Denver Nuggets 114, Cleveland Cavaliers 126 — Recap

December 5, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 114, Cleveland Cavaliers 126. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 27-37 CLE; Q2 DEN 35-29 CLE; Q3 DEN 25-36 CLE; Q4 DEN 27-24 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 28 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 threes on 11-of-24 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 27 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists on 13-of-26 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 24 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 24 points, null rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Caris LeVert (CLE) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

28 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 6 3PM · 11-24 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

27 PTS, 20 REB, 11 AST · 13-26 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 8-15 FG

Season highs

Caris LeVert · Season-high 5 threes

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	35	25	27		114
CLE	37	29	36	24		126

🧮 How They Scored

DENCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.0%Effective FG%61.7%

12.4%Turnover %12.9%

19.1%Offensive rebound %18.4%

0.229Free-throw rate0.170

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	42	19	4	6	1	—	1	7-16	1-3	4-5	-10
Nikola Jokic C	39	27	20	11	3	—	3	13-26	0-3	1-1	-8
Christian Braun G	39	10	4	—	2	2	2	4-10	0-3	2-2	+2
Michael Porter Jr. F	38	24	7	2	3	2	4	8-15	3-6	5-6	+1
Aaron Gordon F	34	18	7	2	—	—	2	8-13	0-2	2-4	+1
Peyton Watson G	18	4	4	1	2	—	1	1-3	1-2	1-2	-13
Russell Westbrook G	16	10	3	3	1	1	2	4-9	1-3	1-2	-15
Julian Strawther G	12	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-2	—	-14
Zeke Nnaji F-C	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jarrett Allen C	35	8	15	6	2	—	2	3-5	—	2-2	+5
Donovan Mitchell G	33	28	3	6	2	2	5	11-24	6-10	—	+21
Darius Garland G	33	24	—	4	—	—	1	9-20	3-10	3-3	-1
Evan Mobley F-C	32	20	9	4	3	—	1	7-11	3-5	3-6	+13
Caris LeVert G	27	21	3	6	1	—	1	7-11	5-6	2-4	+17
Sam Merrill G	21	8	5	2	1	—	1	3-8	2-7	—	+12
Dean Wade F	19	5	6	1	—	—	1	2-5	1-4	0-1	-8
Georges Niang F	16	5	4	—	—	1	2	2-4	1-3	—	+17
Ty Jerome G	12	4	2	1	—	—	1	2-4	0-1	—	-11
Isaac Okoro F-G	12	3	—	2	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	39	27	51.1	28.2	-10.0	20.5
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	38	24	68.0	22.9	-0.2	12.8
Jamal Murray	Bench	42	19	52.2	17.9	-10.4	8.9
Aaron Gordon	Bench	34	18	61.0	18.2	-0.2	9.2
Russell Westbrook	Bench	16	10	50.6	30.0	-40.5	10.1
Christian Braun	Bench	39	10	46.0	12.9	+2.3	3.9
Peyton Watson	Bench	18	4	51.5	11.4	-28.2	4.8
Julian Strawther	Bench	12	2	25.0	13.3	-50.0	-5.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-66.7	-6.7
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	33	28	58.3	34.5	+28.0	10.7
Darius Garland	Bench	33	24	56.3	25.9	+0.1	7.7
Caris LeVert	Bench	27	21	82.3	20.3	+27.0	18.6
Evan Mobley	Bench	32	20	73.3	18.8	+19.7	15.8
Jarrett Allen	Bench	35	8	68.0	8.8	+7.3	13.3
Sam Merrill	Bench	21	8	50.0	18.8	+27.9	9.4
Georges Niang	Bench	16	5	62.5	14.6	+41.4	4.3
Dean Wade	Bench	19	5	46.0	13.6	-19.5	7.4
Ty Jerome	Bench	12	4	50.0	18.5	-37.5	5.7
Isaac Okoro	Bench	12	3	75.0	7.1	-14.0	1.4
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0