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Donovan Mitchell scores 33 points, Cavaliers outlast short-handed Nuggets 113-108

— Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and Darius Garland had 18 points and eight assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 113-108 on Friday night.
Jan 3, 2026, 03:16 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--DEN
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--CLE

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 10-foot fade away jump shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen makes driving dunk (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes two point shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Evan Mobley makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Darius Garland makes two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamal Murray makes 23-foot running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes tip shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes alley oop layup (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Evan Mobley makes running dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists)
  • Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zeke Nnaji makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses tip in dunk
  • Jamal Murray makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes reverse layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Julian Strawther misses two point shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Bruce Brown misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • Peyton Watson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lonzo Ball makes 23-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses two point shot
  • Bruce Brown misses two point shot
  • Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
  • Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes 8-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses 7-foot floating jump shot
  • DaRon Holmes II misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three pointer
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 6-foot jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Spencer Jones makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Lonzo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (DaRon Holmes II assists)
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Spencer Jones makes 1-foot dunk (DaRon Holmes II assists)
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jalen Pickett misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes running layup (Darius Garland assists)
  • Spencer Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Spencer Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Evan Mobley makes 6-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes driving layup
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Jalen Pickett makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Pickett makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 2-foot running dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 11-foot two point shot
  • DaRon Holmes II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson misses 4-foot hook shot
  • Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
  • Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (DaRon Holmes II assists)
  • Jalen Pickett makes running layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Peyton Watson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson misses 24-foot running jump shot
  • Evan Mobley misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • DaRon Holmes II misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses driving layup
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 5-foot running jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 17-foot fade away jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point shot
  • Darius Garland misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • DaRon Holmes II misses layup
  • Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)
  • De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Peyton Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 8-foot running jump shot (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes alley oop layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Zeke Nnaji makes dunk (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 32-foot three point jumper
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes two point shot
  • Zeke Nnaji misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot running dunk
  • Bruce Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen misses running layup
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zeke Nnaji makes dunk
  • Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 1-foot tip shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses driving layup
  • Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jaylon Tyson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • DaRon Holmes II misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three pointer (Spencer Jones assists)
  • Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
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