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Denver Nuggets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

NBA
Nuggets
35-28
126-117
Final
Cavaliers
36-26
Rocket Arena
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

DEN leadsBiggest lead DEN 15, CLE 3
Q1Q2Q3Q4
CLE leads
Team1234T
DEN37363023126
CLE31313520117

Who won: Nuggets 126-117

The Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-117 on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Rocket Arena. The Nuggets lead the series 1-0. Gary Harris led the Nuggets in points (32). LeBron James led the Cavaliers in points (25).

Player of the game

Gary Harris

DEN · 32 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB

9.2

Win probability

100%DEN final
DENCLE

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 20.7JR Smith

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    JR Smith makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Smith · 19 PTS

    DEN 126 - 117 CLE
  4. Q4 20.7CLE

    Offensive rebound

    Cavaliers offensive team rebound

  5. Q4 20.7JR Smith

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    JR Smith misses free throw 1 of 2

    J. Smith · 19 PTS

  6. Q4 20.7Will Barton

    Personal foul

    Will Barton personal foul

    W. Barton · 23 PTS

  7. Q4 20.7Will Barton
    TO

    Bad pass

    Will Barton bad pass (JR Smith steals)

    W. Barton · 23 PTS

  8. SLAMQ4 44.1
    LeBron James

    Driving dunk, 2 ft

    L. James · 25 PTS

    LeBron James makes 2-foot driving dunk

    DEN 126 - 116 CLE
  9. THREEQ4 52.9
    Gary Harris

    Three! Jumper, 24 ft

    G. Harris · 32 PTS · ast P. Millsap

    Gary Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)

    DEN 126 - 114 CLE
  10. Q4 1:10Mason Plumlee

    Defensive rebound

    Mason Plumlee defensive rebound

  11. Q4 1:13JR Smith

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    JR Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper

    J. Smith · 19 PTS

  12. Q4 1:16CLE

    Full timeout

    Cavaliers Full timeout

  13. SLAMQ4 1:16
    Wilson Chandler

    Dunk

    W. Chandler · 16 PTS · ast W. Barton

    Wilson Chandler makes dunk (Will Barton assists)

    DEN 123 - 114 CLE
  14. Q4 1:36George Hill
    TO

    Out of bounds lost ball turnover

    George Hill out of bounds lost ball turnover

    G. Hill · 17 PTS

  15. THREEQ4 1:45
    Gary Harris

    Three! Jumper, 31 ft

    G. Harris · 32 PTS

    Gary Harris makes 31-foot three point jumper

    DEN 121 - 114 CLE
  16. Q4 2:00Will Barton

    Defensive rebound

    Will Barton defensive rebound

  17. Q4 2:03JR Smith

    Jump shot

    JR Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper

  18. Q4 2:07George Hill

    Offensive rebound

    George Hill offensive rebound

    G. Hill · 17 PTS

  19. THREEQ4 2:26
    Paul Millsap

    Three! Jumper, 26 ft

    P. Millsap · 11 PTS · ast G. Harris

    Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)

    DEN 118 - 114 CLE
  20. Q4 2:40LeBron James

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2

    L. James · 25 PTS

    DEN 115 - 114 CLE
  21. Q4 2:40LeBron James

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2

    L. James · 25 PTS

    DEN 115 - 113 CLE
  22. Q4 2:40Will Barton

    Shooting foul

    Will Barton shooting foul

    W. Barton · 23 PTS

  23. Q4 2:41LeBron James

    Defensive rebound

    LeBron James defensive rebound

  24. Q4 2:45Will Barton

    Misses three point jumper

    Will Barton misses three point jumper

    W. Barton · 23 PTS

  25. Q4 2:58George Hill

    Personal foul

    George Hill personal foul

    G. Hill · 17 PTS

Leaders

DENCLE
Points
Gary Harris
32
LeBron James
25
Assists
Nikola Jokic
8
LeBron James
15
Rebounds
Will Barton
8
LeBron James
10

Season seriesDEN leads series 1-0

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