The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 149-135 on Dec 27, 2024 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 13 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 30 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-17 | 6-12 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Evan Mobley | 31 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-13 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4 |
| Darius Garland | 32 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10-18 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 31 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Caris LeVert | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dean Wade | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Sam Merrill | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Max Strus | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Georges Niang | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ty Jerome | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 241 | 149 | 38 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 54-96 | 23-48 | 18-22 | 17 |
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 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12-19 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Jamal Murray | 40 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 32 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Peyton Watson | 26 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Christian Braun | 32 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 30 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Julian Strawther | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Spencer Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 236 | 132 | 37 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 52-91 | 14-30 | 14-18 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 23, 2024: UTAH 113, CLE 124 · Next Dec 30, 2024: CLE 113, GS 95
- Nuggets · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 25, 2024: DEN 100, PHX 110 · Next Dec 28, 2024: DET 121, DEN 134