The Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-109 on Feb 23, 2023 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Michael Porter Jr. led the Nuggets with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Evan Mobley led the Cavaliers with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 1 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 29 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 6-10 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokic | 36 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8-13 | 2-2 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 34 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6-6 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 33 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-19 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Thomas Bryant | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Team | 192 | 103 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 35-73 | 16-32 | 17-20 | 15 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 38 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12-19 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 4 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 35 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9-22 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Darius Garland | 37 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-20 | 1-6 | 7-8 | 2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 30 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Caris LeVert | 32 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dean Wade | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 200 | 99 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 39-79 | 5-19 | 16-17 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Feb 15, 2023: DAL 109, DEN 118 · Next Feb 25, 2023: DEN 94, MEM 112
- Cavaliers · 2022-23 season · Previous Feb 15, 2023: CLE 112, PHI 118 · Next Feb 24, 2023: CLE 119, ATL 136