Denver Nuggets @ Cleveland Cavaliers
12-11, 4-8 Away
85
12-11, 4-8 Away
12-9, 8-3 Home
94
12-9, 8-3 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk (Andre Miller assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Drew Gooden makes 17-foot two point shot
- Andre Miller makes running jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 10-foot hook shot
- Kenyon Martin misses jumper
- Drew Gooden misses 6-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
- Greg Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Greg Buckner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
- Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 11-foot two point shot
- Greg Buckner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Greg Buckner makes layup
- Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Andre Miller misses 15-foot jumper
- Damon Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
- Drew Gooden blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- LeBron James makes slam dunk (Eric Snow assists)
- Donyell Marshall blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes technical free throw
- Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Francisco Elson misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- Eduardo Najera misses 17-foot jumper
- Alan Henderson makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Earl Watson misses 16-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 65-foot three point jumper
- Earl Watson misses 5-foot running jumper
- Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- DerMarr Johnson misses layup
- Eduardo Najera misses layup
- Eduardo Najera makes tip shot
- Eduardo Najera makes driving layup
- Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Voshon Lenard misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Greg Buckner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
- Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 5-foot jumper
- Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andre Miller makes 15-foot jumper
- Andre Miller makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 1
- Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
- Drew Gooden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Greg Buckner misses 20-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses layup
- Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (Earl Watson assists)
- Larry Hughes makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Andre Miller makes 16-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses two point shot
- Donyell Marshall misses tip shot
- Andre Miller misses 17-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes layup (Donyell Marshall assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kenyon Martin makes 1-foot two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
- Andre Miller misses two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andre Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Andre Miller blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
- Francisco Elson blocks Larry Hughes's layup
- Francisco Elson misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Larry Hughes assists)
- Francisco Elson misses two point shot
- Damon Jones misses technical free throw
- Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2
- Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Larry Hughes makes driving layup
- DerMarr Johnson misses 31-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 10-foot two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 2-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Larry Hughes makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes 1-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden misses 17-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Andre Miller misses 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- Larry Hughes makes driving layup
- Francisco Elson makes two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (Larry Hughes assists)
- Francisco Elson misses 21-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Greg Buckner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2
- Donyell Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
- Greg Buckner makes 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
- Earl Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Andre Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
- Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
- Damon Jones misses technical free throw
- Carmelo Anthony misses running jumper
- Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Earl Watson makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Earl Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Earl Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
- LeBron James makes slam dunk
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses 16-foot jumper
- Eric Snow misses 14-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Earl Watson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
- Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
- Earl Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Drew Gooden misses 14-foot two point shot
- Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Eduardo Najera misses 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Damon Jones makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Andre Miller misses 16-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 15-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Andre Miller misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
- Donyell Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
- Eduardo Najera makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eduardo Najera makes free throw 2 of 2
- Drew Gooden makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Eduardo Najera makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eduardo Najera makes free throw 2 of 2
- Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2
- Drew Gooden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses tip shot
- Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2
- Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andre Miller misses driving layup
- Eduardo Najera misses tip shot
- Donyell Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Greg Buckner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
- Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Greg Buckner misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes dunk (Julius Hodge assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Francisco Elson vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Greg Buckner gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Larry Hughes defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | Francisco Elson personal foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:08 | | LeBron James makes layup (Drew Gooden assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:51 | | Kenyon Martin makes jumper (Andre Miller assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:29 | | Andre Miller defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:25 | | Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk (Andre Miller assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:08 | | Drew Gooden bad pass (Francisco Elson steals) | 4 | 2 |
| 9:59 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists) | 6 | 2 |
| 9:30 | | Drew Gooden makes 17-foot two point shot | 6 | 4 |
| 9:14 | | Andre Miller makes running jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 8:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 10-foot hook shot | 8 | 6 |
| 8:23 | | Kenyon Martin misses jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 8:23 | | Denver defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 8:00 | | Drew Gooden misses 6-foot jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 7:56 | | Andre Miller defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 7:48 | | Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists) | 10 | 6 |
| 7:33 | | Drew Gooden lost ball (Carmelo Anthony steals) | 10 | 6 |
| 7:22 | | Larry Hughes shooting foul (Greg Buckner draws the foul) | 10 | 6 |
| 7:22 | | Greg Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 6 |
| 7:22 | | Greg Buckner makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 7:05 | | Andre Miller shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul) | 12 | 6 |
| 7:05 | | Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 7:05 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 12 | 6 |
| 7:05 | | Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 7 |
| 6:54 | | Carmelo Anthony turnover | 12 | 7 |
| 6:33 | | LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper | 12 | 7 |
| 6:31 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 12 | 7 |
| 6:24 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper | 12 | 7 |
| 6:22 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 12 | 7 |
| 6:13 | | Larry Hughes misses 11-foot two point shot | 12 | 7 |
| 6:11 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 12 | 7 |
| 6:03 | | Greg Buckner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists) | 15 | 7 |
| 5:48 | | Eric Snow bad pass (Greg Buckner steals) | 15 | 7 |
| 5:43 | | Greg Buckner makes layup | 17 | 7 |
| 5:39 | | Cleveland full timeout | 17 | 7 |
| 5:39 | | Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 17 | 7 |
| 5:39 | | Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow | 17 | 7 |
| 5:26 | | Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 7 |
| 5:24 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 17 | 7 |
| 5:18 | | Larry Hughes personal foul (Andre Miller draws the foul) | 17 | 7 |
| 5:18 | | Eric Snow enters the game for Larry Hughes | 17 | 7 |
| 5:01 | | Andre Miller misses 15-foot jumper | 17 | 7 |
| 5:01 | | Denver offensive rebound | 17 | 7 |
| 5:01 | | shot clock violation | 17 | 7 |
| 4:48 | | Damon Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists) | 17 | 10 |
| 4:31 | | Donyell Marshall illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 17 | 10 |
| 4:31 | | Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw | 17 | 10 |
| 4:31 | | Denver offensive rebound | 17 | 10 |
| 4:31 | | Eduardo Najera enters the game for Kenyon Martin | 17 | 10 |
| 4:22 | | Drew Gooden blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup | 17 | 10 |
| 4:20 | | Donyell Marshall defensive rebound | 17 | 10 |
| 4:16 | | LeBron James makes slam dunk (Eric Snow assists) | 17 | 12 |
| 4:01 | | Donyell Marshall blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup | 17 | 12 |
| 4:00 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 17 | 12 |
| 3:48 | | LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot | 17 | 14 |
| 3:30 | | Andre Miller lost ball (Damon Jones steals) | 17 | 14 |
| 3:30 | | Greg Buckner personal foul (Damon Jones draws the foul) | 17 | 14 |
| 3:30 | | DerMarr Johnson enters the game for Greg Buckner | 17 | 14 |
| 3:11 | | LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot | 17 | 16 |
| 3:11 | | DerMarr Johnson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 17 | 16 |
| 3:11 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 17 |
| 2:59 | | Donyell Marshall shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 17 | 17 |
| 2:59 | | Denver full timeout | 17 | 17 |
| 2:59 | | Earl Watson enters the game for Andre Miller | 17 | 17 |
| 2:59 | | Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 17 |
| 2:59 | | Denver offensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 2:59 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 17 |
| 2:39 | | Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper | 18 | 17 |
| 2:36 | | Earl Watson defensive rebound | 18 | 17 |
| 2:25 | | Drew Gooden illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 18 | 17 |
| 2:25 | | Carmelo Anthony makes technical free throw | 19 | 17 |
| 2:25 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden | 19 | 17 |
| 2:25 | | Alan Henderson enters the game for Eric Snow | 19 | 17 |
| 2:11 | | Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 19 | 17 |
| 2:09 | | Francisco Elson offensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 2:06 | | Francisco Elson misses layup | 19 | 17 |
| 2:04 | | Donyell Marshall defensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 1:59 | | Damon Jones traveling | 19 | 17 |
| 1:43 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup | 19 | 17 |
| 1:40 | | Denver offensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 1:39 | | Eduardo Najera misses 17-foot jumper | 19 | 17 |
| 1:37 | | Damon Jones defensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 1:23 | | Alan Henderson makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 19 | 19 |
| 1:13 | | Carmelo Anthony traveling | 19 | 19 |
| 53.9 | | LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot | 19 | 19 |
| 52.7 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot | 19 | 19 |
| 52.7 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 19 | 19 |
| 50.7 | | Francisco Elson defensive rebound | 19 | 19 |
| 47.9 | | Earl Watson bad pass (Donyell Marshall steals) | 19 | 19 |
| 37.2 | | Francisco Elson personal foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 19 | 19 |
| 37.2 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 20 |
| 37.2 | | Voshon Lenard enters the game for Francisco Elson | 19 | 20 |
| 37.2 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 20 |
| 37.2 | | Eric Snow enters the game for Alan Henderson | 19 | 20 |
| 37.2 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 21 |
| 26.8 | | Earl Watson misses 16-foot two point shot | 19 | 21 |
| 23.9 | | Donyell Marshall defensive rebound | 19 | 21 |
| 0.9 | | LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper | 19 | 24 |
| 0.0 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 65-foot three point jumper | 19 | 24 |
| 0.0 | | Denver offensive rebound | 19 | 24 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 19 | 24 | |
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