Denver Nuggets @ Cleveland Cavaliers
23-11, 13-6 Away
108
23-11, 13-6 Away
20-16, 13-8 Home
113
20-16, 13-8 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 24 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +9 | |
| 36 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 39 | 34 | 12-28 | 6-12 | 4-5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |
| 18 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 40 | 21 | 9-22 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -4 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 24 | 13 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -12 | |
| 28 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -15 | |
| 24 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
108 | 40-94 | 17-47 | 11-13 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 15 | |||
43% | 36% | 85% | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 30 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +12 | |
| 32 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -9 | |
| 35 | 33 | 14-24 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +10 | |
| 32 | 18 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| 24 | 8 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -8 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 26 | 16 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +1 | |
| 19 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +6 | |
| 15 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +11 | |
| 23 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
113 | 43-86 | 16-39 | 11-19 | 55 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 18 | |||
50% | 41% | 58% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
DEN @ CLE Videos
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Regular Season Series
CLE leads 1-0
Game Information
Rocket Arena
12:30 AM, 3 January 2026
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432
- Referees:
- Tyler Ford
- J.B. DeRosa
- Matt Kallio
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 29 | 5 | .853 | - | W3 |
| Denver | 23 | 11 | .676 | 6 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 21 | 13 | .618 | 8 | L1 |
| Portland | 15 | 20 | .429 | 14.5 | W1 |
| Utah | 12 | 21 | .364 | 16.5 | L2 |
2025-26 Central Standings
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