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Donovan Mitchell, James Harden rally Cavaliers to 119-117 win over Nuggets
DENVER (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, including two free throws with 0.9 seconds left after James Harden's tying 3-pointer, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 119-117 on Monday night.
Harden finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds in his second game with Cleveland. Harden, acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 4, scored 23 points in his Cavaliers' debut three nights later.
Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, but missed a potential winning 3-point shot at the buzzer. Two nights after Jokic passed Oscar Robertson for second place in career triple-doubles, he notched his 183rd.
Monday night was the 14th time Harden has played against Denver since the start of the 2024-25 season, including a seven-game slugfest in the first round of the playoffs last year.
“Even if you’re prepared for (Harden), his ability to go get 28 and 12, it’s historical,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said before the game.
Harden keyed a Cleveland rally that cut Denver’s 11-point lead to 106-104 but Christian Braun, playing his fourth game back from a left ankle injury, drained a 3-pointer and Jonas Valanciunas hit two free throws to make it 111-104.
Mitchell's lob to Jarrett Allen, who finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, for an alley-oop dunk made it a one-point game, and after Jokic's hook shot, Harden hit a step-back 3-pointer to tie it 117-all with 32 seconds left. Tim Hardaway missed at the other end and Jamal Murray fouled Mitchell, who calmly drained the winning free throws.
Mitchell added 10 assists for the Cavaliers, who have won eight of their last nine.
Murray finished with 17 points and 11 assists for Denver, which has dropped four of its last five games.
Cavs: Hosts the Wizards on Wednesday night.
Nuggets: Host the Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Nikola Jokic (Jamal Murray gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 11:38 |  | Donovan Mitchell misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:35 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point tip layup | 2-0 |
| 11:22 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 4-0 |
| 11:01 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 6-0 |
| 10:39 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 6-3 |
| 10:20 | | Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running pullup jump shot | 6-5 |
| 10:14 | | Sam Merrill shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 10:14 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-6 |
| 9:57 | | Jaylon Tyson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:43 | | Julian Strawther personal foul (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Sam Merrill personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Sam Merrill personal foul (Loose ball) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | James Harden blocks Julian Strawther's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:04 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 6-8 |
| 8:38 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point pullup jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 8-8 |
| 8:25 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 8-11 |
| 8:14 | | Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 8-13 |
| 7:46 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | James Harden offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | James Harden misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:41 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Donovan Mitchell blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup | ||
| 7:39 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 8-15 |
| 7:36 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 10-15 |
| 7:10 | | Keon Ellis personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Julian Strawther misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (Keon Ellis assists) | 13-15 |
| 5:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13-18 |
| 4:52 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:50 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13-20 |
| 4:21 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jarrett Allen's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 15-20 |
| 3:34 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-21 |
| 3:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-22 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point turnaround jump shot | 17-22 |
| 3:25 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | Donovan Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:22 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 17-24 |
| 2:59 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Take) (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:42 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Thomas Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 19-24 |
| 2:11 | | Keon Ellis shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-25 |
| 2:11 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 1:58 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-26 |
| 1:47 | | Thomas Bryant personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-27 |
| 1:47 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-28 |
| 1:30 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-28 |
| 1:05 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Schroder steals) | ||
| 0:35 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point running pullup jump shot | 26-28 |
| 0:22 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:19 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 0:12 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-29 |
| 0:12 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-30 |
| 0:02 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Keon Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 11:37 | | Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:27 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26-33 |
| 11:19 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:17 | | Thomas Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running finger roll layup | 26-35 |
| 10:32 | | Craig Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26-37 |
| 10:29 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:17 | | +3 | Thomas Bryant makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 29-37 |
| 9:53 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +3 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bryant assists) | 32-37 |
| 9:27 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Thomas Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul (Loose ball) (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:55 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:55 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-37 |
| 8:55 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-37 |
| 8:34 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Keon Ellis makes two point running reverse layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 36-37 |
| 8:27 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Bruce Brown misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:00 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Craig Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | Christian Braun offensive foul (Charge) (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | Christian Braun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 7:38 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 36-40 |
| 7:22 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 7:18 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 36-43 |
| 6:51 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Craig Porter Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 6:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:22 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 6:17 | | James Harden misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:14 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 36-45 |
| 5:41 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 39-45 |
| 5:20 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 4:57 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Sam Merrill misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 39-48 |
| 4:22 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 42-48 |
| 4:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Bruce Brown misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:58 | | Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:58 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-49 |
| 3:47 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-49 |
| 3:22 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-51 |
| 3:08 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point turnaround jump shot | 46-51 |
| 3:08 | | Jalen Pickett shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:08 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-51 |
| 2:53 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving hook shot | 47-53 |
| 2:24 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 2:18 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 47-55 |
| 2:13 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 49-55 |
| 1:46 | | James Harden blocks Jalen Pickett's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:37 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot | 51-55 |
| 1:26 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Schroder steals) | ||
| 1:20 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 51-57 |
| 0:51 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 0:51 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 52-57 |
| 0:51 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 53-57 |
| 0:51 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 54-57 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 54-59 |
| 0:12 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:09 | | James Harden offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:49 | | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:44 | | James Harden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 57-59 |
| 11:12 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | 57-61 |
| 10:58 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 60-61 |
| 10:48 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:41 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | James Harden shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:19 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-62 |
| 10:04 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point hook shot (James Harden assists) | 62-62 |
| 9:55 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:55 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-63 |
| 9:55 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-64 |
| 9:43 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point driving layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 64-64 |
| 9:21 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Christian Braun assists) | 64-66 |
| 9:05 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:57 | | Jaylon Tyson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running layup | 64-68 |
| 8:36 | | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point reverse layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 66-68 |
| 8:22 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 66-71 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot | 68-71 |
| 8:13 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 69-71 |
| 8:01 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:52 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Donovan Mitchell blocks Julian Strawther's two point running layup | ||
| 7:43 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 71-71 |
| 7:15 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Sam Merrill turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 7:03 | | James Harden personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | James Harden blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:47 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Sam Merrill misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 71-73 |
| 6:27 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point running pullup jump shot | 71-76 |
| 6:18 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 73-76 |
| 5:31 | | Jaylon Tyson personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | Christian Braun misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 75-76 |
| 4:55 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Jaylon Tyson turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 4:32 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-76 |
| 4:16 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-76 |
| 4:03 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 77-79 |
| 3:50 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Thomas Bryant shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:43 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-80 |
| 3:21 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 77-82 |
| 2:49 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:49 | | Dennis Schroder misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:49 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-82 |
| 2:32 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 78-84 |
| 2:16 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (Thomas Bryant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:16 | | +1 | Thomas Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-84 |
| 2:16 | | +1 | Thomas Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-84 |
| 2:04 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-85 |
| 2:04 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-86 |
| 1:53 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 83-86 |
| 1:35 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Thomas Bryant shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 1:31 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-87 |
| 1:31 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-88 |
| 1:25 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-88 |
| 1:25 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-88 |
| 1:12 | | Julian Strawther offensive foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:12 | | Julian Strawther turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point hook shot | 87-88 |
| 0:44 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 87-90 |
| 0:40 | | Dennis Schroder offensive foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 87-92 |
| 0:09 | | Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks Jamal Murray's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Donovan Mitchell shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 11:47 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-93 |
| 11:47 | | Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:45 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 87-96 |
| 11:15 | | +3 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 90-96 |
| 10:54 | | Thomas Bryant shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-97 |
| 10:54 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-98 |
| 10:44 | | Keon Ellis offensive foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | Keon Ellis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 90-100 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving finger roll layup | 92-100 |
| 10:02 | | +3 | Jalen Pickett makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 92-103 |
| 10:01 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:49 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:49 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-103 |
| 9:36 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:49 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Sam Merrill offensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 96-103 |
| 8:11 | | James Harden shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 96-104 |
| 8:11 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:09 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | James Harden offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Sam Merrill shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 96-105 |
| 7:28 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-106 |
| 7:17 | | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 99-106 |
| 6:56 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | James Harden misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:41 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 102-106 |
| 6:11 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:52 | | Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:52 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:50 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Keon Ellis steals) | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point running alley-oop dunk (James Harden assists) | 104-106 |
| 5:11 | | Keon Ellis blocks Bruce Brown's two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:11 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 104-109 |
| 4:27 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-110 |
| 4:25 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-111 |
| 4:03 | | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 107-111 |
| 3:37 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 108-111 |
| 3:24 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:24 | | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:22 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Bruce Brown misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 110-111 |
| 2:37 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 110-113 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 112-113 |
| 1:58 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 112-114 |
| 1:47 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-115 |
| 1:40 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 114-115 |
| 1:27 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 114-117 |
| 1:06 | | Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Sam Merrill steals) | ||
| 0:38 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:38 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Loose ball) (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 117-117 |
| 0:09 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 118-117 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 119-117 |
| 0:00 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
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Nuggets offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | 0:00 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:00 |
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+ 1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:00 |
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+ 1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:00 |
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Jamal Murray personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | 0:00 |
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Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | 0:06 |
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Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | 0:09 |
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+ 3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 0:32 |
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Cameron Johnson personal foul (Loose ball) (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | 0:38 |
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Cavaliers offensive rebound | 0:38 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 119 | 117 |
| Field Goals | 43-92 (46.7%) | 38-85 (44.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 15-45 (33.3%) | 13-40 (32.5%) |
| Free Throws | 18-22 (81.8%) | 28-35 (80.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 47 | 61 |
| Offensive | 12 | 12 |
| Defensive | 27 | 34 |
| Team | 8 | 15 |
| Assists | 25 | 25 |
| Steals | 6 | 9 |
| Blocks | 7 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 13 |
| Fouls | 29 | 23 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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D. Mitchell
SG 45
32 PTS, 1 REB, 10 AST
N. Jokic
C 15
22 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST
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D. Mitchell SG | 29.0 PPG | 4.5 RPG | 5.9 APG | 48.7 FG% |
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N. Jokic C | 28.7 PPG | 12.3 RPG | 10.7 APG | 59.0 FG% |
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D. Mitchell SG | 32 PTS | 1 REB | 10 AST | |
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N. Jokic C | 22 PTS | 14 REB | 11 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Mitchell | 32 | 1 | 10 | 11/23 | 3/10 | 7/8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 55 |
| J. Harden | 22 | 10 | 7 | 7/16 | 2/7 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | +9 | 47 |
| J. Allen | 22 | 13 | 1 | 10/16 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 37 |
| J. Tyson | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6/13 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 19 |
| S. Merrill | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 13 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Mitchell | 32 | 1 | 10 | 11/23 | 3/10 | 7/8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 55 |
| J. Harden | 22 | 10 | 7 | 7/16 | 2/7 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | +9 | 47 |
| J. Allen | 22 | 13 | 1 | 10/16 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 37 |
| J. Tyson | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6/13 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 19 |
| S. Merrill | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 13 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Tomlin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 8 |
| D. Schroder | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2/7 | 0/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 14 |
| T. Bryant | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 10 |
| K. Ellis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| C. Porter Jr. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -6 | -1 |
| L. Nance Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Enaruna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 119 | 39 | 25 | 43/92 | 15/45 | 18/22 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | +10 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6/11 | 0/2 | 10/12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 54 |
| C. Braun | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7/13 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 28 |
| J. Strawther | 20 | 6 | 0 | 8/16 | 2/6 | 2/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +3 | 25 |
| J. Murray | 17 | 8 | 11 | 6/16 | 1/6 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 47 |
| C. Johnson | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6/11 | 0/2 | 10/12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 54 |
| C. Braun | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7/13 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 28 |
| J. Strawther | 20 | 6 | 0 | 8/16 | 2/6 | 2/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +3 | 25 |
| J. Murray | 17 | 8 | 11 | 6/16 | 1/6 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 47 |
| C. Johnson | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Valanciunas | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 8/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4/10 | 3/9 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 14 |
| J. Pickett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| B. Brown | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -10 | 7 |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 117 | 46 | 25 | 38/85 | 13/40 | 28/35 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 34 | -10 | - |
