The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 99-87 on Oct 25, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Kevin Love led the Cavaliers with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 24 points, 19 rebounds and 3 assists.
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | 21 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-13 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 37 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Collin Sexton | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Evan Mobley | 26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Darius Garland | 31 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ricky Rubio | 25 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Isaac Okoro | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Dean Wade | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 222 | 99 | 47 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 38-79 | 7-23 | 16-20 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 35 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Will Barton | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bones Hyland | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Monte Morris | 27 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Austin Rivers | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Bol Bol | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| JaMychal Green | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 206 | 82 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 33-79 | 8-33 | 8-12 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2021-22 season · Previous Oct 23, 2021: ATL 95, CLE 101 · Next Oct 27, 2021: CLE 92, LAC 79
- Nuggets · 2021-22 season · Previous Oct 22, 2021: SA 96, DEN 102 · Next Oct 26, 2021: DEN 110, UTAH 122