Top Performers
Points
27
Ellis
DEN
Rebounds
9
Ferry
CLE
Assists
13
Jackson
DEN
Threes
3
Stith
DEN
38-78 (48.7%)
FG%
38-79 (48.1%)
2-5 (40.0%)
3PM
8-19 (42.1%)
9-13 (69.2%)
FTM
4-5 (80.0%)
35
Rebounds
40
10
Offensive Rebounds
11
25
Defensive Rebounds
29
20
Assists
20
15
Steals
5
6
Blocks
7
13
Turnovers
18
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
18
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Eastern Standings
CLEDEN
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls - z | 69 | 13 | .841 | |
| 2 |  Heat - y | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 |
| 4 |  Hawks - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 |
| 5 |  Pistons - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Bullets - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 |
| 9 |  Cavaliers - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 |
| 10 |  Pacers - e | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 |
| 12 |  Raptors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 |
| 14 |  76ers - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Celtics - e | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Trail Blazers - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Clippers - x | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 12 |  Nuggets - e | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies - e | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets squeaked out a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, 88 to 87, on January 16, 1997.
Game Info
January 15, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mills #24 | 37 | 13 | 4 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 65.8 |
D. Ferry #35 | 30 | 6 | 9 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -14 | 2 | 3 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 33.8 |
M. West #41 | 16 | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 2 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
B. Phills #14 | 40 | 9 | 3 (1) | 7 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 4 | 4 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 65.4 |
T. Brandon #1 | 40 | 15 | 6 (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 7-19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 39.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Potapenko #52 | 36 | 16 | 8 (5) | 3 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 81.0 |
A. Lang #21 | 33 | 10 | 2 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 50.6 |
B. Sura #3 | 23 | 10 | 2 (0) | 4 | 3 | 0 | +11 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 37.5 |
D. Marshall #33 | 10 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ham #21 | 38 | 10 | 5 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 1 | 5 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
L. Ellis #20 | 41 | 27 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 2 | 3 | 12-24 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 55.2 |
E. Johnson #40 | 43 | 4 | 8 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
B. Stith #23 | 37 | 20 | 5 (2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 59.7 |
M. Jackson #13 | 46 | 7 | 6 (1) | 13 | 2 | 1 | +8 | 6 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ellis #3 | 20 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 2 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
T. Hammonds #21 | 17 | 4 | 9 (3) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
R. Pierce #22 | 14 | 6 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
B. Thompson #6 | 7 | 8 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
E. Bennett #5 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
B. Phills makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Brandon makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Ellis makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Brandon makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ham makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. West makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Jackson makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
M. West makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Brandon makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Stith makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
B. Stith makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Mills makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Ellis makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
L. Ellis makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Mills makes 2PT shot
1Q
B. Stith makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Potapenko makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Lang makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Mills makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Hammonds makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Stith makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
V. Potapenko makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Marshall makes 2PT shot
2Q
A. Lang makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Hammonds makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Sura makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Phills makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Thompson makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
B. Phills makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Sura makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Thompson makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Sura makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Sura makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
B. Thompson makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Mills makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Ellis makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Mills makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Ellis makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jackson makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Johnson makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ferry makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Ellis makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
M. West makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Stith makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ferry makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ham makes 2PT shot
3Q
L. Ellis makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Stith makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Lang makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
V. Potapenko makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Ellis makes 2PT shot
3Q
T. Brandon makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
L. Ellis makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
V. Potapenko makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ham makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Mills makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Lang makes 2PT shot
3Q
L. Ellis makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Pierce makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Phills makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ellis makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ham makes 2PT shot
4Q
V. Potapenko makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Potapenko makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ham makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. Ellis makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Brandon makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Pierce makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Ellis makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Potapenko makes 18' 2PT shot
OT
T. Brandon makes 9' 2PT shot
OT
T. Brandon makes 15' 2PT shot
OT
B. Stith makes 25' 3PT shot
OT
M. Jackson makes 2PT shot
OT
R. Pierce makes 7' 2PT shot
OT
38-78 (48.7%)
FG%
38-79 (48.1%)
2-5 (40.0%)
3PM
8-19 (42.1%)
9-13 (69.2%)
FTM
4-5 (80.0%)
35
Rebounds
40
10
Offensive Rebounds
11
25
Defensive Rebounds
29
20
Assists
20
15
Steals
5
6
Blocks
7
13
Turnovers
18
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
18
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0