The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 121-109 on Nov 19, 2023 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Michael Porter Jr. led the Nuggets with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 6 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. | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Nikola Jokic | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 |
| Christian Braun | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Julian Strawther | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Justin Holiday | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Collin Gillespie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 237 | 109 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 39-81 | 14-28 | 17-23 | 21 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 33 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 3 |
| Evan Mobley | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jarrett Allen | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 |
| Georges Niang | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Max Strus | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Sam Merrill | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Dean Wade | 24 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tristan Thompson | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Team | 233 | 121 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 45-81 | 11-26 | 20-26 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 17, 2023: DEN 110, NO 115 · Next Nov 20, 2023: DEN 107, DET 103
- Cavaliers · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 17, 2023: DET 100, CLE 108 · Next Nov 21, 2023: CLE 122, PHI 119