Top Performers
Points
34
Murray
DEN
Rebounds
12
Allen
CLE
Assists
8
Garland
CLE
Threes
6
Murray
DEN
40-94 (42.6%)
FG%
43-86 (50.0%)
17-47 (36.2%)
3PM
16-39 (41.0%)
11-13 (84.6%)
FTM
11-19 (57.9%)
32
Rebounds
55
5
Offensive Rebounds
14
27
Defensive Rebounds
41
26
Assists
32
8
Steals
6
3
Blocks
8
9
Turnovers
17
18
Points Off Turnovers
10
13
Fastbreak Points
13
34
Points In Paint
50
14
Second Chance Points
23
15
Fouls
18
1
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
11
Biggest Lead
9
10
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
7
Ties
5
2025-26 Western Standings
DENCLE
Game Summary
The Cleveland Cavaliers squeaked out a win over the Denver Nuggets, 113 to 108, on January 2.
Game Info
January 2, 2026
Prime
Rocket Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
#39 Tyler Ford (Head Official)
#22 JB DeRosa
#53 Matt Kallio
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Watson #8 | 40 | 21 | 4 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 5 | 9-22 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 45.9 |
S. Jones #21 | 36 | 13 | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 81.3 |
D. Holmes II #14 | 24 | 3 | 4 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
J. Pickett #24 | 18 | 9 | 2 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 90.0 |
J. Murray #27 | 39 | 34 | 6 (1) | 7 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 1 | 0 | 12-28 | 6-12 | 4-5 | 56.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hardaway Jr. #10 | 28 | 15 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 53.6 |
B. Brown #11 | 24 | 0 | 3 (1) | 4 | 4 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
Z. Nnaji #22 | 24 | 13 | 5 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 75.2 |
J. Strawther #3 | 6 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Valančiūnas #17 | |||||||||||||
A. Gordon #32 | |||||||||||||
N. Jokić #15 | |||||||||||||
C. Johnson #23 | |||||||||||||
C. Braun #0 | |||||||||||||
H. Tyson #5 | |||||||||||||
T. Bates #7 | |||||||||||||
C. Jones #1 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 108 | 32 (5) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 40-94 | 17-47 | 11-13 | 54.2 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mobley #4 | 32 | 8 | 11 (5) | 4 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-5 | 32.8 |
J. Allen #31 | 30 | 8 | 12 (0) | 3 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 68.0 |
D. Mitchell #45 | 35 | 33 | 6 (3) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 4 | 3 | 14-24 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 66.3 |
J. Tyson #20 | 24 | 8 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 45.0 |
D. Garland #10 | 32 | 18 | 2 (0) | 8 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 69.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hunter #12 | 26 | 16 | 5 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 58.1 |
C. Porter Jr. #9 | 23 | 10 | 5 (2) | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 71.4 |
N. Tomlin #35 | 19 | 6 | 6 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 51.0 |
L. Ball #2 | 15 | 6 | 3 (0) | 2 | 0 | 2 | +11 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
T. Proctor #24 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
L. Nance Jr. #22 | |||||||||||||
T. Bryant #3 | |||||||||||||
D. Wade #32 | |||||||||||||
M. Strus #1 | |||||||||||||
S. Merrill #5 | |||||||||||||
L. Travers #33 | |||||||||||||
C. Livingston #8 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 113 | 55 (14) | 32 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 43-86 | 16-39 | 11-19 | 59.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
S. Jones makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Holmes II
1Q 11:24
J. Allen makes free throw 1/2
1Q 11:04
3-1
J. Allen makes free throw 2/2
1Q 11:04
3-2
J. Murray makes 27' pullup three
Assisted by P. Watson
1Q 10:12
6-2
J. Tyson makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Allen
1Q 09:52
6-5
J. Allen makes driving dunk
Assisted by D. Garland
1Q 08:45
6-7
J. Murray makes 9' driving bank floater
1Q 08:29
8-7
E. Mobley makes putback layup
1Q 08:07
8-9
E. Mobley makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by D. Mitchell
1Q 07:36
8-11
C. Porter Jr. makes 2' driving bank floater
Assisted by D. Hunter
1Q 06:21
8-13
J. Murray makes 7' driving bank floater
1Q 05:39
10-13
D. Garland makes driving finger roll
Assisted by C. Porter Jr.
1Q 05:31
10-15
J. Murray makes 5' driving floater
1Q 04:52
12-15
J. Murray makes 23' running three
Assisted by B. Brown
1Q 04:37
15-15
J. Tyson makes tip layup
1Q 04:15
15-17
D. Mitchell makes 25' three
Assisted by E. Mobley
1Q 03:50
15-20
J. Murray makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by B. Brown
1Q 03:36
17-20
Z. Nnaji makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:29
18-20
Z. Nnaji makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:29
19-20
N. Tomlin makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Mitchell
1Q 02:09
19-22
E. Mobley makes running dunk
Assisted by D. Hunter
1Q 01:39
19-24
D. Hunter makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:04
19-25
D. Hunter makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:04
19-26
Z. Nnaji makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 00:47
22-26
J. Murray makes 15' stepback
1Q 00:09
24-26
N. Tomlin makes reverse layup
Assisted by D. Mitchell
1Q 00:00
24-28
P. Watson makes 11' turnaround jump shot
2Q 11:18
26-28
D. Mitchell makes 11' floater
2Q 10:56
26-30
D. Mitchell makes running dunk
Assisted by C. Porter Jr.
2Q 10:33
26-32
D. Mitchell makes driving layup
2Q 09:26
26-34
P. Watson makes 16' pullup
2Q 09:04
28-34
L. Ball makes 24' pullup three
Assisted by J. Allen
2Q 08:49
28-37
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 15' driving floater
Assisted by B. Brown
2Q 08:37
30-37
P. Watson makes driving layup
Assisted by T. Hardaway Jr.
2Q 08:09
32-37
D. Garland makes 26' stepback three
2Q 07:43
32-40
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Holmes II
2Q 07:21
35-40
J. Allen makes 8' turnaround bank hook shot
Assisted by L. Ball
2Q 06:58
35-42
P. Watson makes 26' pullup three
2Q 06:03
38-42
D. Hunter makes 6' jump shot
Assisted by D. Garland
2Q 05:20
38-44
S. Jones makes 10' pullup
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 04:54
40-44
L. Ball makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Hunter
2Q 04:37
40-47
J. Murray makes 26' stepback three
Assisted by D. Holmes II
2Q 04:18
43-47
D. Hunter makes 18' pullup
Assisted by E. Mobley
2Q 04:04
43-49
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
2Q 03:43
44-49
J. Murray makes 27' stepback three
2Q 03:36
47-49
S. Jones makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Holmes II
2Q 03:00
49-49
D. Hunter makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Garland
2Q 02:35
49-52
D. Mitchell makes running layup
Assisted by D. Garland
2Q 02:10
49-54
S. Jones makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 01:47
52-54
D. Mitchell makes 29' running pullup three
2Q 01:07
52-57
J. Murray makes free throw 1/3
2Q 00:52
53-57
J. Murray makes free throw 2/3
2Q 00:52
54-57
J. Murray makes free throw 3/3
2Q 00:52
55-57
E. Mobley makes 7' driving hook shot
Assisted by D. Garland
2Q 00:39
55-59
J. Murray makes driving layup
2Q 00:32
57-59
D. Hunter makes 23' three
Assisted by E. Mobley
2Q 00:11
57-62
J. Pickett makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 00:00
59-62
J. Murray makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Holmes II
3Q 11:32
62-62
J. Pickett makes 10' pullup
3Q 10:51
64-62
P. Watson makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Pickett
3Q 10:33
66-62
D. Mitchell makes 23' three
Assisted by E. Mobley
3Q 10:24
66-65
D. Holmes II makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Pickett
3Q 10:02
69-65
P. Watson makes running finger roll
Assisted by J. Pickett
3Q 09:11
71-65
J. Pickett makes 23' stepback three
Assisted by D. Holmes II
3Q 08:36
74-65
J. Pickett makes running layup
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 08:19
76-65
D. Garland makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
3Q 08:00
76-68
P. Watson makes 19' pullup
3Q 07:36
78-68
D. Mitchell makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Tyson
3Q 07:25
78-71
J. Tyson makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Garland
3Q 06:20
78-73
P. Watson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 06:04
79-73
C. Porter Jr. makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Garland
3Q 05:50
79-76
D. Garland makes 9' driving floater
3Q 05:13
79-78
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 17' fadeaway
3Q 04:27
81-78
D. Garland makes 23' three
Assisted by C. Porter Jr.
3Q 03:39
81-81
S. Jones makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 03:10
84-81
D. Mitchell makes 11' driving floater
Assisted by D. Hunter
3Q 02:56
84-83
D. Mitchell makes 27' pullup three
3Q 02:05
84-86
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by P. Watson
3Q 01:47
87-86
Z. Nnaji makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:24
88-86
Z. Nnaji makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:24
89-86
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 26' pullup three
3Q 00:51
92-86
D. Mitchell makes driving layup
Assisted by C. Porter Jr.
3Q 00:41
92-88
P. Watson makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 00:30
95-88
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 9' running jump shot
Assisted by P. Watson
3Q 00:00
97-88
J. Allen makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by C. Porter Jr.
4Q 11:41
97-90
D. Mitchell makes 3' driving bank floater
4Q 10:45
97-92
Z. Nnaji makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by B. Brown
4Q 10:21
99-92
Z. Nnaji makes free throw 1/2
4Q 09:48
100-92
Z. Nnaji makes free throw 2/2
4Q 09:48
101-92
C. Porter Jr. makes putback layup
4Q 09:21
101-94
C. Porter Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by L. Ball
4Q 08:48
101-97
D. Mitchell makes running dunk
4Q 08:26
101-99
N. Tomlin makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:25
101-100
N. Tomlin makes free throw 2/2
4Q 07:25
101-101
Z. Nnaji makes dunk
4Q 07:12
103-101
P. Watson makes driving layup
Assisted by T. Hardaway Jr.
4Q 04:43
105-101
D. Hunter makes 11' driving floater
Assisted by D. Garland
4Q 04:21
105-103
J. Tyson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 03:43
105-104
D. Garland makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
4Q 02:13
105-107
D. Mitchell makes dunk
Assisted by J. Allen
4Q 00:42
105-109
D. Hunter makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:13
105-110
D. Hunter makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:13
105-111
J. Murray makes 27' pullup three
Assisted by S. Jones
4Q 00:05
108-111
D. Garland makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:05
108-112
D. Garland makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:05
108-113
40-94 (42.6%)
FG%
43-86 (50.0%)
17-47 (36.2%)
3PM
16-39 (41.0%)
11-13 (84.6%)
FTM
11-19 (57.9%)
32
Rebounds
55
5
Offensive Rebounds
14
27
Defensive Rebounds
41
26
Assists
32
8
Steals
6
3
Blocks
8
9
Turnovers
17
18
Points Off Turnovers
10
13
Fastbreak Points
13
34
Points In Paint
50
14
Second Chance Points
23
15
Fouls
18
1
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
11
Biggest Lead
9
10
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
7
Ties
5
