NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 113 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 24-28 CLE; Q2 DEN 35-34 CLE; Q3 DEN 38-26 CLE; Q4 DEN 11-25 CLE.
Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 34 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 threes on 12-of-28 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 33 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 14-of-24 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; De'Andre Hunter (CLE) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DEN
34 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 6 3PM · 12-28 FG
Scoring · CLE
33 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM · 14-24 FG
Scoring · DEN
21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 9-22 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
DEN
11 largest lead
Q3 8:19 (DEN 76, CLE 65) · 10-0 run, Q3 10:02–Q3 8:19
CLE
9 largest lead
Q2 8:49 (DEN 28, CLE 37) · 10-0 run, Q4 4:21–Q4 0:13
Swings
7 lead changes
Tied 5 times
Ahead for good: Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) (Q4 2:13, DEN 105, CLE 107).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:43 Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)DEN · DEN 105, CLE 101
- Q4 4:21 De'Andre Hunter makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)CLE · DEN 105, CLE 103
- Q4 3:43 Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · DEN 105, CLE 104
- Q4 2:13 Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)CLE · DEN 105, CLE 107
- Q4 0:42 Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)CLE · DEN 105, CLE 109
- Q4 0:13 De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · DEN 105, CLE 110
- Q4 0:13 De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · DEN 105, CLE 111
- Q4 0:05 Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)DEN · DEN 108, CLE 111
- Q4 0:05 Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 1CLE · DEN 108, CLE 112
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 24 | 35 | 38 | 11 | 108 | |
| CLE | 28 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 113 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENCLE
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
28Bench points38
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
51.6%Effective FG%59.3%
7.4%Turnover %14.5%
10.9%Offensive rebound %34.1%
0.138Free-throw rate0.221
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson G | 40 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-22 | 2-9 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Jamal Murray G | 39 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-28 | 6-12 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Spencer Jones F | 36 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 6-6 | -12 |
| DaRon Holmes II F | 24 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Bruce Brown G | 24 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Julian Strawther G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell G | 35 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14-24 | 5-12 | 0-2 | +10 |
| Darius Garland G | 32 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-2 | -1 |
| Evan Mobley F-C | 32 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-5 | -9 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 30 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +12 |
| De'Andre Hunter F | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 4-4 | +1 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -8 |
| Craig Porter G | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Lonzo Ball G | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Tyrese Proctor G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 39 | 34 | 56.3 | 33.7 | +2.0 | 16.9 |
| Peyton Watson | Starter | 40 | 21 | 45.9 | 27.5 | -9.1 | 4.5 |
| Spencer Jones | Starter | 36 | 13 | 81.3 | 10.7 | -6.0 | 8.7 |
| Jalen Pickett | Starter | 18 | 9 | 90.0 | 17.5 | +2.0 | 14.2 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Starter | 24 | 3 | 25.0 | 11.3 | +16.8 | 4.1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 20.6 | -29.5 | 8.6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 24 | 13 | 75.2 | 15.8 | -23.1 | 14.9 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | -14.2 | 3.2 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 06 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | -62.9 | -11.3 |
| Hunter Tyson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Curtis Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 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 | Starter | 35 | 33 | 66.3 | 32.9 | +13.7 | 16.1 |
| Darius Garland | Starter | 32 | 18 | 69.9 | 24.7 | +0.2 | 9.1 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 30 | 8 | 68.0 | 11.0 | +17.8 | 15.4 |
| Evan Mobley | Starter | 32 | 8 | 32.8 | 15.6 | -8.3 | 7.0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Starter | 24 | 8 | 45.0 | 16.9 | -9.2 | 4.2 |
| De'Andre Hunter | Bench | 26 | 16 | 58.1 | 24.6 | +13.0 | 12.1 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 23 | 10 | 71.4 | 16.7 | +16.1 | 15.2 |
| Lonzo Ball | Bench | 15 | 6 | 100.0 | 9.4 | +40.8 | 19.0 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 19 | 6 | 51.0 | 16.7 | +18.4 | 9.7 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sam Merrill | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 05 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -64.3 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
DEN 0
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Last 11 meetings · since 2020-21
DEN 5
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- CLE 149@DEN 135 Recap
- DEN 114@CLE 126 Recap
- CLE 101@DEN 130 Recap
- DEN 109@CLE 121 Recap
- DEN 115@CLE 109 Recap
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