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Jokic, Murray help Nuggets top Mitchell-less Cavs 121-108
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray scored 18 points in his first back-to-back games since knee surgery, and the Denver Nuggets took advantage of Donovan Mitchell's absence to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108 on Friday night.
Jokic hit 10 of 17 shots, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range in his NBA-leading 10th triple-double of the season.
''He sees things before they happen,'' said Bruce Brown, who added 13 points.
Added Cleveland's Kevin Love: ''Jokic looks like he's on the way to potentially a third (straight) MVP.''
Michael Porter Jr. scored 16 points for Denver, which shot 51.5% from the floor and hit 17 of 33 3-pointers in its 12th win in 15 games.
Caris LeVert scored 22 points and Darius Garland returned from a three-game absence to score 21 points for the Cavaliers, who had their three-game win streak snapped.
Mitchell sat out to rest four days after scoring 71 points in an overtime win over Chicago. Garland, who had a right thumb sprain, hit 8 of 20 shots while adding eight assists despite getting chopped on his thumb again.
But the Cavs were undone by Denver's hot shooting and their own 18-for-32 performance from the foul line in the opener of a five-game trip.
''I don't think we gave them our best shot,'' Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. ''You don't miss that many free throws if you're locked in. ... I don't think we had the right approach to beat a team like that.''
The Nuggets overcame a second delay for a crooked rim at Ball Arena this week. The stoppage occurred with 11:22 left when Cavs players noticed the same rim that caused a 35-minute delay Sunday against Boston on Sunday was off again.
''Not again,'' Jokic said when asked what he was thinking.
A crew returned with the same two orange ladders from Sunday and leveled the rim in just shy of 10 minutes.
''At least they fixed it fast this time,'' Brown said.
Murray missed all of last season with a torn left ACL, and Nuggets coach Michael Malone called Murray playing on consecutive days ''uncharted territory.'' Murray only played 21 minutes Thursday as the starters rested much of the second half in a home rout of the Los Angeles Clippers.
''I'm just so proud of him,'' Malone said. ''It's got to be close to 600 days since he's played a back-to-back. This is a big, big step.''
Murray was key in a 13-4 run to start the third quarter that put Denver ahead to stay. After Jokic hit 3-pointers on the first two possessions, Murray had an acrobatic, one-handed rebound and put-back and his own 3.
MITCHELL SITS
Mitchell acknowledged ''I didn't have my legs'' after shooting 6 of 20 from the field Wednesday. He played 50 minutes and took 34 shots in his 71-point game two days earlier.
''We've put a heavy toll on him. With Darius being out, he's had to have the ball in his hands. His usage has been crazy. His minutes have been crazy,'' Bickerstaff said on the reason to rest him. ''Our goals is always to do what's best for our guys and running him into the ground is not what's best for him.''
TIP-INS
Cavaliers: Bickerstaff said F Dean Wade, out since Dec. 2 with a left shoulder sprain, is close to returning. ... G Ricky Rubio, recovering from a torn left ACL, has progressed to 5-on-5 play. ... The Cavs had a season-high 11 offensive rebounds in the first half.
Nuggets: They've won 10 straight home games and are 16-3 at Ball Arena.
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: At Phoenix on Sunday night.
Nuggets: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Nikola Jokic (Isaac Okoro gains possession) | ||
| 11:33 |  | Darius Garland misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 0-2 |
| 10:58 | | Evan Mobley misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:33 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving layup (Darius Garland assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:09 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:09 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 9:49 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Evan Mobley blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:38 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Isaac Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Jump ball. Isaac Okoro (Jamal Murray gains possession) | ||
| 9:27 | | Isaac Okoro turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point bank jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 2-7 |
| 9:02 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:02 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 3-7 |
| 9:02 | | Caris LeVert misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 9:02 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Caris LeVert misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 9:00 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point running layup | 5-7 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-9 |
| 8:21 | | Evan Mobley defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point cutting dunk (Evan Mobley assists) | 7-9 |
| 7:45 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 9-9 |
| 7:24 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 7:22 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 7:23 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-11 |
| 7:07 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Jarrett Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Isaac Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 12-11 |
| 6:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround hook shot (Darius Garland assists) | 14-11 |
| 6:19 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:12 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 14-14 |
| 5:44 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point layup | ||
| 5:42 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point hook shot | 16-14 |
| 5:32 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:14 | | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 5:03 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup | 16-16 |
| 4:44 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 16-18 |
| 4:07 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point running pullup jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 16-21 |
| 3:58 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:37 | | +3 | Raul Neto makes three point stepback jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 19-21 |
| 3:10 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Lamar Stevens misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point tip layup | 21-21 |
| 2:39 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:37 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-23 |
| 2:30 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:30 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-24 |
| 2:26 | | Vlatko Cancar personal foul (Raul Neto draws the foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | Raul Neto misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Vlatko Cancar makes two point reverse layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 21-26 |
| 1:50 | | Kevin Love misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Love steals) | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point driving floating jump shot (Raul Neto assists) | 23-26 |
| 1:12 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Vlatko Cancar offensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Lamar Stevens blocks Bones Hyland's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup | ||
| 1:01 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 0:51 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Raul Neto assists) | 26-26 |
| 0:29 | | Bones Hyland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-26 |
| 0:11 | | Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 0:11 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:09 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:39 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Evan Mobley personal foul (Loose ball) (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 11:16 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive foul (Raul Neto draws the foul) | ||
| 11:16 | | Zeke Nnaji turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:02 | | Kevin Love misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 11:01 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point putback layup | 30-26 |
| 10:51 | | Cedi Osman shooting foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-27 |
| 10:51 | | Bones Hyland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:48 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround jump shot | 30-29 |
| 10:18 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround hook shot (Raul Neto assists) | 32-29 |
| 10:15 | | Bones Hyland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:03 | | +2 | Cedi Osman makes two point cutting layup (Evan Mobley assists) | 34-29 |
| 10:04 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:48 | | +3 | Vlatko Cancar makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 34-32 |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Lamar Stevens assists) | 36-32 |
| 9:02 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 36-35 |
| 8:43 | | Evan Mobley turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 8:36 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 36-38 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Cedi Osman makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Love assists) | 38-38 |
| 7:53 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:51 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point running dunk (Cedi Osman assists) | 40-38 |
| 7:38 | | Cavaliers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 7:38 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 40-39 |
| 7:31 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 40-42 |
| 7:19 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:19 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-42 |
| 7:19 | | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:16 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:55 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 43-42 |
| 6:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point running dunk (Kevin Love assists) | 45-42 |
| 6:14 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 45-45 |
| 5:56 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 48-45 |
| 5:47 | | Cedi Osman shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:47 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:44 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:28 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-45 |
| 5:29 | | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:27 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 49-47 |
| 4:45 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 51-47 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 51-49 |
| 3:59 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-49 |
| 3:54 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:52 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Evan Mobley personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-50 |
| 3:39 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-51 |
| 3:30 | | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 3:30 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 53-51 |
| 3:23 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 3:10 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-52 |
| 3:10 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-53 |
| 2:52 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 2:42 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:21 | | Jamal Murray blocks Darius Garland's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Darius Garland offensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 2:13 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Cedi Osman steals) | ||
| 2:08 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 56-53 |
| 1:52 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving dunk | 56-55 |
| 1:30 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:28 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-58 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point floating jump shot | 58-58 |
| 0:47 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 58-60 |
| 0:30 | | Caris LeVert misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-61 |
| 0:08 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-62 |
| 0:03 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Cedi Osman draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Darius Garland misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 58-65 |
| 11:25 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 61-65 |
| 11:13 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot | 61-68 |
| 10:49 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Isaac Okoro draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | Isaac Okoro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:40 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +1 | Isaac Okoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-68 |
| 10:19 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Darius Garland misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point tip layup | 62-70 |
| 10:00 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:43 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 62-72 |
| 9:13 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 8:51 | | Darius Garland misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Isaac Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:40 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:38 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 62-75 |
| 8:08 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 64-75 |
| 7:44 | | Evan Mobley blocks Jamal Murray's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 66-75 |
| 7:24 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:24 | | Cavaliers delay of game violation | ||
| 7:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Jamal Murray blocks Caris LeVert's two point running layup | ||
| 7:03 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 6:38 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point pullup jump shot (Cedi Osman assists) | 68-75 |
| 5:49 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 68-77 |
| 5:03 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup | 70-77 |
| 5:03 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:50 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 70-79 |
| 4:31 | | Kevin Love offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 4:31 | | Kevin Love turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 70-82 |
| 3:55 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 73-82 |
| 3:43 | | Kevin Love kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:36 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point stepback jump shot | 73-85 |
| 3:16 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-85 |
| 3:16 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-85 |
| 2:57 | | Bruce Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 75-87 |
| 2:36 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | Cedi Osman misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Bones Hyland turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 1:59 | | +2 | Cedi Osman makes two point running dunk (Caris LeVert assists) | 77-87 |
| 1:34 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:34 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-88 |
| 1:34 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:32 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-88 |
| 1:22 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-88 |
| 1:05 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 79-91 |
| 0:45 | | DeAndre Jordan blocks Evan Mobley's two point layup | ||
| 0:44 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 0:44 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:44 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:42 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point pullup jump shot | 79-94 |
| 0:19 | | Caris LeVert misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:18 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Bruce Brown turnover (lost ball) (Cedi Osman steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | +3 | Raul Neto makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 82-94 |
| 0:00 | | Bruce Brown misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Lamar Stevens misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 82-96 |
| 11:22 | | Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 11:22 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:22 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:20 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Bones Hyland misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | Raul Neto misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Lamar Stevens offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | DeAndre Jordan flagrant 1 (Lamar Stevens draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Lamar Stevens makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 83-96 |
| 10:41 | | +1 | Lamar Stevens makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 84-96 |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point alley-oop dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 86-96 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point driving finger roll layup | 86-98 |
| 9:58 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 88-98 |
| 9:32 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:16 | | Vlatko Cancar personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 9:16 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:01 | | DeAndre Jordan blocks Lamar Stevens's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:59 | | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point running finger roll layup | 88-100 |
| 8:48 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup (Raul Neto assists) | 90-100 |
| 8:48 | | Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 91-100 |
| 8:30 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bones Hyland assists) | 91-102 |
| 8:17 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Vlatko Cancar steals) | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point driving finger roll layup (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 91-104 |
| 7:50 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | Jamal Murray technical foul | ||
| 7:50 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 92-104 |
| 7:50 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-104 |
| 7:50 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-104 |
| 7:38 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | Bones Hyland technical foul | ||
| 7:38 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 95-104 |
| 7:38 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (Away from play) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 95-105 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 95-107 |
| 7:20 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point floating jump shot | 97-107 |
| 6:43 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 97-109 |
| 6:10 | | Darius Garland misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Caris LeVert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Caris LeVert turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 5:59 | | Raul Neto shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-110 |
| 5:59 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-111 |
| 5:40 | | Evan Mobley misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Caris LeVert misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Darius Garland misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 4:52 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 97-113 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup | 99-113 |
| 3:49 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 99-116 |
| 3:34 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point stepback jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 102-116 |
| 3:06 | | Evan Mobley blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving dunk | ||
| 3:03 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 102-117 |
| 2:53 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:52 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 102-118 |
| 2:53 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:52 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:52 | | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:52 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-118 |
| 2:35 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point bank hook shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot | 106-118 |
| 2:02 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 106-121 |
| 1:37 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Raul Neto defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | |