Denver Nuggets @ Cleveland Cavaliers

23-11, 13-6 Away

108

23-11, 13-6 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Nuggets DEN	24	35	38	11	108
Cavaliers CLE	28	34	26	25	113

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliersCLE

20-16, 13-8 Home

113

20-16, 13-8 Home

Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot hook shot
Jaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)
Jarrett Allen makes driving dunk (Darius Garland assists)
Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper
Evan Mobley makes two point shot
Evan Mobley makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot
Craig Porter Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)
De'Andre Hunter misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Darius Garland makes two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot
Jaylon Tyson makes tip shot
Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Evan Mobley makes running dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists)
Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses tip in dunk
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes reverse layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
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)
Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
Lonzo Ball makes 23-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)
Craig Porter Jr. misses two point shot
Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Jarrett Allen makes 8-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Darius Garland misses 29-foot three point jumper
De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
De'Andre Hunter makes 6-foot jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Lonzo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)
De'Andre Hunter makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
Jamal Murray blocks Evan Mobley 's 1-foot driving layup
De'Andre Hunter makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Donovan Mitchell makes running layup (Darius Garland assists)
Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot
Evan Mobley makes 6-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
De'Andre Hunter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Jones blocks Evan Mobley 's 5-foot driving layup
Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Donovan Mitchell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
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)
Craig Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Jaylon Tyson misses 5-foot running jump shot
De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darius Garland misses 26-foot running jump shot
Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
Donovan Mitchell makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)
De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot
Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer
Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
Jarrett Allen makes alley oop layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
Donovan Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot
Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper
Donovan Mitchell misses 32-foot three point jumper
Craig Porter Jr. makes two point shot
Craig Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot running dunk
Jarrett Allen misses running layup
Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 1-foot tip shot
Craig Porter Jr. misses driving layup
Spencer Jones blocks Evan Mobley 's 3-foot driving layup
Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
De'Andre Hunter makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
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)
De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)
Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Evan Mobley blocks Spencer Jones 's 5-foot floating jump shot
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Peyton Watson 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
Jamal Murray makes 8-foot two point shot
Peyton Watson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray makes 7-foot two point shot
Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Jamal Murray makes 23-foot running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Craig Porter Jr. blocks Jamal Murray 's 13-foot two point shot
Jamal Murray makes alley oop layup (Bruce Brown assists)
Jamal Murray misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zeke Nnaji makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper
Julian Strawther misses two point shot
Peyton Watson makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
Jarrett Allen blocks Peyton Watson 's 2-foot driving dunk
Bruce Brown misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Bruce Brown misses two point shot
Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Peyton Watson misses 7-foot floating jump shot
Evan Mobley blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 12-foot driving floating jump shot
DaRon Holmes II misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three pointer
Lonzo Ball blocks Jamal Murray 's 4-foot driving layup
Spencer Jones makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Spencer Jones makes 1-foot dunk (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Jalen Pickett misses 22-foot three point jumper
Spencer Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Spencer Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes driving layup
Jalen Pickett makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jalen Pickett makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Peyton Watson makes 2-foot running dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
Jamal Murray misses 11-foot two point shot
DaRon Holmes II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
Peyton Watson misses 4-foot hook shot
Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Jalen Pickett makes running layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Peyton Watson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Peyton Watson misses 24-foot running jump shot
DaRon Holmes II misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses driving layup
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 17-foot fade away jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point shot
Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
DaRon Holmes II misses layup
Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer (Peyton Watson assists)
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer
Peyton Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 8-foot running jump shot (Peyton Watson assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks Peyton Watson 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Zeke Nnaji makes dunk (Bruce Brown assists)
Zeke Nnaji misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bruce Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zeke Nnaji makes dunk
Peyton Watson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball blocks Jamal Murray 's 1-foot running layup
Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Peyton Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Evan Mobley blocks DaRon Holmes II 's 2-foot two point shot
Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 30-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
DaRon Holmes II misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three pointer (Spencer Jones assists)
Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot

NUGGETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DEN	CLE
12:00	DaRon Holmes II vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:39	Nuggets defensive team rebound	0	0
11:24	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)	3	0
11:04	DaRon Holmes II shooting foul	3	0
11:04	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	3	1
11:04	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	3	2
10:48	Evan Mobley blocks Spencer Jones 's 5-foot floating jump shot	3	2
10:44	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	3	2
10:39	DaRon Holmes II shooting foul	3	2
10:39	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	3	2
10:39	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	3	2
10:39	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for DaRon Holmes II	3	2
10:39	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	3	2
10:36	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	3	2
10:22	shot clock turnover	3	2
10:12	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Peyton Watson assists)	6	2
9:59	Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot hook shot	6	2
9:59	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	6	2
9:52	Jaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	6	5
9:36	Peyton Watson misses 30-foot three point jumper	6	5
9:33	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	6	5
9:30	Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover	6	5
9:16	Jamal Murray misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	6	5
9:13	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	6	5
9:06	Jarrett Allen 3 second turnover	6	5
8:56	Peyton Watson misses 28-foot three point jumper	6	5
8:52	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	6	5
8:45	Jarrett Allen makes driving dunk (Darius Garland assists)	6	7
8:29	Jamal Murray makes 8-foot two point shot	8	7
8:22	Zeke Nnaji personal foul	8	7
8:11	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	7
8:09	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	8	7
8:07	Evan Mobley makes two point shot	8	9
7:44	Peyton Watson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	8	9
7:42	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	8	9
7:36	Evan Mobley makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	8	11
7:26	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	11
7:21	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	8	11
7:08	Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot	8	11
7:06	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	8	11
7:03	Jalen Pickett bad pass turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	8	11
6:58	Donovan Mitchell steps out of bounds turnover	8	11
6:58	Cavaliers Full timeout	8	11
6:58	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Evan Mobley	8	11
6:58	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	8	11
6:58	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	8	11
6:43	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	8	11
6:35	Jamal Murray misses 23-foot pullup jump shot	8	11
6:32	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	8	11
6:21	Craig Porter Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)	8	13
6:07	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	13
6:03	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	8	13
5:55	De'Andre Hunter misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	8	13
5:52	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	8	13
5:39	Jamal Murray makes 7-foot two point shot	10	13
5:31	Darius Garland makes two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	10	15
5:17	Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	15
5:14	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	10	15
5:06	Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	15
5:01	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	10	15
4:52	Jamal Murray makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	12	15
4:52	Craig Porter Jr. shooting foul	12	15
4:52	Bruce Brown enters the game for Peyton Watson	12	15
4:52	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 1	12	15
4:49	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	12	15
4:43	Jarrett Allen bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	12	15
4:37	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	15	15
4:20	Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot	15	15
4:16	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	15	15
4:15	Jaylon Tyson makes tip shot	15	17
4:07	Craig Porter Jr. blocks Jamal Murray 's 13-foot two point shot	15	17
4:07	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	15	17
4:07	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	15	17
4:07	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	15	17
4:07	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	15	17
3:50	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	15	20
3:36	Jamal Murray makes alley oop layup (Bruce Brown assists)	17	20
3:19	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	20
3:15	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	17	20
3:02	Jamal Murray misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	17	20
2:58	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	17	20
2:51	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	20
2:47	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	17	20
2:34	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	20
2:32	Nuggets offensive team rebound	17	20
2:32	Nuggets Full timeout	17	20
2:32	Julian Strawther enters the game for Spencer Jones	17	20
2:29	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	17	20
2:29	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2	18	20
2:29	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2	19	20
2:09	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	19	22
1:59	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	19	22
1:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	22
1:43	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	19	22
1:39	Evan Mobley makes running dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists)	19	24
1:39	Julian Strawther shooting foul	19	24
1:39	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 1	19	24
1:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	19	24
1:25	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	24
1:22	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	19	24
1:04	Julian Strawther personal foul	19	24
1:04	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	19	25
1:04	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	19	26
47.6	Zeke Nnaji makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	22	26
32.0	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	26
30.2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	22	26
30.2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses tip in dunk	22	26
30.2	Nuggets defensive team rebound	22	26
9.4	Jamal Murray makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	24	26
0.8	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes reverse layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	24	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	28

Donovan Mitchell's slam has the crowd on its feet

0:48

Donovan Mitchell skies for big dunk

0:23

Donovan Mitchell drives and drains a smooth and-1

0:24

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Nuggets
108
Cavaliers
113

Game 1

3/1

Cavaliers
Nuggets

Game 2

10/2

Rocket Arena

12:30 AM, 3 January 2026

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 19,432

Referees:
Tyler Ford
J.B. DeRosa
Matt Kallio

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	25	9	.735	-	L1
Cleveland	20	16	.556	6	W3
Chicago	17	17	.500	8	W2
Milwaukee	15	20	.429	10.5	W1
Indiana	6	29	.171	19.5	L11

Booker scores 20 in 1st quarter, finishes with 33 as Suns rout Kings 129-102

— Devin Booker scored 33 points, 20 in the first quarter, and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half for a 129-102 victory over the struggling Sacramento Kings on Friday night.

Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns: Game Highlights

Antetokounmpo's dunk in closing seconds gives Bucks 122-121 win over Hornets

— Giannis Antetokounmpo dunked on a lob from Kevin Porter Jr. with 4.7 seconds remaining to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 122-121 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

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Booker scores 20 in 1st quarter, finishes with 33 as Suns rout Kings 129-102

Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns: Game Highlights

Antetokounmpo's dunk in closing seconds gives Bucks 122-121 win over Hornets