Cleveland Cavaliers @ Denver Nuggets
Shot Chart
- Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses jumper
- Joey Graham makes 9-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes 7-foot two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot running jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Nene Hilario misses hook shot
- Joey Graham misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West blocks Joey Graham's layup
- Chris Andersen makes 18-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses jumper
- J.R. Smith makes running jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes 4-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen misses 18-foot jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal blocks Kenyon Martin's 9-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
- Anthony Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 15-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 9-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Anderson Varejao blocks Kenyon Martin's 7-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Chris Andersen's 5-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot jumper
- Delonte West blocks Chauncey Billups's 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 20-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 23-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Joey Graham misses 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 12-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Arron Afflalo makes 7-foot running jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot running jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 13-foot two point shot
- Joey Graham misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen misses 8-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao blocks Kenyon Martin's driving layup
- Chris Andersen makes driving dunk
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes 8-foot two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
- Anthony Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Nene Hilario makes dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
- Chris Andersen misses 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses driving layup
- Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 14-foot two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Shaquille O'Neal makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- J.J. Hickson misses 10-foot two point shot
- Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Mo Williams assists)
- Anthony Parker makes 11-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Parker assists)
- Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
- J.J. Hickson misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal makes 6-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Anthony Parker assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
- Anthony Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point running jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 15-foot jumper
- Jawad Williams makes layup (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
- Jawad Williams makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
- Mo Williams misses jumper
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- Delonte West misses 19-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Kenyon Martin blocks Delonte West's driving layup
- Mo Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- J.J. Hickson misses 20-foot jumper
- J.J. Hickson misses 9-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson makes layup
- Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
- Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes layup (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- Anthony Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 19-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Arron Afflalo blocks LeBron James's layup
- LeBron James misses 20-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 11-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- LeBron James misses 13-foot running jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses two point shot
- Mo Williams misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 11-foot running jumper
- Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 24-foot three pointer
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Parker assists)
CAVALIERS
NUGGETS
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Nene Hilario (J.J. Hickson gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Shaquille O'Neal makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:18 | Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:18 | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:02 | J.J. Hickson misses 10-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:02 | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:47 | Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:45 | J.J. Hickson defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:37 | Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Mo Williams assists) | 4 | 0 | |
| 10:21 | Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:15 | Mo Williams bad pass (Joey Graham steals) | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:06 | Shaquille O'Neal illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:06 | Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw | 4 | 3 | |
| 10:00 | Chauncey Billups makes two point shot | 4 | 5 | |
| 9:33 | Anthony Parker makes 11-foot two point shot | 6 | 5 | |
| 9:18 | Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper | 6 | 5 | |
| 9:18 | J.J. Hickson defensive rebound | 6 | 5 | |
| 9:00 | J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Anthony Parker assists) | 8 | 5 | |
| 8:55 | Shaquille O'Neal personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 8 | 5 | |
| 8:44 | Kenyon Martin misses jumper | 8 | 5 | |
| 8:42 | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 8 | 5 | |
| 8:26 | LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper | 8 | 5 | |
| 8:26 | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 8 | 5 | |
| 8:17 | Joey Graham makes 9-foot two point shot | 8 | 7 | |
| 7:52 | Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Parker assists) | 11 | 7 | |
| 7:48 | J.J. Hickson personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 11 | 7 | |
| 7:35 | Nene Hilario makes 7-foot two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists) | 11 | 9 | |
| 7:24 | Shaquille O'Neal misses layup | 11 | 9 | |
| 7:24 | Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound | 11 | 9 | |
| 7:24 | Chauncey Billups shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 11 | 9 | |
| 7:24 | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 9 | |
| 7:24 | Cleveland offensive rebound | 11 | 9 | |
| 7:24 | Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:03 | Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot running jumper (Nene Hilario assists) | 12 | 11 | |
| 6:54 | J.J. Hickson misses 20-foot jumper | 12 | 11 | |
| 6:52 | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 12 | 11 | |
| 6:41 | Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper | 12 | 14 | |
| 6:31 | LeBron James turnover | 12 | 14 | |
| 6:07 | Kenyon Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists) | 12 | 17 | |
| 5:47 | LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 17 | |
| 5:46 | J.J. Hickson offensive rebound | 12 | 17 | |
| 5:37 | Shaquille O'Neal makes 6-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists) | 14 | 17 | |
| 5:22 | Chauncey Billups makes driving layup | 14 | 19 | |
| 5:05 | Chauncey Billups personal foul (Anthony Parker draws the foul) | 14 | 19 | |
| 5:05 | Denver full timeout | 14 | 19 | |
| 5:05 | Anderson Varejao enters the game for J.J. Hickson | 14 | 19 | |
| 5:05 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal | 14 | 19 | |
| 5:01 | LeBron James makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 16 | 19 | |
| 5:01 | Joey Graham shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 16 | 19 | |
| 5:01 | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 19 | |
| 4:52 | Chauncey Billups bad pass (Anthony Parker steals) | 17 | 19 | |
| 4:47 | LeBron James makes layup (Anthony Parker assists) | 19 | 19 | |
| 4:35 | Mo Williams personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 19 | 19 | |
| 4:24 | Nene Hilario misses hook shot | 19 | 19 | |
| 4:22 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 19 | 19 | |
| 4:13 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper | 19 | 19 | |
| 4:11 | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 19 | 19 | |
| 4:09 | Mo Williams personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 19 | 19 | |
| 4:09 | Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario | 19 | 19 | |
| 4:09 | J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo | 19 | 19 | |
| 4:09 | Delonte West enters the game for Mo Williams | 19 | 19 | |
| 3:56 | Joey Graham misses 8-foot two point shot | 19 | 19 | |
| 3:55 | Kenyon Martin offensive rebound | 19 | 21 | |
| 3:54 | Kenyon Martin makes two point shot | 19 | 21 | |
| 3:36 | Anthony Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 22 | 21 | |
| 3:24 | J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists) | 22 | 23 | |
| 2:57 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 23-foot three point jumper | 22 | 23 | |
| 2:56 | Chauncey Billups defensive rebound | 22 | 23 | |
| 2:53 | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Joey Graham draws the foul) | 22 | 23 | |
| 2:53 | Cleveland full timeout | 22 | 23 | |
| 2:53 | Anthony Carter enters the game for Chauncey Billups | 22 | 23 | |
| 2:53 | Joey Graham misses free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 23 | |
| 2:53 | Denver offensive rebound | 22 | 23 | |
| 2:53 | Joey Graham makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 24 | |
| 2:43 | LeBron James traveling | 22 | 24 | |
| 2:30 | Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot two point shot | 22 | 26 | |
| 2:08 | LeBron James misses driving layup | 22 | 26 | |
| 2:06 | Joey Graham defensive rebound | 22 | 26 | |
| 2:03 | J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper | 24 | 28 | |
| 2:02 | Joey Graham offensive rebound | 24 | 30 | |
| 2:00 | Delonte West blocks Joey Graham's layup | 22 | 26 | |
| 1:54 | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | 22 | 26 | |
| 1:50 | Anthony Carter shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 22 | 26 | |
| 1:50 | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Anthony Parker | 22 | 26 | |
| 1:50 | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 26 | |
| 1:50 | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 26 | |
| 1:35 | Chris Andersen makes 18-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists) | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:22 | Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:21 | Cleveland defensive rebound | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:06 | Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot jumper | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:05 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 24 | 28 | |
| 57.1 | Chris Andersen shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 24 | 28 | |
| 57.1 | Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2 | 24 | 28 | |
| 57.1 | Cleveland offensive rebound | 24 | 28 | |
| 57.1 | Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 28 | |
| 54.9 | Chris Andersen defensive rebound | 24 | 28 | |
| 40.4 | Kenyon Martin misses jumper | 24 | 28 | |
| 39.6 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 24 | 28 | |
| 32.9 | LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper | 24 | 28 | |
| 30.8 | Anderson Varejao offensive rebound | 24 | 28 | |
| 25.9 | LeBron James bad pass (Kenyon Martin steals) | 24 | 28 | |
| 4.9 | J.R. Smith makes running jumper | 24 | 30 | |
| 0.2 | LeBron James misses 24-foot three point running jumper | 24 | 30 | |
| 0.0 | Cleveland offensive rebound | 24 | 30 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 30 | |
Regular Season Series
DEN leads 1-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
3:30 AM, 9 January 2010
Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,996
- Referees:
- Mark Wunderlich
- Michael Smith
- Bennie Adams
2025-26 Central Standings
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 27 | 5 | .844 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 22 | 9 | .710 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 12 | .625 | 7 | L2 |
| Portland | 13 | 19 | .406 | 14 | W1 |
| Utah | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14.5 | W2 |

