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Donovan Mitchell scores 33 points, Cavaliers outlast short-handed Nuggets 113-108

By AP•Jan 3, 2026

Game Recap

Denver Nuggets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Highlights

CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and Darius Garland had 18 points and eight assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 113-108 on Friday night.

De’Andre Hunter added 16 points and Jarrett Allen had eight points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who trailed 105-101 with 4:43 remaining before scoring 10 consecutive points. Garland’s 3-pointer put them ahead for good with 2:13 left.

Jamal Murray scored 28 of his 34 points in the first half for the Nuggets, who played their second game without superstar center Nikola Jokic. The three-time MVP hyperextended his left knee at Miami on Dec. 29 and will miss at least a month.

Peyton Watson had 21 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15, but missed eight of their nine shots in the fourth quarter as Denver was outscored 24-11. Murray also had six rebounds and seven assists, finishing 12 for 28 from the field.

Three additional Nuggets starters were inactive in forwards Aaron Gordon (right hamstring strain) and Cam Johnson (right knee soreness), and guard Christian Braun (left ankle sprain). Backup center Jonas Valanciunas (right calf strain) also is out for a month.

The Cavaliers took advantage of their absences, dominating the rebounding battle 55-32. Reigning Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley had eight points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, but missed all five of his free throws.

Mitchell, Garland, Mobley and Allen were all in the starting lineup for just the seventh time this season, winning for the fifth time. The Cavaliers have played an NBA-high 21 home games and are 13-8 at Rocket Arena.

Lonzo Ball saw his first action in three games for Cleveland, scoring six points in 15 minutes. Ball was taken out of the rotation in favor of Craig Porter Jr., who had 10 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Up next

Nuggets: Visit Brooklyn on Sunday.

Cavaliers: Host Detroit on Sunday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

CLE leads series 1-0

Regular Season Series

DEN at CLE

Sat, Jan 3

108 - 113

Final

CLE at DEN

Tue, Feb 10

119 - 117

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

CLE

40-94FG43-86

43Field Goal %50

17-473PT16-39

36Three Point %41

11-13FT11-19

5Offensive Rebounds14

27Defensive Rebounds41

26Assists32

8Steals6

3Blocks8

8Turnovers16

1Technical Fouls1

12Points Conceded Off Turnovers18

13Fast Break Points13

15Fouls18

11Largest Lead9

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	DEN
12:00	DaRon Holmes II vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:39	Nuggets defensive team rebound	0	0
11:24	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)	0	3
11:04	DaRon Holmes II shooting foul	0	3
11:04	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
11:04	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
10:48	Evan Mobley blocks Spencer Jones 's 5-foot floating jump shot	2	3
10:44	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	2	3
10:39	DaRon Holmes II shooting foul	2	3
10:39	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	2	3
10:39	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	2	3
10:39	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for DaRon Holmes II	2	3
10:39	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	2	3
10:36	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	2	3
10:22	shot clock turnover	2	3
10:12	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Peyton Watson assists)	2	6
9:59	Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot hook shot	2	6
9:59	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	2	6
9:52	Jaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	5	6
9:36	Peyton Watson misses 30-foot three point jumper	5	6
9:33	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	5	6
9:30	Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	6
9:16	Jamal Murray misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	5	6
9:13	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	5	6
9:06	Jarrett Allen 3 second turnover	5	6
8:56	Peyton Watson misses 28-foot three point jumper	5	6
8:52	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	5	6
8:45	Jarrett Allen makes driving dunk (Darius Garland assists)	7	6
8:29	Jamal Murray makes 8-foot two point shot	7	8
8:22	Zeke Nnaji personal foul	7	8
8:11	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	8
8:09	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	7	8
8:07	Evan Mobley makes two point shot	9	8
7:44	Peyton Watson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	9	8
7:42	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	9	8
7:36	Evan Mobley makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	11	8
7:26	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	8
7:21	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	11	8
7:08	Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot	11	8
7:06	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	11	8
7:03	Jalen Pickett bad pass turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	11	8
6:58	Donovan Mitchell steps out of bounds turnover	11	8
6:58	Cavaliers Full timeout	11	8
6:58	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Evan Mobley	11	8
6:58	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	11	8
6:58	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	11	8
6:43	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	11	8
6:35	Jamal Murray misses 23-foot pullup jump shot	11	8
6:32	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	11	8
6:21	Craig Porter Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)	13	8
6:07	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	8
6:03	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	13	8
5:55	De'Andre Hunter misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	13	8
5:52	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	13	8
5:39	Jamal Murray makes 7-foot two point shot	13	10
5:31	Darius Garland makes two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	15	10
5:17	Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	10
5:14	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	15	10
5:06	Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	10
5:01	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	15	10
4:52	Jamal Murray makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	15	12
4:52	Craig Porter Jr. shooting foul	15	12
4:52	Bruce Brown enters the game for Peyton Watson	15	12
4:52	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 1	15	12
4:49	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	15	12
4:43	Jarrett Allen bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	15	12
4:37	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	15	15
4:20	Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot	15	15
4:16	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	15	15
4:15	Jaylon Tyson makes tip shot	17	15
4:07	Craig Porter Jr. blocks Jamal Murray 's 13-foot two point shot	17	15
4:07	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	17	15
4:07	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	17	15
4:07	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	17	15
4:07	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	17	15
3:50	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	20	15
3:36	Jamal Murray makes alley oop layup (Bruce Brown assists)	20	17
3:19	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	17
3:15	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	20	17
3:02	Jamal Murray misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	20	17
2:58	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	20	17
2:51	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	17
2:47	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	20	17
2:34	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	17
2:32	Nuggets offensive team rebound	20	17
2:32	Nuggets Full timeout	20	17
2:32	Julian Strawther enters the game for Spencer Jones	20	17
2:29	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	20	17
2:29	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2	20	18
2:29	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2	20	19
2:09	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	22	19
1:59	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	22	19
1:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	19
1:43	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	22	19
1:39	Evan Mobley makes running dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists)	24	19
1:39	Julian Strawther shooting foul	24	19
1:39	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 1	24	19
1:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	24	19
1:25	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	19
1:22	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	24	19
1:04	Julian Strawther personal foul	24	19
1:04	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	25	19
1:04	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	26	19
47.6	Zeke Nnaji makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	26	22
32.0	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	22
30.2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	26	22
30.2	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses tip in dunk	26	22
30.2	Nuggets defensive team rebound	26	22
9.4	Jamal Murray makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	26	24
0.8	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes reverse layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	28	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	24

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	DEN
12:00	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Evan Mobley	28	24
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	28	24
12:00	Peyton Watson enters the game for Jamal Murray	28	24
11:44	Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	24
11:41	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	28	24
11:32	Craig Porter Jr. bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	28	24
11:26	Julian Strawther misses two point shot	28	24
11:26	Nuggets offensive team rebound	28	24
11:26	Donovan Mitchell loose ball foul	28	24
11:18	Peyton Watson makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot	28	26
11:02	Craig Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	28	26
11:01	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	28	26
10:56	Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot floating jump shot	30	26
10:39	Jarrett Allen blocks Peyton Watson 's 2-foot driving dunk	30	26
10:35	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	30	26
10:33	Donovan Mitchell makes running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	32	26
10:04	Bruce Brown misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	32	26
10:04	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	32	26
9:51	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	32	26
9:39	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	26
9:36	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	32	26
9:26	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	34	26
9:04	Peyton Watson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	34	28
8:49	Lonzo Ball makes 23-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)	37	28
8:49	Nuggets Full timeout	37	28
8:49	Spencer Jones enters the game for Julian Strawther	37	28
8:49	DaRon Holmes II enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	37	28
8:37	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	37	30
8:24	Craig Porter Jr. misses two point shot	37	30
8:22	DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound	37	30
8:18	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	37	30
8:15	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	37	30
8:09	Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	37	32
7:57	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	37	32
7:57	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	37	32
7:57	Darius Garland enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	37	32
7:43	Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	40	32
7:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)	40	35
6:58	Jarrett Allen makes 8-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	42	35
6:41	Peyton Watson misses 7-foot floating jump shot	42	35
6:41	Nuggets offensive team rebound	42	35
6:41	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	42	35
6:41	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	42	35
6:32	Evan Mobley blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 12-foot driving floating jump shot	42	35
6:29	Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive rebound	42	35
6:29	DaRon Holmes II misses 26-foot three point jumper	42	35
6:29	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	42	35
6:29	Jamal Murray enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	42	35
6:14	Darius Garland misses 29-foot three point jumper	42	35
6:10	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	42	35
6:03	Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three pointer	42	38
5:56	De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	42	38
5:53	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	42	38
5:39	Lonzo Ball blocks Jamal Murray 's 4-foot driving layup	42	38
5:36	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	42	38
5:20	De'Andre Hunter makes 6-foot jumper (Darius Garland assists)	44	38
4:54	Spencer Jones makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	44	40
4:37	Lonzo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)	47	40
4:18	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (DaRon Holmes II assists)	47	43
4:04	De'Andre Hunter makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)	49	43
3:57	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	49	43
3:57	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Lonzo Ball	49	43
3:57	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Bruce Brown	49	43
3:43	Jaylon Tyson defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	49	43
3:43	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	49	44
3:36	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	49	47
3:18	Jamal Murray blocks Evan Mobley 's 1-foot driving layup	49	47
3:17	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	49	47
3:17	Peyton Watson shooting foul	49	47
3:17	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	49	47
3:17	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	49	47
3:17	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Tyrese Proctor	49	47
3:17	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	49	47
3:15	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	49	47
3:00	Spencer Jones makes 1-foot dunk (DaRon Holmes II assists)	49	49
2:35	De'Andre Hunter makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	52	49
2:19	Jalen Pickett misses 22-foot three point jumper	52	49
2:16	Nuggets offensive team rebound	52	49
2:16	Cavaliers Full timeout	52	49
2:12	DaRon Holmes II vs. De'Andre Hunter (Darius Garland gains possession)	52	49
2:12	Jalen Pickett lost ball turnover (De'Andre Hunter steals)	52	49
2:10	Donovan Mitchell makes running layup (Darius Garland assists)	54	49
1:47	Spencer Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	54	52
1:37	Jaylon Tyson offensive foul	54	52
1:37	Jaylon Tyson offensive foul turnover	54	52
1:17	Spencer Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper	54	52
1:12	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	54	52
1:07	Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	57	52
52.5	Darius Garland shooting foul	57	52
52.5	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3	57	53
52.5	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3	57	54
52.5	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for DaRon Holmes II	57	54
52.5	Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3	57	55
39.6	Evan Mobley makes 6-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	59	55
32.3	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	59	57
11.4	De'Andre Hunter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	62	57
0.0	Jalen Pickett makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)	62	59
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	62	59

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	DEN
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	62	59
12:00	DaRon Holmes II enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	62	59
11:32	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)	62	62
11:26	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	62	62
11:23	DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound	62	62
11:18	Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	62	62
11:13	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	62	62
11:07	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	62	62
11:04	DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound	62	62
10:51	Jalen Pickett makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	62	64
10:42	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Jalen Pickett steals)	62	64
10:33	Peyton Watson makes 2-foot running dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)	62	66
10:24	Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	65	66
10:06	Jamal Murray misses 11-foot two point shot	65	66
10:05	Nuggets offensive team rebound	65	66
10:05	Evan Mobley loose ball foul	65	66
10:02	DaRon Holmes II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	65	69
9:47	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	65	69
9:43	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	65	69
9:24	Peyton Watson misses 4-foot hook shot	65	69
9:21	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	65	69
9:16	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Peyton Watson steals)	65	69
9:11	Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	65	71
9:11	Cavaliers Full timeout	65	71
8:59	DaRon Holmes II defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	65	71
8:59	Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw	65	71
8:59	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	65	71
8:48	Spencer Jones blocks Evan Mobley 's 5-foot driving layup	65	71
8:45	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	65	71
8:36	Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (DaRon Holmes II assists)	65	74
8:22	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Jalen Pickett steals)	65	74
8:19	Jalen Pickett makes running layup (Jamal Murray assists)	65	76
8:06	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	65	76
8:03	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	65	76
8:00	Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	68	76
7:36	Peyton Watson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	68	78
7:25	Donovan Mitchell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)	71	78
7:05	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	71	78
7:03	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	71	78
6:52	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	78
6:50	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	71	78
6:47	Peyton Watson misses 24-foot running jump shot	71	78
6:44	Darius Garland defensive rebound	71	78
6:39	Evan Mobley misses 23-foot running jump shot	71	78
6:35	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	71	78
6:30	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	71	78
6:29	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	71	78
6:20	Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)	73	78
6:04	Evan Mobley shooting foul	73	78
6:04	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	73	79
6:04	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Evan Mobley	73	79
6:04	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	73	79
6:04	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	73	79
6:04	Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2	73	79
6:01	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	73	79
5:50	Craig Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	76	79
5:26	DaRon Holmes II misses 24-foot three point jumper	76	79
5:22	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	76	79
5:13	Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	78	79
5:13	Nuggets Full timeout	78	79
5:13	Bruce Brown enters the game for Peyton Watson	78	79
4:55	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	78	79
4:53	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	78	79
4:48	Jaylon Tyson misses 5-foot running jump shot	78	79
4:48	Nuggets defensive team rebound	78	79
4:27	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 17-foot fade away jump shot	78	81
4:14	De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	78	81
4:12	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	78	81
4:04	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point shot	78	81
4:01	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	78	81
3:58	Darius Garland misses 26-foot running jump shot	78	81
3:56	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	78	81
3:53	Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot	78	81
3:50	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	78	81
3:39	Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	81	81
3:16	DaRon Holmes II misses layup	81	81
3:14	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	81	81
3:10	Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	81	84
3:06	Spencer Jones personal foul	81	84
3:06	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	81	84
3:06	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	81	84
3:06	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	81	84
3:06	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for DaRon Holmes II	81	84
2:56	Donovan Mitchell makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)	83	84
2:47	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	83	84
2:45	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)	83	84
2:35	De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot	83	84
2:32	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	83	84
2:18	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	83	84
2:18	Nuggets offensive team rebound	83	84
2:18	Peyton Watson enters the game for Spencer Jones	83	84
2:18	5 second violation	83	84
2:05	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer	86	84
1:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer (Peyton Watson assists)	86	87
1:37	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	86	87
1:34	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	86	87
1:33	Craig Porter Jr. personal foul	86	87
1:25	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	86	87
1:24	Nuggets offensive team rebound	86	87
1:24	Nae'Qwan Tomlin loose ball foul	86	87
1:24	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2	86	88
1:24	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2	86	89
1:12	De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	86	89
1:10	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	86	89
51.5	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer	86	92
41.0	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	88	92
41.0	Peyton Watson shooting foul	88	92
41.0	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 1	88	92
38.2	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	88	92
30.8	Peyton Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	88	95
20.6	Donovan Mitchell offensive foul	88	95
20.6	Donovan Mitchell offensive foul turnover	88	95
20.6	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	88	95
7.6	Peyton Watson bad pass turnover (Craig Porter Jr. steals)	88	95
3.7	Craig Porter Jr. bad pass turnover (Zeke Nnaji steals)	88	95
0.0	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 8-foot running jump shot (Peyton Watson assists)	88	97
0.0	(00:00) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	88	97
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	88	97

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	DEN
12:00	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Evan Mobley	88	97
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	88	97
12:00	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	88	97
12:00	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	88	97
11:41	Jarrett Allen makes alley oop layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	90	97
11:23	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	90	97
11:21	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	90	97
11:17	Nae'Qwan Tomlin out of bounds bad pass turnover	90	97
11:05	Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks Peyton Watson 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	90	97
11:01	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	90	97
10:45	Donovan Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot	92	97
10:34	Peyton Watson out of bounds lost ball turnover	92	97
10:26	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	92	97
10:21	Zeke Nnaji makes dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	92	99
10:02	Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper	92	99
10:02	Nuggets defensive team rebound	92	99
9:48	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	92	99
9:48	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2	92	100
9:48	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2	92	101
9:40	Peyton Watson personal foul	92	101
9:25	Donovan Mitchell misses 32-foot three point jumper	92	101
9:21	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	92	101
9:21	Craig Porter Jr. makes two point shot	94	101
9:05	Zeke Nnaji misses 25-foot three point jumper	94	101
9:02	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	94	101
8:48	Craig Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	97	101
8:28	Bruce Brown lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	97	101
8:26	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot running dunk	99	101
8:26	Nuggets Full timeout	99	101
8:26	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	99	101
8:26	Jamal Murray enters the game for Jalen Pickett	99	101
8:00	Bruce Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	99	101
7:58	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	99	101
7:53	Jarrett Allen misses running layup	99	101
7:50	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	99	101
7:32	Bruce Brown lost ball turnover (Craig Porter Jr. steals)	99	101
7:25	Spencer Jones shooting foul	99	101
7:25	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes free throw 1 of 2	100	101
7:25	Darius Garland enters the game for Jarrett Allen	100	101
7:25	Evan Mobley enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	100	101
7:25	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes free throw 2 of 2	101	101
7:12	Zeke Nnaji makes dunk	101	103
6:56	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	101	103
6:53	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	101	103
6:51	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 1-foot tip shot	101	103
6:50	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	101	103
6:42	Peyton Watson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	101	103
6:39	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	101	103
6:26	Craig Porter Jr. misses driving layup	101	103
6:23	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	101	103
6:20	Lonzo Ball blocks Jamal Murray 's 1-foot running layup	101	103
6:14	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	101	103
6:05	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	101	103
6:02	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	101	103
5:53	Spencer Jones blocks Evan Mobley 's 3-foot driving layup	101	103
5:53	Nuggets defensive team rebound	101	103
5:53	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	101	103
5:53	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	101	103
5:53	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	101	103
5:53	DaRon Holmes II enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	101	103
5:38	Peyton Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper	101	103
5:34	DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound	101	103
5:33	Evan Mobley blocks DaRon Holmes II 's 2-foot two point shot	101	103
5:30	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	101	103
5:23	Darius Garland offensive foul	101	103
5:23	Darius Garland offensive foul turnover	101	103
5:22	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Lonzo Ball	101	103
5:04	Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	101	103
4:53	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	101	103
4:49	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	101	103
4:43	Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	101	105
4:35	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	101	105
4:35	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	101	105
4:35	DaRon Holmes II personal foul	101	105
4:21	De'Andre Hunter makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)	103	105
3:55	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	103	105
3:52	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	103	105
3:43	Spencer Jones shooting foul	103	105
3:43	Jaylon Tyson misses free throw 1 of 2	103	105
3:43	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	103	105
3:43	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2	104	105
3:28	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 30-foot three point jumper	104	105
3:25	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	104	105
3:12	Darius Garland bad pass turnover	104	105
3:12	De'Andre Hunter loose ball foul	104	105
3:12	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	104	105
2:52	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	104	105
2:49	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	104	105
2:38	De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	104	105
2:34	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	104	105
2:34	Cavaliers Full timeout	104	105
2:34	Spencer Jones vs. Evan Mobley (Jarrett Allen gains possession)	104	105
2:34	Spencer Jones lost ball turnover (Evan Mobley steals)	104	105
2:17	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	104	105
2:16	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	104	105
2:13	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	107	105
1:48	Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper	107	105
1:45	Darius Garland defensive rebound	107	105
1:28	De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	107	105
1:25	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	107	105
1:23	Darius Garland personal foul	107	105
1:09	Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	105
1:07	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	107	105
46.0	Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	105
43.0	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	107	105
42.1	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)	109	105
42.1	Nuggets Full timeout	109	105
32.2	DaRon Holmes II misses 24-foot three point jumper	109	105
28.5	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	109	105
13.7	Peyton Watson personal foul	109	105
13.7	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	110	105
13.7	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	111	105
13.7	Nuggets Full timeout	111	105
5.4	Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three pointer (Spencer Jones assists)	111	108
5.3	Cavaliers Full timeout	111	108
5.3	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Jarrett Allen	111	108
5.3	Bruce Brown enters the game for DaRon Holmes II	111	108
5.3	Peyton Watson personal foul	111	108
5.3	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	112	108
5.3	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	113	108
0.0	Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot	112	108
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	112	108
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	112	108
0.0	End of Game	112	108

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:30 AM, January 3, 2026

Coverage

Prime Video, FanDuel SN OH, Altitude Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Tyler Ford, J.B. DeRosa, Matt Kallio

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

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