Denver Nuggets 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 121 — Recap

November 19, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 27-29 CLE; Q2 DEN 31-37 CLE; Q3 DEN 17-26 CLE; Q4 DEN 34-29 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Darius Garland (CLE) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 21 points, 6 rebounds, null assists, 5 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Craig Porter (CLE) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists on 7-of-10 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 18 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists on 8-of-13 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists on 8-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Darius Garland

26 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

21 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM · 7-15 FG

Scoring · CLE

Craig Porter

21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-10 FG

Season highs

Craig Porter · Season-high 21 pointsDean Wade · Season-high 10 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
DEN	27	31	17	34		109
CLE	29	37	26	29		121

🧮 How They Scored

DENCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.4%Effective FG%63.0%

9.7%Turnover %12.9%

21.4%Offensive rebound %30.3%

0.311Free-throw rate0.312

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon F	32	11	4	5	1	2	1	4-11	0-2	3-6	-18
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	31	9	2	2	1	1	1	2-9	1-5	4-4	-13
Nikola Jokic C	28	18	10	7	1	1	3	8-13	—	2-5	-16
Michael Porter Jr. F	27	21	6	—	1	—	2	7-15	5-9	2-2	-31
Christian Braun G	25	13	2	—	—	—	—	6-11	1-1	—	+3
Julian Strawther G	20	7	2	1	—	1	—	2-6	1-3	2-2	+8
Jalen Pickett G	19	8	2	3	1	—	1	2-4	2-3	2-2	+7
Zeke Nnaji F-C	14	9	4	1	—	—	1	3-4	1-1	2-2	+7
Collin Gillespie G	3	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+10
Hunter Tyson F	3	—	—	1	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	+10

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Garland G	33	26	3	6	1	1	4	10-16	2-4	4-5	+18
Evan Mobley F-C	32	16	10	5	—	2	2	8-11	—	—	+12
Max Strus G	32	11	6	5	—	1	3	3-7	2-6	3-4	+14
Jarrett Allen C	29	15	5	5	1	—	2	6-10	—	3-6	+42
Craig Porter G	25	21	4	4	2	1	1	7-10	—	7-7	-2
Sam Merrill G	24	9	2	1	—	—	—	3-10	3-9	—	-15
Dean Wade F	24	6	10	2	2	—	—	2-4	2-4	—	+25
Georges Niang F	23	12	3	2	—	—	1	4-9	2-3	2-2	+11

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	27	21	66.1	30.0	-53.1	12.9
Nikola Jokic	Bench	28	18	59.2	30.0	-26.2	15.0
Christian Braun	Bench	25	13	59.1	17.7	+5.7	10.0
Aaron Gordon	Bench	32	11	40.3	20.8	-29.7	5.6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	31	9	41.8	17.4	-21.0	3.2
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	14	9	92.2	18.8	+28.0	11.7
Jalen Pickett	Bench	19	8	82.0	14.0	+15.4	13.3
Julian Strawther	Bench	20	7	50.9	15.2	+20.0	3.6
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	+166.7	4.2
Hunter Tyson	Bench	3	—	0.0	16.7	+166.7	0.0

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Darius Garland	Bench	33	26	71.4	28.9	+30.3	18.2
Craig Porter	Bench	25	21	80.3	26.9	+0.6	24.0
Evan Mobley	Bench	32	16	72.7	17.8	+22.8	15.8
Jarrett Allen	Bench	29	15	59.3	20.0	+68.9	11.2
Georges Niang	Bench	23	12	60.7	20.0	+24.5	10.5
Max Strus	Bench	32	11	62.8	16.2	+21.9	7.7
Sam Merrill	Bench	24	9	45.0	19.2	-25.2	2.3
Dean Wade	Bench	24	6	75.0	7.3	+52.7	17.1
Caris LeVert	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0