Top Performers
Points
34
James
CLE
Rebounds
14
Love
CLE
Assists
8
Nelson
DEN
Threes
3
Barton
DEN
38-86 (44.2%)
FG%
37-89 (41.6%)
4-22 (18.2%)
3PM
5-24 (20.8%)
13-22 (59.1%)
FTM
8-11 (72.7%)
44
Rebounds
52
9
Offensive Rebounds
12
35
Defensive Rebounds
40
17
Assists
18
12
Steals
8
3
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
18
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
16
Fouls
19
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2015-16 Eastern Standings
CLEDEN
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cavaliers - z | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
| 2 |  Raptors - y | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Heat - y | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 |
| 4 |  Hawks - x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 |
| 5 |  Celtics - x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets - x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 |
| 7 |  Pacers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 |
| 8 |  Pistons - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 |
| 9 |  Bulls - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 |
| 10 |  Wizards - e | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
| 11 |  Magic - e | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 |
| 12 |  Bucks - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 |
| 13 |  Knicks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 |
| 14 |  Nets - e | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 |
| 15 |  76ers - e | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Warriors - z | 73 | 9 | .890 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - y | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 |
| 3 |  Thunder - y | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 |
| 4 |  Clippers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 |
| 5 |  Trail Blazers - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 |
| 6 |  Mavericks - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 |
| 7 |  Grizzlies - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 |
| 8 |  Rockets - x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 |
| 9 |  Jazz - e | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 |
| 10 |  Kings - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 |
| 11 |  Nuggets - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 |
| 12 |  Pelicans - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Timberwolves - e | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 |
| 14 |  Suns - e | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 |
| 15 |  Lakers - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 93 to 87, on December 29, 2015.
Game Info
December 29, 2015
League Pass
Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
#9 Derrick Stafford (Head Official)
#34 Kevin Cutler
#60 James Williams
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 34 | 6 (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13-24 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 61.8 | ||
K. Love #42 | 8 | 14 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-16 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 23.7 | ||
T. Thompson #13 | 9 | 7 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 46.7 | ||
JR Smith #1 | 11 | 2 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 46.3 | ||
M. Dellavedova #8 | 4 | 7 (1) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 34.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Cunningham #9 | |||||||||||||
K. Irving #11 | |||||||||||||
R. Jefferson #24 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 | ||
J. Jones #22 | |||||||||||||
T. Mozgov #25 | 4 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 40.0 | ||
I. Shumpert #21 | 16 | 3 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 61.5 | ||
A. Varejao #17 | |||||||||||||
M. Williams #25 | 7 | 1 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 71.7 | ||
S. Kaun #14 | |||||||||||||
J. Harris #12 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 93 | 44 (9) | 17 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38-86 | 4-22 | 13-22 | 48.6 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Faried #35 | 9 | 8 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.7 | ||
K. Papanikolaou #16 | 0 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 | ||
J. Lauvergne #77 | 14 | 7 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 58.3 | ||
G. Harris #11 | 12 | 7 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 43.2 | ||
J. Nelson #14 | 0 | 4 (0) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Arthur #00 | 6 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 | ||
W. Barton #5 | 29 | 7 (0) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11-20 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 66.6 | ||
W. Chandler #21 | |||||||||||||
R. Foye #4 | 7 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 38.9 | ||
D. Gallinari #8 | |||||||||||||
JJ Hickson #21 | |||||||||||||
M. Miller #33 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 | ||
J. Nurkić #30 | |||||||||||||
N. Jokić #15 | 10 | 7 (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 40.6 | ||
E. Mudiay #0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 87 | 52 (12) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 37-89 | 5-24 | 8-11 | 46.4 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
L. James makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Lauvergne makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Lauvergne makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
JR Smith makes 27' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Love makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Lauvergne makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Harris makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Thompson makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Thompson makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Faried makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Love makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Faried makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Barton makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Williams makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Harris makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Mozgov makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Arthur makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Williams makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
I. Shumpert makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Arthur makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Williams makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mozgov makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Shumpert makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
L. James makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Barton makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
L. James makes 2PT shot
2Q
L. James makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
L. James makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Barton makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Dellavedova makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Shumpert makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Lauvergne makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Lauvergne makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Shumpert makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Love makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Love makes 2PT shot
2Q
G. Harris makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Barton makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
I. Shumpert makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Thompson makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Faried makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Faried makes 2PT shot
3Q
L. James makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
L. James makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Harris makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
JR Smith makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Lauvergne makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Lauvergne makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Barton makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
I. Shumpert makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
W. Barton makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
JR Smith makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Barton makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
JR Smith makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
L. James makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
I. Shumpert makes 2PT shot
4Q
R. Foye makes 2PT shot
4Q
R. Foye makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
W. Barton makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. James makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Arthur makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Thompson makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
W. Barton makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
W. Barton makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
L. James makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. James makes 2PT shot
4Q
W. Barton makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Foye makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
G. Harris makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
38-86 (44.2%)
FG%
37-89 (41.6%)
4-22 (18.2%)
3PM
5-24 (20.8%)
13-22 (59.1%)
FTM
8-11 (72.7%)
44
Rebounds
52
9
Offensive Rebounds
12
35
Defensive Rebounds
40
17
Assists
18
12
Steals
8
3
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
18
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
16
Fouls
19
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0