE · CLE 117, DEN 117
- Q4 0:00 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 118, DEN 117
- Q4 0:00 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · CLE 119, DEN 117
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 119 | |
| DEN | 30 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 117 |
🧮 How They Scored
CLEDEN
50Points in the paint40
9Fast-break points24
19Second-chance points20
18Points off turnovers16
18Bench points28
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
54.9%Effective FG%52.4%
10.6%Turnover %11.5%
26.1%Offensive rebound %30.8%
0.239Free-throw rate0.412
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden G | 36 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 6-6 | +9 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 35 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +8 |
| Donovan Mitchell G | 34 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-23 | 3-10 | 7-8 | +3 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 31 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Sam Merrill G | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 1-2 | -14 |
| Keon Ellis G | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Craig Porter G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 4-4 | -4 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 33 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 10-12 | -2 |
| Christian Braun G | 32 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Julian Strawther G | 29 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-9 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Bruce Brown G | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -10 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 34 | 32 | 60.3 | 33.7 | +11.1 | 19.8 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 35 | 22 | 61.9 | 22.0 | +13.1 | 15.7 |
| James Harden | Starter | 36 | 22 | 59.0 | 23.3 | +13.8 | 17.6 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Starter | 31 | 16 | 61.5 | 20.5 | +21.2 | 5.3 |
| Sam Merrill | Starter | 25 | 9 | 75.0 | 11.5 | +27.3 | 5.2 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 12 | 6 | 100.0 | 10.3 | -31.5 | 6.4 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 13 | 5 | 64.4 | 12.5 | -15.5 | 4.2 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 25 | 5 | 31.7 | 16.7 | -20.2 | 3.0 |
| Keon Ellis | Bench | 20 | 2 | 20.0 | 15.2 | +10.8 | -1.9 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 09 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | -22.9 | -7.0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tristan Enaruna | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 33 | 22 | 67.6 | 28.9 | -4.4 | 24.9 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 32 | 20 | 72.0 | 18.8 | +4.5 | 11.6 |
| Julian Strawther | Starter | 29 | 20 | 57.7 | 23.7 | +1.1 | 9.8 |
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 36 | 17 | 47.9 | 21.3 | -9.0 | 14.9 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 29 | 10 | 100.0 | 7.8 | -13.5 | 9.1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 29 | 12 | 55.1 | 14.9 | +2.2 | 5.2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 15 | 12 | 71.4 | 26.8 | -7.9 | 14.7 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 12 | 3 | 37.5 | 12.5 | -7.2 | -2.4 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 25 | 1 | 7.3 | 11.5 | -17.2 | -5.6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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