National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Cleveland 124, Denver 91
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 21, 2016
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #18 Matt Boland, #42 Eric Lewis, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 20562
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Denver 2325241991
Cleveland 38183137124
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Denver   Cleveland
  12:00 Timofey Mozgov wins jump ball against Nikola Jokic.
  11:44 J.R. Smith turnover. Nikola Jokic steals.
Jakarr Sampson 2 point shot made. Assisted by Nikola Jokic. 11:24
(2-0) 		 
  11:03 Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed.
  11:00 Kyrie Irving offensive rebound.
  10:57 Channing Frye 3 point shot missed.
Darrell Arthur defensive rebound. 10:57  
Emmanuel Mudiay layup missed. 10:48  
  10:47 Channing Frye defensive rebound.
  10:39 Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed.
  10:37 Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound.
  10:34 Timofey Mozgov turnover. Nikola Jokic steals.
Gary Harris layup missed. Blocked by Channing Frye. 10:28  
  10:27 Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound.
  10:05 LeBron James layup missed.
  10:04 Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound.
  9:57
(2-2) 		J.R. Smith 2 point shot made.
Darrell Arthur 2 point shot missed. 9:41  
  9:38 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  9:33
(2-5) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot made. Assisted by Gary Harris. 9:09
(4-5) 		 
  8:53
(4-8) 		Channing Frye 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Gary Harris 2 point shot made. Assisted by Nikola Jokic. 8:40
(6-8) 		 
  8:26 J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed.
  8:26 Cleveland offensive rebound.
Gary Harris personal foul. 8:26  
  8:16 Timofey Mozgov turnover.
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. 8:05  
  8:05 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  7:57 Timofey Mozgov layup missed.
  7:54 LeBron James offensive rebound.
  7:54
(6-10) 		LeBron James layup made.
Gary Harris 3 point shot made. Assisted by Darrell Arthur. 7:45
(9-10) 		 
  7:24
(9-12) 		Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made.
Nikola Jokic 3 point shot missed. 7:08  
Jakarr Sampson offensive rebound. 7:08  
  7:05 J.R. Smith personal foul.
  6:55 Timofey Mozgov personal foul.
Darrell Arthur free throw missed (1 of 2). 6:55  
Darrell Arthur free throw missed (2 of 2). 6:55  
Denver offensive rebound. 6:54  
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. 6:41  
  6:41 Cleveland defensive rebound.
  6:16
(9-14) 		LeBron James 2 point shot made.
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. 5:57  
  5:55 Channing Frye defensive rebound.
  5:50 Kyrie Irving turnover. Emmanuel Mudiay steals.
Gary Harris layup made. Assisted by Darrell Arthur. 5:44
(11-14) 		 
  5:27
(11-16) 		Channing Frye dunk made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving.
Emmanuel Mudiay turnover. 5:08  
  5:08 Cleveland Timeout : full
  4:54
(11-19) 		Channing Frye 3 point shot made. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Emmanuel Mudiay turnover. J.R. Smith steals. 4:44  
Emmanuel Mudiay personal foul. 4:44  
Jakarr Sampson personal foul. 4:34  
Jusuf Nurkic technical foul. 4:24  
  4:24
(11-20) 		Matthew Dellavedova free throw made (1 of 1).
  4:11
(11-22) 		LeBron James layup made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
Denver Timeout : full 4:10  
Jusuf Nurkic 2 point shot made. 3:50
(13-22) 		 
Jusuf Nurkic personal foul. 3:34  
  3:34
(13-23) 		LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2).
  3:34 LeBron James free throw missed (2 of 2).
Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound. 3:33  
Jakarr Sampson 2 point shot missed. 3:16  
  3:15 Tristan Thompson defensive rebound.
  3:04 Matthew Dellavedova layup missed.
  3:02 Tristan Thompson offensive rebound.
  2:58
(13-26) 		Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot made. Assisted by Tristan Thompson.
  2:43 Tristan Thompson personal foul.
Jusuf Nurkic free throw missed (1 of 2). 2:43  
Jusuf Nurkic free throw missed (2 of 2). 2:43  
  2:42 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  2:31 LeBron James turnover. Jusuf Nurkic steals.
Joffrey Lauvergne 2 point shot missed. Blocked by James Jones. 2:18  
Joffrey Lauvergne offensive rebound. 2:16  
Jakarr Sampson layup missed. Blocked by Iman Shumpert. 2:13  
  2:11 Tristan Thompson defensive rebound.
  2:02
(13-28) 		Tristan Thompson dunk made.
D.J. Augustin layup missed. Blocked by Tristan Thompson. 1:51  
  1:51 James Jones defensive rebound.
Gary Harris personal foul. 1:51  
  1:51
(13-29) 		LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2).
  1:51
(13-30) 		LeBron James free throw made (2 of 2).
  1:42 LeBron James layup missed.
  1:41 LeBron James offensive rebound.
  1:38
(13-32) 		LeBron James layup made.
D.J. Augustin 2 point shot missed. 1:15  
Denver offensive rebound. 1:14  
D.J. Augustin 2 point shot made. 1:05
(15-32) 		 
  1:05 Matthew Dellavedova personal foul.
D.J. Augustin free throw made (1 of 1). 1:05
(16-32) 		 
  0:43 Tristan Thompson 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Jusuf Nurkic.
Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound. 0:43  
  0:43 Iman Shumpert personal foul.
Joffrey Lauvergne free throw made (1 of 2). 0:43
(17-32) 		 
Joffrey Lauvergne free throw made (2 of 2). 0:43
(18-32) 		 
  0:37
(18-34) 		LeBron James layup made.
Darrell Arthur personal foul. 0:37  
  0:37
(18-35) 		LeBron James free throw made (1 of 1).
  0:32 Iman Shumpert personal foul.
Will Barton free throw made (1 of 2). 0:32
(19-35) 		 
Will Barton free throw made (2 of 2). 0:32
(20-35) 		 
  0:17
(20-38) 		LeBron James 3 point shot made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
D.J. Augustin 3 point shot made. 0:00
(23-38) 		 
2
Denver   Cleveland
Will Barton 2 point shot made. Assisted by Jusuf Nurkic. 11:46
(25-38) 		 
  11:23
(25-41) 		Richard Jefferson 3 point shot made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert.
Will Barton 2 point shot missed. 11:07  
Axel Toupane offensive rebound. 11:05  
Axel Toupane 3 point shot missed. 10:57  
Will Barton offensive rebound. 10:56  
  10:56 Kyrie Irving personal foul.
  10:49 Richard Jefferson personal foul.
Jusuf Nurkic free throw missed (1 of 2). 10:49  
Jusuf Nurkic free throw made (2 of 2). 10:49
(26-41) 		 
  10:36 Kyrie Irving turnover. D.J. Augustin steals.
Will Barton layup made. 10:25
(28-41) 		 
  10:10 Kyrie Irving layup missed. Blocked by Axel Toupane.
Denver defensive rebound. 10:10  
Joffrey Lauvergne layup made. 9:53
(30-41) 		 
  9:39 Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 9:38  
Joffrey Lauvergne 2 point shot missed. 9:30  
  9:28 Tristan Thompson defensive rebound.
Will Barton personal foul. 9:22  
  9:07 Matthew Dellavedova 2 point shot missed.
Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound. 9:06  
Jusuf Nurkic turnover. 8:53  
  8:39 Richard Jefferson turnover.
Jusuf Nurkic turnover. 8:30  
  8:18 Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Jusuf Nurkic.
D.J. Augustin defensive rebound. 8:17  
Will Barton layup made. Assisted by D.J. Augustin. 8:10
(32-41) 		 
  7:53 Richard Jefferson turnover. Will Barton steals.
D.J. Augustin 3 point shot missed. 7:43  
  7:43 Tristan Thompson defensive rebound.
  7:29 Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed.
Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound. 7:29  
Will Barton 2 point shot made. 7:20
(34-41) 		 
  7:20 Richard Jefferson personal foul.
Will Barton free throw made (1 of 1). 7:20
(35-41) 		 
  6:59 Channing Frye 3 point shot missed.
Axel Toupane defensive rebound. 6:59  
Jusuf Nurkic dunk made. Assisted by D.J. Augustin. 6:35
(37-41) 		 
  6:16 J.R. Smith 2 point shot missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 6:14  
Joffrey Lauvergne 3 point shot missed. 6:04  
Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound. 6:04  
Jusuf Nurkic layup made. 6:03
(39-41) 		 
  6:01 Cleveland Timeout : full
  5:43 LeBron James 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Jusuf Nurkic.
D.J. Augustin defensive rebound. 5:42  
Will Barton 3 point shot made. Assisted by D.J. Augustin. 5:34
(42-41) 		 
  5:16 LeBron James layup missed.
Will Barton defensive rebound. 5:13  
  5:06 Channing Frye technical foul.
Will Barton free throw made (1 of 1). 5:06
(43-41) 		 
D.J. Augustin 2 point shot missed. 4:53  
Denver offensive rebound. 4:52  
Denver turnover. 4:52  
Axel Toupane personal foul. 4:41  
  4:41 LeBron James free throw missed (1 of 2).
  4:41
(43-42) 		LeBron James free throw made (2 of 2).
Will Barton turnover. Timofey Mozgov steals. 4:32  
  4:27
(43-44) 		LeBron James layup made. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Jusuf Nurkic personal foul. 4:27  
  4:27
(43-45) 		LeBron James free throw made (1 of 1).
  4:18 Matthew Dellavedova personal foul.
  4:16 J.R. Smith personal foul.
Will Barton free throw missed (1 of 2). 4:16  
Will Barton free throw made (2 of 2). 4:16
(44-45) 		 
  4:03
(44-47) 		Timofey Mozgov 2 point shot made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
D.J. Augustin 2 point shot missed. 3:49  
  3:48 Matthew Dellavedova defensive rebound.
  3:44
(44-49) 		J.R. Smith layup made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
D.J. Augustin layup missed. 3:18  
  3:17 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  3:00 Channing Frye 3 point shot missed.
Axel Toupane defensive rebound. 2:59  
Joffrey Lauvergne turnover. J.R. Smith steals. 2:51  
  2:44
(44-52) 		Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot made. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Denver Timeout : full 2:43  
Gary Harris 3 point shot missed. 2:20  
  2:19 Matthew Dellavedova defensive rebound.
  2:15 LeBron James turnover. Gary Harris steals.
Gary Harris 2 point shot missed. 2:07  
  2:05 Matthew Dellavedova defensive rebound.
  1:55
(44-54) 		Timofey Mozgov dunk made. Assisted by Channing Frye.
Darrell Arthur 2 point shot made. Assisted by Nikola Jokic. 1:35
(46-54) 		 
  1:16 J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed.
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound. 1:16  
Darrell Arthur 3 point shot missed. 1:06  
  1:06 Cleveland defensive rebound.
Nikola Jokic personal foul. 0:54  
  0:54
(46-55) 		Timofey Mozgov free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:54
(46-56) 		Timofey Mozgov free throw made (2 of 2).
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. 0:33  
Darrell Arthur offensive rebound. 0:31  
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. 0:23  
Darrell Arthur offensive rebound. 0:22  
Will Barton 2 point shot made. Assisted by D.J. Augustin. 0:01
(48-56) 		 
3
Denver   Cleveland
Jusuf Nurkic 2 point shot missed. 11:37  
  11:36 Cleveland defensive rebound.
  11:18 J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed.
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound. 11:16  
Jusuf Nurkic 2 point shot made. 11:04
(50-56) 		 
  10:55 LeBron James 3 point shot missed.
Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound. 10:54  
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. 10:39  
  10:37 Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound.
  10:29 Kyrie Irving 3 point shot missed.
Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound. 10:28  
Nikola Jokic turnover. J.R. Smith steals. 10:15  
Nikola Jokic personal foul. 10:15  
  10:01
(50-59) 		Channing Frye 3 point shot made. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Jusuf Nurkic turnover. Timofey Mozgov steals. 9:47  
  9:40
(50-61) 		LeBron James dunk made. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. 9:14  
  9:14 J.R. Smith defensive rebound.
  9:08
(50-63) 		Channing Frye layup made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Denver Timeout : full 9:08  
Nikola Jokic turnover. J.R. Smith steals. 8:52  
  8:30
(50-66) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving.
Nikola Jokic layup made. Assisted by Jusuf Nurkic. 8:15
(52-66) 		 
  7:53 Channing Frye 3 point shot missed.
Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound. 7:52  
Jusuf Nurkic 2 point shot made. Assisted by Emmanuel Mudiay. 7:44
(54-66) 		 
  7:23 LeBron James 2 point shot missed.
Darrell Arthur defensive rebound. 7:23  
  7:17 LeBron James personal foul.
Nikola Jokic free throw made (1 of 2). 7:17
(55-66) 		 
Nikola Jokic free throw made (2 of 2). 7:17
(56-66) 		 
  6:57 J.R. Smith 2 point shot missed.
  6:56 J.R. Smith offensive rebound.
Jusuf Nurkic personal foul. 6:42  
  6:42 Channing Frye free throw missed (1 of 2).
  6:42
(56-67) 		Channing Frye free throw made (2 of 2).
Nikola Jokic layup made. 6:24
(58-67) 		 
  6:24 Channing Frye personal foul.
Nikola Jokic free throw made (1 of 1). 6:24
(59-67) 		 
  6:02
(59-69) 		Timofey Mozgov dunk made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Darrell Arthur personal foul. 6:02  
  6:02
(59-70) 		Timofey Mozgov free throw made (1 of 1).
Jusuf Nurkic 2 point shot missed. 5:44  
  5:43 Channing Frye defensive rebound.
  5:33
(59-72) 		Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Gary Harris 3 point shot missed. 5:20  
  5:20 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  5:09
(59-75) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Channing Frye.
Denver Timeout : short 5:09  
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. 4:51  
  4:51 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  4:46 LeBron James turnover. Will Barton steals.
  4:43 Channing Frye personal foul.
Emmanuel Mudiay free throw made (1 of 2). 4:43
(60-75) 		 
Emmanuel Mudiay free throw made (2 of 2). 4:43
(61-75) 		 
  4:31
(61-77) 		Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Darrell Arthur 2 point shot missed. 4:13  
Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound. 4:13  
Emmanuel Mudiay 3 point shot missed. 4:07  
  4:06 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  4:01
(61-79) 		LeBron James layup made.
Will Barton personal foul. 4:01  
  4:01
(61-80) 		LeBron James free throw made (1 of 1).
Gary Harris 3 point shot missed. 3:40  
Emmanuel Mudiay offensive rebound. 3:39  
Will Barton 3 point shot made. Assisted by Emmanuel Mudiay. 3:35
(64-80) 		 
  3:28 J.R. Smith layup missed.
Emmanuel Mudiay defensive rebound. 3:25  
Will Barton turnover. 3:10  
  3:10 Cleveland Timeout : full
  2:56
(64-82) 		Kyrie Irving layup made.
  2:40 Tristan Thompson personal foul.
Darrell Arthur free throw made (1 of 2). 2:40
(65-82) 		 
Darrell Arthur free throw made (2 of 2). 2:40
(66-82) 		 
  2:29 Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed.
Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound. 2:28  
Will Barton 3 point shot made. 2:18
(69-82) 		 
  2:00
(69-84) 		J.R. Smith 2 point shot made. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Joffrey Lauvergne layup made. Assisted by Will Barton. 1:44
(71-84) 		 
  1:44 J.R. Smith personal foul.
Joffrey Lauvergne free throw made (1 of 1). 1:44
(72-84) 		 
  1:31
(72-87) 		Iman Shumpert 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving.
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. 1:14  
  1:13 J.R. Smith defensive rebound.
  1:04 Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed.
Denver defensive rebound. 1:04  
Will Barton 3 point shot missed. 0:49  
  0:49 Kyrie Irving defensive rebound.
  0:25 Iman Shumpert 3 point shot missed.
  0:25 Cleveland offensive rebound.
  0:25 Cleveland turnover.
Joffrey Lauvergne 2 point shot missed. 0:01  
  0:01 Tristan Thompson defensive rebound.
  0:00 Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot missed.
  0:00 Cleveland offensive rebound.
4
Denver   Cleveland
  11:35
(72-89) 		Richard Jefferson 2 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Will Barton turnover. 11:13  
  11:07
(72-91) 		LeBron James dunk made. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Denver Timeout : full 11:07  
Joffrey Lauvergne 2 point shot made. 10:48
(74-91) 		 
  10:24 LeBron James 2 point shot missed.
Denver defensive rebound. 10:24  
Will Barton 2 point shot missed. 10:13  
  10:12 LeBron James defensive rebound.
Axel Toupane personal foul. 10:09  
  10:09 LeBron James free throw missed (1 of 2).
  10:09
(74-92) 		LeBron James free throw made (2 of 2).
Will Barton turnover. 9:59  
  9:47
(74-94) 		LeBron James layup made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
D.J. Augustin turnover. Tristan Thompson steals. 9:34  
  9:26
(74-97) 		Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Denver Timeout : full 9:26  
D.J. Augustin layup made. Assisted by Jusuf Nurkic. 9:07
(76-97) 		 
  8:45 Richard Jefferson 3 point shot missed.
  8:45 LeBron James offensive rebound.
Darrell Arthur personal foul. 8:40  
  8:28
(76-99) 		LeBron James layup made.
Jusuf Nurkic turnover. Iman Shumpert steals. 8:10  
  8:00 Richard Jefferson 3 point shot missed.
Darrell Arthur defensive rebound. 7:58  
Will Barton 3 point shot made. Assisted by D.J. Augustin. 7:49
(79-99) 		 
  7:33
(79-101) 		Tristan Thompson dunk made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
Gary Harris 2 point shot made. Assisted by Darrell Arthur. 7:16
(81-101) 		 
  6:55 Richard Jefferson 3 point shot missed.
Gary Harris defensive rebound. 6:53  
Darrell Arthur turnover. Tristan Thompson steals. 6:44  
  6:36
(81-103) 		Richard Jefferson 2 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
D.J. Augustin 2 point shot missed. 6:11  
  6:10 Iman Shumpert defensive rebound.
  6:02
(81-105) 		Richard Jefferson layup made. Assisted by LeBron James.
  6:01 LeBron James personal foul.
  5:52 Tristan Thompson personal foul.
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. 5:44  
  5:44 J.R. Smith defensive rebound.
  5:34
(81-107) 		Tristan Thompson dunk made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert.
Gary Harris layup missed. 5:23  
  5:21 Tristan Thompson defensive rebound.
  5:18
(81-109) 		Tristan Thompson dunk made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
Denver Timeout : full 5:18  
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. 4:53  
  4:52 Iman Shumpert defensive rebound.
  4:32
(81-112) 		James Jones 3 point shot made. Assisted by Sasha Kaun.
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 point shot missed. 4:22  
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound. 4:21  
Nikola Jokic layup made. 4:18
(83-112) 		 
  4:03
(83-114) 		Sasha Kaun layup made. Assisted by Jordan McRae.
Gary Harris 3 point shot missed. 3:50  
  3:50 Iman Shumpert defensive rebound.
  3:43 Richard Jefferson 3 point shot missed.
Emmanuel Mudiay defensive rebound. 3:42  
Gary Harris 3 point shot missed. 3:23  
  3:23 Richard Jefferson defensive rebound.
  3:13 Iman Shumpert 2 point shot missed.
Gary Harris defensive rebound. 3:13  
  3:11 Iman Shumpert personal foul.
Gary Harris free throw made (1 of 2). 3:11
(84-114) 		 
Gary Harris free throw made (2 of 2). 3:11
(85-114) 		 
  2:53 Iman Shumpert turnover. Gary Harris steals.
Emmanuel Mudiay layup missed. 2:47  
  2:45 Iman Shumpert defensive rebound.
  2:36
(85-116) 		Sasha Kaun dunk made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert.
Emmanuel Mudiay 3 point shot missed. 2:18  
  2:18 Iman Shumpert defensive rebound.
  2:08
(85-119) 		Jordan McRae 3 point shot made.
Mike Miller 3 point shot made. Assisted by Emmanuel Mudiay. 1:52
(88-119) 		 
  1:31 Richard Jefferson 2 point shot missed.
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound. 1:30  
Nikola Jokic 2 point shot missed. 1:15  
  1:15 Sasha Kaun defensive rebound.
  1:09 Jordan McRae turnover. Emmanuel Mudiay steals.
Mike Miller 3 point shot missed. 1:00  
  0:59 Sasha Kaun defensive rebound.
  0:47
(88-122) 		James Jones 3 point shot made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert.
Mike Miller turnover. Sasha Kaun steals. 0:36  
  0:32
(88-124) 		Iman Shumpert dunk made. Assisted by Jordan McRae.
Emmanuel Mudiay 3 point shot made. 0:23
(91-124)