Cavs win in last second in Denver!

THE Nuggets started the match well, with a score of 15-2 and a goal from Nikola Jokić and Christian Brown. To counter this, the Cavaliers can count on Donovan Mitchell, the author of half of his team’s points in the first quarter (30-26). The beginning of the second quarter was marked by accelerations, followed by responses from both teams. Denver starts 7-0 as Cleveland responds with a 10-0 run, before another 8-0 run by the Nuggets. That does not change the situation and the champions from 2023 are still ahead (59-54).

At the beginning of the second half, Nikola Jokic took the lead, but Cleveland gradually managed to take the lead for the first time since the opening moments of the game. However, it doesn’t last as Jamal Murray answers with a basket for the win (92-87). Kenny Atkinson’s players manage to keep pace and give themselves a chance with prized shots, especially Jaylon Tyson’s.

Even if Nikola Jokic seems to be taking care of everything, and Denver seems to be on the way to victory. In addition to a very difficult game-winning basket by James Harden to tie the game, then Donovan Mitchell fouls and makes his two free throws. There is less than a second left and the three-time MVP misses the tying shot (117-119), leaving the victory to the troops from Ohio.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– You must leave on time. The Cavaliers were behind almost the entire encounter. They never seemed able to muster enough effort to topple Denver. But in a few seconds, the Nuggets gave up, because the Cavaliers knew how to shoot important three-pointers when Jamal Murray, for example, did not strive for “time on the money.” The symbol of this is Donovan Mitchell, who scored only four points in the last quarter, but in the last three minutes and free throws that made the difference.

– Fourth straight win for Cleveland. With this good streak and overall 9th ​​success in 10 matches, the Cavaliers have moved up in the Eastern Conference rankings. A month ago they were in seventh place, and now they are in the Top 4.

– Another triple-double for Nikola Jokić. It’s no longer an event, but with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, the Serbian, his team’s best player in the game, recorded the 183rd triple-double of his career, just days after surpassed Oscar Robertson and took second place in the ranking in this area.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Difference of points when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.