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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets: player stats

Regular seasonFinal

Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Denver Nuggets 117

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

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CLE

Game leaders

DEN

On February 9, 2026 at Ball Arena, the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Denver Nuggets 119-117. Donovan Mitchell scored 32 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Nikola Jokic had 22 for the Denver Nuggets.

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
James HardenG36:00221077-162-76-60323+9
Jarrett AllenC35:002213110-160-02-40005+8
Donovan MitchellG34:003211011-233-107-82221+3
Jaylon TysonG-F31:0016316-134-90-00023+11
Sam MerrillG25:009213-63-60-01014+13
Dennis SchroderG25:005232-70-41-22012-14
Keon EllisG20:002311-50-40-01123+2
Thomas BryantC13:005311-31-32-20004-6
Nae'Qwan TomlinF12:006102-32-20-00103-10
Craig PorterG9:000100-00-00-00021-6
Team240119392543-9215-4518-22671229

DNP: Larry Nance Jr., Max Strus, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, Tyrese Proctor, Emanuel Miller, Tristan Enaruna

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG36:00178116-161-64-41013-4
Nikola JokicC33:002214116-110-210-122170-2
Christian BraunG32:0020527-134-82-20014+3
Julian StrawtherG29:0020608-162-62-30014+3
Cameron JohnsonF29:0010414-52-30-03015-7
Tim Hardaway Jr.G29:0012104-103-91-21001+6
Bruce BrownG25:001400-60-21-22004-10
Jonas ValanciunasC15:0012402-40-18-1000210
Jalen PickettG12:003001-41-30-00001+1
Team240117462538-8513-4028-35911323

DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Zeke Nnaji, Tamar Bates, Curtis Jones, Spencer Jones, Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

CLE 41%DEN 59%
Expected margin
DEN by 2.8
Result: CLE by 2
The projection missed.

The projected margin was 4.8 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 0.3 pts toward DEN. 2 more inputs are in Pro

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