National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Cleveland 149,
Denver 135
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 27, 2024
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #9 Natalie Sago, #43 Matt Myers, #27 Mitchell Ervin
Attendance: 19952
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #9 Natalie Sago, #43 Matt Myers, #27 Mitchell Ervin
Attendance: 19952
Final Scoring Summary
Cleveland Cavaliers
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Darius Garland - G | 31:30 | 10-18 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Donovan Mitchell - G | 30:21 | 10-17 | 6-12 | 7-7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Evan Mobley - F | 31:03 | 9-13 | 4-6 | 4-6 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Dean Wade - F | 25:48 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Jarrett Allen - C | 30:49 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Max Strus | 23:49 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Caris LeVert | 23:06 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Sam Merrill | 18:40 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Georges Niang | 15:59 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ty Jerome | 7:19 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 1:36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Thompson | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 54-96 | 23-48 | 18-22 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 149 | |
| 56.2% | 47.9% | 81.8% | Team Rebs: 8 | Total TO: 11 | ||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jamal Murray - G | 40:23 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 4-4 | -9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Russell Westbrook - G | 29:31 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Michael Porter Jr. - F | 31:56 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 1-2 | -5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Christian Braun - F | 31:53 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Nikola Jokic - C | 35:45 | 12-19 | 0-3 | 3-4 | -15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Peyton Watson | 25:39 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 4-5 | -16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Julian Strawther | 23:11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:39 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Hunter Tyson | 6:15 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Spencer Jones | 1:36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 1:36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett | 1:36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dario Saric | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 53-94 | 15-31 | 14-18 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 135 | |
| 56.4% | 48.4% | 77.8% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 13 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| CLE | None |
| DEN | DeAndre Jordan |
Team Statistics
| Cleveland | Denver | ||
| Fast Break Points | 19 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| Points in the Paint | 50 | Points in the Paint | 68 |
| Biggest Lead | 21 | Biggest Lead | 5 |