The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 119-116 on Mar 18, 2022 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Lauri Markkanen led the Cavaliers with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
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 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15-24 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 35 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9-15 | 0-4 | 2-5 | 6 |
| Bones Hyland | 35 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 4 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Will Barton | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 |
| JaMychal Green | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Austin Rivers | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Monte Morris | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bryn Forbes | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 266 | 116 | 51 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 46-92 | 10-33 | 14-18 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 42 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11-18 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Evan Mobley | 39 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11-22 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 2 |
| Darius Garland | 45 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 2 |
| Kevin Love | 31 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Caris LeVert | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Isaac Okoro | 37 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Moses Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 227 | 109 | 44 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40-88 | 14-34 | 15-22 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2021-22 season · Previous Mar 16, 2022: DEN 127, WSH 109 · Next Mar 20, 2022: BOS 124, DEN 104
- Cavaliers · 2021-22 season · Previous Mar 16, 2022: PHI 118, CLE 114 · Next Mar 19, 2022: DET 109, CLE 113