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Final
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Cleveland Cavaliers
149
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Denver Nuggets
135
Venue: Ball Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 149-135 on the road on Friday, December 27, 2024 at Ball Arena. Donovan Mitchell had 33 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Nikola Jokić had 27 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists for the Denver Nuggets.
The Cleveland Cavaliers led 80-65 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 40-27. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets), Jamal Murray (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Jarrett Allen (double-double, Cleveland Cavaliers). Bench points: Cleveland Cavaliers 32, Denver Nuggets 36. Evan Mobley had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets?
- The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 149-135 on December 27, 2024.
- Who led the scoring?
- Donovan Mitchell scored 33 for the Cleveland Cavaliers; Jamal Murray scored 27 for the Denver Nuggets.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 40 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 149 |
| Denver Nuggets | 38 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 135 |
Game leaders
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 33 Donovan Mitchell
- Rebounds
- 10 Jarrett Allen
- Assists
- 7 Darius Garland
Denver Nuggets
- Points
- 27 Jamal Murray
- Rebounds
- 14 Nikola Jokić
- Assists
- 13 Nikola Jokić
Jarrett Allen double-double (22 PTS, 10 REB) · Jamal Murray double-double (27 PTS, 11 AST) · Nikola Jokić triple-double (27 PTS, 14 REB, 13 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland starter | 31:30 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10-18 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 1 | +13 |
| Evan Mobley starter | 31:03 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-13 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4 | -1 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 30:49 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | +18 |
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 30:21 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-17 | 6-12 | 7-7 | 2 | +4 |
| Dean Wade starter | 25:48 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 | +19 |
| Max Strus bench | 23:49 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | -5 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 23:06 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | +3 |
| Sam Merrill bench | 18:40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | +10 |
| Georges Niang bench | 15:59 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -4 |
| Ty Jerome bench | 7:19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | +15 |
| Jaylon Tyson bench | 1:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
Not available: Isaac Okoro, Luke Travers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray starter | 40:23 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 3 | -9 |
| Nikola Jokić starter | 35:45 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12-19 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 1 | -15 |
| Michael Porter Jr. starter | 31:56 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 5 | -5 |
| Christian Braun starter | 31:53 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | -21 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 29:31 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | -13 |
| Peyton Watson bench | 25:39 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 0 | -16 |
| Julian Strawther bench | 23:11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 |
| DeAndre Jordan bench | 10:39 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | -1 |
| Hunter Tyson bench | 6:15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -2 |
| Spencer Jones bench | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 |
| Zeke Nnaji bench | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett bench | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 |
Not available: Vlatko Cancar, DaRon Holmes II, Aaron Gordon
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Stat | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|
| 18/22 (81%) | Free throws | 14/18 (77%) |
| 31/48 (64%) | 2 pointers | 38/63 (60%) |
| 23/48 (47%) | 3 pointers | 15/31 (48%) |
| 54/96 (56%) | Field goals | 53/94 (56%) |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 29 | Defensive rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 40 | Assists | 39 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 16 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 41:26 | Time spent in lead | 5:07 |
| 21 | Biggest lead | 5 |
Largest margin: 21 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 13
- Times tied
- 5
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 21 Q4 5:02
- Largest lead · Denver Nuggets
- 5 Q1 1:35
- Longest run
- 16-0 Cleveland Cavaliers · Q2 7:16 to Q2 4:46
Scoring plays
Q1 · 39 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:53 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 2 | 3 |
| 10:53 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 2 | 4 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 5 | 4 |
| 10:24 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 5 | 6 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 7 | 6 |
| 9:46 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 7 | 8 |
| 9:30 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 9 | 8 |
| 8:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 12 | 8 |
| 8:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 13 | 8 |
| 8:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 14 | 8 |
| 8:13 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 14 | 11 |
| 7:44 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. Free throw | 14 | 12 |
| 7:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 17 | 12 |
| 7:04 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 17 | 14 |
| 6:54 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 19 | 14 |
| 6:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 21 | 14 |
| 6:07 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 21 | 17 |
| 5:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 23 | 17 |
| 5:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 25 | 17 |
| 5:13 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 25 | 20 |
| 5:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 27 | 20 |
| 4:45 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 27 | 22 |
| 4:27 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 27 | 25 |
| 3:42 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 27 | 27 |
| 2:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 28 | 27 |
| 2:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 29 | 27 |
| 2:38 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 29 | 30 |
| 2:17 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 29 | 32 |
| 2:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 2-pt field goal | 31 | 32 |
| 1:49 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 31 | 33 |
| 1:49 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 31 | 34 |
| 1:35 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 31 | 35 |
| 1:35 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 31 | 36 |
| 1:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 34 | 36 |
| 0:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 37 | 36 |
| 0:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 40 | 36 |
| 0:01 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 40 | 38 |
Q2 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 41 | 38 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 44 | 38 |
| 10:38 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal | 44 | 41 |
| 10:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 46 | 41 |
| 10:02 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 46 | 43 |
| 9:44 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 46 | 45 |
| 9:20 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 46 | 46 |
| 9:20 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 46 | 47 |
| 9:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 47 | 47 |
| 9:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 48 | 47 |
| 8:55 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 48 | 49 |
| 8:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 50 | 49 |
| 8:08 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther Free throw | 50 | 50 |
| 8:08 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther Free throw | 50 | 51 |
| 7:31 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 50 | 53 |
| 7:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 52 | 53 |
| 6:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 55 | 53 |
| 6:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 56 | 53 |
| 6:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 59 | 53 |
| 5:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 61 | 53 |
| 5:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 64 | 53 |
| 4:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 66 | 53 |
| 4:07 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 66 | 55 |
| 3:57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 68 | 55 |
| 3:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 71 | 55 |
| 3:19 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 71 | 57 |
| 2:56 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 71 | 59 |
| 2:40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 73 | 59 |
| 1:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 75 | 59 |
| 1:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 77 | 59 |
| 1:00 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 77 | 61 |
| 0:39 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 77 | 63 |
| 0:33 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 80 | 63 |
| 0:13 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 80 | 65 |
Q3 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 80 | 67 |
| 11:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 82 | 67 |
| 10:59 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 82 | 70 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 84 | 70 |
| 10:18 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 84 | 72 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 86 | 72 |
| 9:38 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 86 | 74 |
| 9:18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 87 | 74 |
| 9:18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 88 | 74 |
| 8:56 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 88 | 75 |
| 8:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 90 | 75 |
| 8:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 93 | 75 |
| 7:54 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 93 | 77 |
| 7:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 94 | 77 |
| 7:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 95 | 77 |
| 7:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 96 | 77 |
| 7:35 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 96 | 79 |
| 7:19 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 96 | 81 |
| 7:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 98 | 81 |
| 6:31 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 98 | 84 |
| 6:04 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 98 | 86 |
| 5:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 100 | 86 |
| 5:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 102 | 86 |
| 4:36 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 102 | 88 |
| 3:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 103 | 88 |
| 3:48 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 103 | 90 |
| 3:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 105 | 90 |
| 2:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 107 | 90 |
| 2:14 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 3-pt field goal | 107 | 93 |
| 1:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 110 | 93 |
| 1:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 113 | 93 |
| 1:06 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 3-pt field goal | 113 | 96 |
| 0:43 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 113 | 98 |
| 0:43 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 113 | 99 |
| 0:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 116 | 99 |
| 0:11 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 116 | 101 |
Q4 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 116 | 104 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 119 | 104 |
| 10:48 | Denver Nuggets | DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal | 119 | 106 |
| 10:11 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 119 | 108 |
| 10:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 122 | 108 |
| 9:40 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 122 | 110 |
| 9:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 123 | 110 |
| 9:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 124 | 110 |
| 8:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 127 | 110 |
| 8:08 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 127 | 113 |
| 7:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 130 | 113 |
| 7:21 | Denver Nuggets | DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal | 130 | 115 |
| 6:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 132 | 115 |
| 6:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 134 | 115 |
| 6:31 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 134 | 117 |
| 5:54 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 136 | 117 |
| 5:43 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 136 | 120 |
| 5:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 139 | 120 |
| 5:12 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 139 | 121 |
| 5:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 142 | 121 |
| 4:48 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 142 | 123 |
| 4:40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade Free throw | 143 | 123 |
| 4:40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade Free throw | 144 | 123 |
| 4:27 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 144 | 126 |
| 3:47 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 144 | 128 |
| 2:48 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 144 | 130 |
| 1:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 146 | 130 |
| 1:26 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 146 | 132 |
| 1:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georges Niang 3-pt field goal | 149 | 132 |
| 0:45 | Denver Nuggets | Hunter Tyson 3-pt field goal | 149 | 135 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0. Final series: Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0.
- Dec 5: Denver Nuggets 114 at Cleveland Cavaliers 126
- Dec 27: Cleveland Cavaliers 149 at Denver Nuggets 135 (this game)
Highlights
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