Denver Nuggets vs Cleveland Cavaliers: player stats (Jan 2, 2026)
Regular seasonFinal
Denver Nuggets 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 113
Rocket Arena · Cleveland, OH
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On January 2, 2026 at Rocket Arena, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 113-108. Donovan Mitchell scored 33 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Jamal Murray had 34 for the Denver Nuggets.
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| Peyton WatsonG | 40:00 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 9-22 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -4 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 39:00 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 12-28 | 6-12 | 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| Spencer JonesF | 36:00 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| DaRon Holmes IIF | 24:00 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +9 |
| Jalen PickettG | 18:00 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.G | 28:00 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -15 |
| Zeke NnajiF-C | 24:00 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -12 |
| Bruce BrownG | 24:00 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 |
| Julian StrawtherG | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 |
| Team | 239 | 108 | 32 | 26 | 40-94 | 17-47 | 11-13 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
DNP: Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates, Curtis Jones, Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, Christian Braun, Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon
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| Donovan MitchellG | 35:00 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 14-24 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +10 |
| Darius GarlandG | 32:00 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -1 |
| Evan MobleyF-C | 32:00 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -9 |
| Jarrett AllenC | 30:00 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +12 |
| Jaylon TysonG-F | 24:00 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 |
| De'Andre HunterF | 26:00 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 |
| Craig PorterG | 23:00 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +6 |
| Nae'Qwan TomlinF | 19:00 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +6 |
| Lonzo BallG | 15:00 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +11 |
| Tyrese ProctorG | 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Team | 241 | 113 | 55 | 32 | 43-86 | 16-39 | 11-19 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 18 |
DNP: Larry Nance Jr., Thomas Bryant, Max Strus, Dean Wade, Sam Merrill, Luke Travers, Chris Livingston
Keel projection
How the projections do →Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.
DEN 36%CLE 64%
- Expected margin
- CLE by 4.4
- Result: CLE by 5
- The projection called it.
Season series
DEN 0, CLE 2- Jan 2 · this gameDenver Nuggets 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 113
- Feb 9Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Denver Nuggets 117
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