Denver Nuggets vs Cleveland Cavs
FINAL · Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
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3/10
Nuggets 109, Cavaliers 121
Darius Garland scores 26 points as the Cavaliers beat the defending champion Nuggets 121-109 ESPN
— Darius Garland scored 26 points and undrafted rookie Craig Porter Jr. had a career-high 21 points, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 121-109 victory over the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.
| DEN | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Porter Jr. | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7/15 | 5/9 | 2/2 | -31 | 27 |
| N. Jokic | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8/13 | 0/0 | 2/5 | -16 | 27 |
| A. Gordon | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4/11 | 0/2 | 3/6 | -18 | 31 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2/9 | 1/5 | 4/4 | -13 | 30 |
| R. Jackson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | -28 | 21 |
| C. Braun | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6/11 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 25 |
| Z. Nnaji | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 7 | 14 |
| J. Pickett | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 7 | 19 |
| J. Strawther | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 8 | 19 |
| J. Holiday | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 17 |
| H. Tyson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 10 | 2 |
| C. Gillespie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 10 | 2 |
| DNP: D. Jordan, B. Key, P. Watson | ||||||||||||||
| CLE | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Garland | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10/16 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 18 | 32 |
| E. Mobley | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8/11 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 12 | 31 |
| J. Allen | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 42 | 29 |
| M. Strus | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 3/4 | 14 | 31 |
| D. Wade | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 25 | 24 |
| C. Porter | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7/10 | 0/0 | 7/7 | -2 | 24 |
| G. Niang | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4/9 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 23 |
| S. Merrill | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/10 | 3/9 | 0/0 | -15 | 23 |
| T. Thompson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | -23 | 10 |
| E. Bates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -12 | 4 |
| D. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -10 | 2 |
| DNP: C. LeVert | ||||||||||||||
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