Darius Garland scores 26 points as the Cavaliers beat the defending champion Nuggets 121-109

— Darius Garland scored 26 points and undrafted rookie Craig Porter Jr. had a career-high 21 points, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 121-109 victory over the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.
Nov 20, 2023, 02:32 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic blocks Jarrett Allen's layup
  • Evan Mobley makes two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
  • Evan Mobley makes 13-foot jumper (Max Strus assists)
  • Reggie Jackson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Darius Garland misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Max Strus misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Evan Mobley blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes 27-foot three pointer (Dean Wade assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Evan Mobley makes 14-foot jumper (Max Strus assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot
  • Max Strus misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Max Strus makes 26-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Darius Garland makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Max Strus misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • Georges Niang misses two point shot
  • Tristan Thompson makes tip shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses tip shot
  • Max Strus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Darius Garland makes driving layup (Max Strus assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup
  • Georges Niang makes 27-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)
  • Christian Braun misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Craig Porter misses driving floating jump shot
  • Evan Mobley misses two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Zeke Nnaji makes dunk
  • Craig Porter makes driving layup
  • Craig Porter makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Craig Porter blocks Jalen Pickett's two point shot
  • Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Christian Braun misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Zeke Nnaji misses tip shot
  • Reggie Jackson makes 15-foot two point shot
  • Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Georges Niang misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Justin Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter assists)
  • Reggie Jackson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Zeke Nnaji makes tip shot
  • Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point shot
  • Christian Braun misses driving floating jump shot
  • Craig Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Craig Porter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Reggie Jackson makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Justin Holiday assists)
  • Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Craig Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Craig Porter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Craig Porter makes 17-foot two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Craig Porter makes 2-foot layup (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Georges Niang misses driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Craig Porter misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Sam Merrill makes 27-foot three point jumper (Georges Niang assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Tristan Thompson misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Sam Merrill misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Christian Braun makes two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon blocks Tristan Thompson 's 1-foot dunk
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Max Strus misses 34-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Darius Garland makes technical free throw
  • Julian Strawther blocks Sam Merrill 's 26-foot three point jumper
  • Julian Strawther makes dunk
  • Georges Niang makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Georges Niang makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Darius Garland makes driving layup
  • Evan Mobley blocks Christian Braun 's 3-foot dunk
  • Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Julian Strawther makes 23-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Evan Mobley makes layup (Darius Garland assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Evan Mobley makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Darius Garland 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Evan Mobley makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Reggie Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zeke Nnaji assists)
  • Georges Niang makes 8-foot two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk
  • Darius Garland misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes 27-foot three pointer (Georges Niang assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot hook shot
  • Jarrett Allen misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes alley oop layup (Darius Garland assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk shot (Max Strus assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Darius Garland makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Max Strus misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Dean Wade assists)
  • Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot
  • Darius Garland blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)
  • Darius Garland makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 33-foot step back jumpshot
  • Georges Niang misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun makes driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Evan Mobley misses 9-foot hook shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Georges Niang misses driving layup
  • Craig Porter makes 2-foot dunk
  • Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon misses tip shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 1-foot tip shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon blocks Jarrett Allen 's 4-foot alley oop dunk shot
  • Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Georges Niang makes 26-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter assists)
  • Julian Strawther misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Jalen Pickett misses 43-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Sam Merrill misses two point shot
  • Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Darius Garland makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
  • Craig Porter makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Christian Braun misses driving floating jump shot
  • Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot
  • Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
  • Craig Porter makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • Craig Porter makes driving layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Darius Garland makes 18-foot driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Max Strus blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 1-foot driving layup
  • Max Strus makes driving layup
  • Julian Strawther misses driving layup
  • Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Pickett makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Pickett makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Craig Porter misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Georges Niang makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Christian Braun makes driving layup
  • Craig Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Craig Porter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Hunter Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tristan Thompson makes layup (Craig Porter assists)
  • Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Emoni Bates misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point shot (Collin Gillespie assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter assists)
  • Zeke Nnaji makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Justin Holiday makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Jalen Pickett makes 27-foot three point jumper (Hunter Tyson assists)
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