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January 2, 2026 · Rocket Arena
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Denver Nuggets vs Cleveland Cavaliers · January 2, 2026

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 113-108 on Friday, January 2, 2026 at home. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 33 points. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 34 points. The Cavaliers are 20-16 and the Nuggets 23-11.

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Jamal MurrayDEN · 34 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast20.8 Donovan MitchellCLE · 33 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast16.9 Jarrett AllenCLE · 8 pts · 12 reb · 3 ast14.1 Craig Porter Jr.CLE · 10 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast13.7 Evan MobleyCLE · 8 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast13.4 Zeke NnajiDEN · 13 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast13.3

Shot charts

Nuggets · 40/94 FG

Q1 11:24 · Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists) Q1 10:48 · Evan Mobley blocks Spencer Jones 's 5-foot floating jump shot Q2 4:54 · Spencer Jones makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) Q2 3:00 · Spencer Jones makes 1-foot dunk (DaRon Holmes II assists) Q2 1:47 · Spencer Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) Q2 1:17 · Spencer Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper Q3 11:18 · Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper Q3 3:10 · Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) Q1 10:12 · Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Peyton Watson assists) Q1 9:16 · Jamal Murray misses 10-foot fade away jump shot Q1 8:29 · Jamal Murray makes 8-foot two point shot Q1 7:26 · Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 6:35 · Jamal Murray misses 23-foot pullup jump shot Q1 5:39 · Jamal Murray makes 7-foot two point shot Q1 4:52 · Jamal Murray makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 4:37 · Jamal Murray makes 23-foot running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) Q1 4:07 · Craig Porter Jr. blocks Jamal Murray 's 13-foot two point shot Q1 3:36 · Jamal Murray makes alley oop layup (Bruce Brown assists) Q1 3:02 · Jamal Murray misses 22-foot step back jumpshot Q1 9.4 · Jamal Murray makes 15-foot step back jumpshot Q2 5:39 · Lonzo Ball blocks Jamal Murray 's 4-foot driving layup Q2 4:18 · Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (DaRon Holmes II assists) Q2 3:36 · Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 32.3 · Jamal Murray makes driving layup Q3 11:32 · Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists) Q3 10:06 · Jamal Murray misses 11-foot two point shot Q3 7:05 · Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 4:55 · Jamal Murray misses driving layup Q3 3:53 · Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot Q3 2:18 · Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot Q3 1:25 · Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 6:20 · Lonzo Ball blocks Jamal Murray 's 1-foot running layup Q4 6:05 · Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot Q4 3:55 · Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 5.4 · Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three pointer (Spencer Jones assists) Q4 0.0 · Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot Q1 9:36 · Peyton Watson misses 30-foot three point jumper Q1 8:56 · Peyton Watson misses 28-foot three point jumper Q1 7:44 · Peyton Watson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot Q2 11:18 · Peyton Watson makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot Q2 10:39 · Jarrett Allen blocks Peyton Watson 's 2-foot driving dunk Q2 9:04 · Peyton Watson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot Q2 8:09 · Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) Q2 6:41 · Peyton Watson misses 7-foot floating jump shot Q2 6:03 · Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three pointer Q3 10:33 · Peyton Watson makes 2-foot running dunk (Jalen Pickett assists) Q3 9:24 · Peyton Watson misses 4-foot hook shot Q3 9:11 · Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists) Q3 7:36 · Peyton Watson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot Q3 6:47 · Peyton Watson misses 24-foot running jump shot Q3 30.8 · Peyton Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) Q4 11:05 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks Peyton Watson 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 6:42 · Peyton Watson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot Q4 5:38 · Peyton Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper Q4 4:43 · Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) Q4 2:52 · Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 1:48 · Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper Q4 1:09 · Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 6:07 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 1:47 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 1:25 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 9:39 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 8:37 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) Q2 7:21 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists) Q2 6:32 · Evan Mobley blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 12-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 4:27 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 17-foot fade away jump shot Q3 4:04 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point shot Q3 1:47 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer (Peyton Watson assists) Q3 51.5 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer Q3 0.0 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 8-foot running jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) Q4 11:23 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 3:28 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 30-foot three point jumper Q1 5:17 · Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 47.6 · Zeke Nnaji makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) Q2 11:44 · Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 10:21 · Zeke Nnaji makes dunk (Bruce Brown assists) Q4 9:05 · Zeke Nnaji misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 7:12 · Zeke Nnaji makes dunk Q1 2:34 · Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 10:04 · Bruce Brown misses 11-foot pullup jump shot Q2 8:18 · Bruce Brown misses two point shot Q4 8:00 · Bruce Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 11:26 · Julian Strawther misses two point shot Q2 6:29 · DaRon Holmes II misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 10:02 · DaRon Holmes II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists) Q3 5:26 · DaRon Holmes II misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 3:16 · DaRon Holmes II misses layup Q4 5:33 · Evan Mobley blocks DaRon Holmes II 's 2-foot two point shot Q4 32.2 · DaRon Holmes II misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 2:19 · Jalen Pickett misses 22-foot three point jumper Q2 0.0 · Jalen Pickett makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists) Q3 10:51 · Jalen Pickett makes 9-foot pullup jump shot Q3 8:36 · Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (DaRon Holmes II assists) Q3 8:19 · Jalen Pickett makes running layup (Jamal Murray assists)
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Cavaliers · 43/86 FG

Q1 11:39 · Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 8:11 · Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 5:31 · Darius Garland makes two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q2 7:43 · Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 6:14 · Darius Garland misses 29-foot three point jumper Q3 8:06 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot Q3 8:00 · Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 5:13 · Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 3:58 · Darius Garland misses 26-foot running jump shot Q3 3:39 · Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q4 6:56 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot Q4 2:13 · Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q1 9:59 · Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot hook shot Q1 8:45 · Jarrett Allen makes driving dunk (Darius Garland assists) Q2 6:58 · Jarrett Allen makes 8-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists) Q4 11:41 · Jarrett Allen makes alley oop layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q4 7:53 · Jarrett Allen misses running layup Q1 9:52 · Jaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists) Q1 5:06 · Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 4:20 · Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot Q1 4:15 · Jaylon Tyson makes tip shot Q3 6:30 · Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 6:20 · Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists) Q3 4:48 · Jaylon Tyson misses 5-foot running jump shot Q4 4:35 · Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 8:07 · Evan Mobley makes two point shot Q1 7:36 · Evan Mobley makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q1 7:08 · Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot Q1 1:39 · Evan Mobley makes running dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q2 3:18 · Jamal Murray blocks Evan Mobley 's 1-foot driving layup Q2 39.6 · Evan Mobley makes 6-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists) Q3 11:07 · Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 8:48 · Spencer Jones blocks Evan Mobley 's 5-foot driving layup Q3 6:39 · Evan Mobley misses 23-foot running jump shot Q4 5:53 · Spencer Jones blocks Evan Mobley 's 3-foot driving layup Q1 6:21 · Craig Porter Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q2 11:02 · Craig Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot Q2 8:24 · Craig Porter Jr. misses two point shot Q3 5:50 · Craig Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists) Q4 9:21 · Craig Porter Jr. makes two point shot Q4 8:48 · Craig Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists) Q4 6:26 · Craig Porter Jr. misses driving layup Q1 5:55 · De'Andre Hunter misses 11-foot pullup jump shot Q2 5:56 · De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 5:20 · De'Andre Hunter makes 6-foot jumper (Darius Garland assists) Q2 4:04 · De'Andre Hunter makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) Q2 2:35 · De'Andre Hunter makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists) Q2 11.4 · De'Andre Hunter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists) Q3 4:14 · De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 2:35 · De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot Q3 1:12 · De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 4:21 · De'Andre Hunter makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists) Q4 2:38 · De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 1:28 · De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 3:50 · Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists) Q1 3:19 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 32.0 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 10:56 · Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot floating jump shot Q2 10:33 · Donovan Mitchell makes running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q2 9:26 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup Q2 2:10 · Donovan Mitchell makes running layup (Darius Garland assists) Q2 1:07 · Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot Q3 11:26 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q3 10:24 · Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists) Q3 9:47 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 7:25 · Donovan Mitchell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists) Q3 6:52 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 2:56 · Donovan Mitchell makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q3 2:05 · Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer Q3 1:37 · Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot Q3 41.0 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q4 10:45 · Donovan Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot Q4 9:25 · Donovan Mitchell misses 32-foot three point jumper Q4 8:26 · Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot running dunk Q4 4:53 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 2:17 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q4 46.0 · Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 42.1 · Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot dunk (Jarrett Allen assists) Q1 2:51 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 2:09 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q1 30.2 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses tip in dunk Q1 0.8 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes reverse layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 6:51 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 1-foot tip shot Q2 8:49 · Lonzo Ball makes 23-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists) Q2 4:37 · Lonzo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q4 10:02 · Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper
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Denver Nuggets box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Peyton Watson › 402143102 9-222-91-25-46.2
Jamal Murray › 393467011 12-286-124-50+520.8
Spencer Jones 361361021 5-83-50-03013.2
Tim Hardaway Jr. › 281522000 6-143-90-01-156.7
DaRon Holmes II 24346000 1-61-40-03+95.1
Zeke Nnaji 241350100 3-61-46-61-1213.3
Bruce Brown › 24034403 0-40-20-00-43.7
Jalen Pickett › 18923201 4-51-20-00+210.9
Julian Strawther › 6000000 0-10-00-02-6-0.9
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Cleveland Cavaliers box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Donovan Mitchell › 353365104 14-245-120-23+1016.9
Evan Mobley › 328114130 4-100-20-52-913.4
Darius Garland › 321828006 6-124-82-23-17.5
Jarrett Allen › 308123112 3-50-02-21+1214.1
De'Andre Hunter › 261654000 5-122-74-44+112.8
Jaylon Tyson › 24851001 3-81-41-22-83.3
Craig Porter Jr. › 231055212 4-72-20-02+613.7
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 19660111 2-50-12-21+67.4
Lonzo Ball › 15632020 2-32-30-00+1110.5
Tyrese Proctor › 5000000 0-00-00-00-30.0
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Rotation · who was on the floor, quarter by quarter

Denver Nuggets
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
P. Watson S
40
J. Murray S
39
S. Jones S
36
D. Holmes II S
24
J. Pickett S
18
T. Hardaway Jr.
28
B. Brown
24
Z. Nnaji
24
J. Strawther
6
Cleveland Cavaliers
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
D. Mitchell S
35
E. Mobley S
32
D. Garland S
32
J. Allen S
30
J. Tyson S
24
D. Hunter
26
C. Porter Jr.
23
N. Tomlin
19
L. Ball
15
T. Proctor
5

Bars show when each player was on the court (hover or tap for the exact clock). S = starter. Rebuilt from the play-by-play substitutions.

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