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Denver Nuggets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 26 Oct 2021
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 87-99
24-29 22-21 24-25 17-24
Position#11
Record2-0
FormLLLWW
Points / game106.0
Allowed / game97.0
vs
Position#14
Record1-2
FormLLLLW
Points / game111.3
Allowed / game116.7
USANBA· Ball Arena
NBA2021-22
Meetings · Denver Nuggets v Cleveland Cavaliers
18 Mar 2027
DEN v CLE
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06 Jan 2023
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25 Oct 2021
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10 Feb 2021
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CLE95
11 Jan 2020
DEN103
CLE111
19 Jan 2019
DEN124
CLE102
07 Mar 2018
DEN108
CLE113
22 Mar 2017
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CLE113
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CLE110
17 Jan 2014
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CLE117
11 Jan 2013
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07 Mar 2012
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15 Jan 2011
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CLE99
08 Jan 2010
DEN99
CLE97
19 Dec 2008
DEN88
CLE105
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Denver Nuggets winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Cleveland Cavaliers winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Denver NuggetsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormNuggets
Date
Competition
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
W
120-115
120
115
+5
114avg 108
A28/05
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
L
95-115
95
115
-20
78avg 108
A29/05
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
W
147-140 OT
147
140
+7
141avg 108
H02/06
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
W
126-115
126
115
+11
no box
A04/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#3
L
105-122
105
122
-17
no box
A08/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#3
L
98-123
98
123
-25
86avg 108
A10/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#3
L
102-116
102
116
-14
86avg 108
H12/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#3
L
118-125
118
125
-7
98avg 108
H14/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#1
W
110-98
110
98
+12
108avg 108
A21/10
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#22
W
102-96
102
96
+6
97avg 108
H23/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
39-30
25-29
20-20
36-36
24-32
23-25
19-36
29-22
38-25
27-37
27-32
29-27
29-33
32-35
37-33
28-14
28-28
30-29
21-31
26-34
21-25
21-27
25-34
31-37
27-37
28-22
21-31
26-26
22-28
33-35
28-33
35-29
26-20
25-38
34-24
25-16
26-22
27-28
26-20
23-26
228.8Avg total
112.3Scored
116.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (2)106.097.0203.0+9.0100%
Season at home (1)102.096.0198.0+6.0100%
Season away (1)110.098.0208.0+12.0100%
Last 10 (10)112.3116.5228.8-4.250%
Last 5 (5)106.0111.6217.6-5.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)110.098.0208.0+12.0100%
vs Similar ◀ (21)113.3115.9229.1-2.648%
vs Weaker (8)118.8106.2225.0+12.5100%
This opponent (Cleveland Cavaliers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Cleveland CavaliersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormCavaliers
Date
Competition
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
L
105-141
105
141
-36
89avg 95
H05/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#9
L
90-110
90
110
-20
76avg 95
A08/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#9
L
97-124
97
124
-27
77avg 95
H09/05
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#17
L
102-111
102
111
-9
87avg 95
H10/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#16
W
102-94
102
94
+8
105avg 95
H13/05
NBA
Washington Wizards
#18
L
105-120
105
120
-15
99avg 95
A14/05
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#4
L
109-123
109
123
-14
94avg 95
A16/05
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#3
L
121-132
121
132
-11
117avg 95
A21/10
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#15
L
112-123
112
123
-11
105avg 95
H22/10
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#17
W
101-95
101
95
+6
94avg 95
H23/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
28-29
29-38
23-35
25-39
19-33
18-29
28-24
25-24
30-39
23-25
19-34
25-26
28-27
32-26
17-26
25-32
22-17
20-22
25-30
35-25
33-31
23-27
20-33
29-29
24-34
32-33
20-32
33-24
32-32
29-41
29-21
31-38
30-27
29-27
30-36
23-33
24-27
28-28
31-17
18-23
221.7Avg total
104.4Scored
117.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)111.3116.7228.0-5.333%
Season at home (2)106.5109.0215.5-2.550%
Season away (1)121.0132.0253.0-11.00%
Last 10 (10)104.4117.3221.7-12.920%
Last 5 (5)109.6118.6228.2-9.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (25)103.2114.6217.8-11.516%
vs Similar ◀ (5)113.4112.2225.6+1.240%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Denver Nuggets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: -2.6-2.6Q2Q2: -3.4-3.4Q2: -3.3-3.3Q3Q3: -3.6-3.6Q3: -4.6-4.6Q4Q4: +2.1+2.1Q4: -2.4-2.4
-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: -2.6-2.6Q2Q2: -3.4-3.4Q2: -3.3-3.3Q3Q3: -3.6-3.6Q3: -4.6-4.6Q4Q4: +2.1+2.1Q4: -2.4-2.4
Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Denver NuggetsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
W
64-59
64
59
+5
A28/05
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
L
47-57
47
57
-10
A29/05
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
W
65-62
65
62
+3
H02/06
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
L
61-68
61
68
-7
A04/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#3
W
58-57
58
57
+1
A08/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#3
L
42-52
42
52
-10
A10/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#3
L
55-59
55
59
-4
H12/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#3
L
55-63
55
63
-8
H14/06
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#1
L
51-58
51
58
-7
A21/10
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#22
W
53-50
53
50
+3
H23/10
NBA
113.6Avg total
55.1Scored
58.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)59.056.0115.0+2.967%-
Last 30 at home (14)61.655.1116.7+6.479%-
Last 30 away (16)56.756.8113.5-0.156%-
Last 10 (10)55.158.5113.6-3.440%-
Last 5 (5)51.256.4107.6-5.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)51.058.0109.0-7.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (21)57.957.2115.1+0.657%-
vs Weaker (8)62.952.6115.5+10.2100%-
This opponent (Cleveland Cavaliers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Cleveland CavaliersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Portland Trail Blazers
#12
L
57-67
57
67
-10
H05/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#9
L
37-62
37
62
-25
A08/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#9
L
53-64
53
64
-11
H09/05
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#17
W
60-53
60
53
+7
H10/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#16
W
42-39
42
39
+3
H13/05
NBA
Washington Wizards
#18
L
56-58
56
58
-2
A14/05
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#4
L
56-67
56
67
-11
A16/05
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#3
L
61-73
61
73
-12
A21/10
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#15
W
59-54
59
54
+5
H22/10
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#17
L
52-55
52
55
-3
H23/10
NBA
112.5Avg total
53.3Scored
59.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)53.557.6111.1-4.133%-
Last 30 at home (15)54.958.7113.5-3.833%-
Last 30 away (15)52.156.5108.6-4.333%-
Last 10 (10)53.359.2112.5-5.930%-
Last 5 (5)56.861.4118.2-4.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (25)53.057.4110.3-4.432%-
vs Similar ◀ (5)56.258.6114.8-2.440%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Denver Nuggets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Denver Nuggetstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Denver Nuggets: 111.9 points a game scored
🏀🏀47%
🏀🏀🏀40%
🏀13%
🏀🏀 2-pointers52.8 pts a game · 47% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers45.0 pts a game · 40% of the points
🏀 Free throws14.1 pts a game · 13% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.2 points a game
51%
34%
15%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers52.226.4
50.6%
53.1%52.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers39.015.0
38.5%
35.3%45.0
🏀 Free throws18.814.1
75.0%
77.4%14.1
They take 91.2 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 39.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 43% of their shots are threes (league average: 40%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Cleveland Cavalierstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Cleveland Cavaliers: 104.4 points a game scored
🏀🏀52%
🏀🏀🏀30%
🏀18%
🏀🏀 2-pointers54.4 pts a game · 52% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers30.9 pts a game · 30% of the points
🏀 Free throws19.1 pts a game · 18% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.2 points a game
51%
34%
15%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers53.627.2
50.7%
53.1%54.4
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers33.310.3
30.9%
35.3%30.9
🏀 Free throws25.719.1
74.3%
77.4%19.1
They take 86.9 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 33.3 of them are 3-pointers, so 38% of their shots are threes (league average: 40%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 26 Oct 2021 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Denver Nuggets
WWLLLLWWLW
Cleveland Cavaliers
WLLLLWLLLL
#11
League position
#14
-4.5
Net rating
-12.8
110.3
Offensive rating
103.8
114.8
Defensive rating
116.6
53.6%
Effective FG%
49.1%
56.1%
Opp. effective FG%
55.8%
12.5%
Turnover %
12.8%
23.6%
Off. rebound %
21.4%
0.21
Free-throw rate
0.30
38.5%
3-point %
30.9%
60.1%
Assist %
62.1%
50%
Form (last 10/10)
20%

Profile

Offence110.3 · 103.8Defence114.8 · 116.6Shooting53.6% · 49.1%3-point %38.5% · 30.9%Ball care12.5% · 12.8%Off. rebounds23.6% · 21.4%Free throws0.21 · 0.30Form (last 10/10)50% · 20%
■ Denver Nuggets   ■ Cleveland Cavaliers
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
23/10/21HSan Antonio Spurs102-96
21/10/21APhoenix Suns110-98
14/06/21HPhoenix Suns118-125
12/06/21HPhoenix Suns102-116
10/06/21APhoenix Suns98-123
08/06/21APhoenix Suns105-122
04/06/21APortland Trail Blazers126-115
02/06/21HPortland Trail Blazers147-140 OT
29/05/21APortland Trail Blazers95-115
28/05/21APortland Trail Blazers120-115
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/10/21HAtlanta Hawks101-95
22/10/21HCharlotte Hornets112-123
21/10/21AMemphis Grizzlies121-132
16/05/21ABrooklyn Nets109-123
14/05/21AWashington Wizards105-120
13/05/21HBoston Celtics102-94
10/05/21HIndiana Pacers102-111
09/05/21HDallas Mavericks97-124
08/05/21ADallas Mavericks90-110
05/05/21HPortland Trail Blazers105-141

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Denver Nuggets
NBA 2021-22
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWW100%
HomeW100%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games211
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game106.0102.0110.0
Allowed / game97.096.098.0
Point differential+9.0+6.0+12.0
Avg total203.0198.0208.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%0%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA 2021-22
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLW33%
HomeLW50%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %33%50%0%
Points / game111.3106.5121.0
Allowed / game116.7109.0132.0
Point differential-5.3-2.5-11.0
Avg total228.0215.5253.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Utah Jazz220100%108.593.5+15.0
2 Chicago Bulls440100%107.597.5+10.0
3 Denver Nuggets220100%106.097.0+9.0
4 Golden State Warriors330100%118.3111.3+7.0
5 Charlotte Hornets43175%121.5117.2+4.2
6 Milwaukee Bucks43175%115.5115.2+0.2
7 Miami Heat32167%111.795.7+16.0
8 Atlanta Hawks32167%110.097.3+12.7
9 Philadelphia 76ers32167%113.7104.7+9.0
10 New York Knicks32167%121.0113.3+7.7
11 Minnesota Timberwolves32167%106.0100.7+5.3
12 Memphis Grizzlies32167%123.3118.7+4.7
13 Washington Wizards32167%107.7107.0+0.7
14 Portland Trail Blazers21150%127.5114.5+13.0
15 Boston Celtics42250%116.0119.8-3.8
16 Brooklyn Nets42250%104.2109.2-5.0
17 Dallas Mavericks21150%95.0104.0-9.0
18 San Antonio Spurs31233%110.0106.7+3.3
19 Houston Rockets31233%109.0107.3+1.7
20 Los Angeles Lakers31233%113.3118.0-4.7
21 Cleveland Cavaliers31233%111.3116.7-5.3
22 Sacramento Kings31233%110.7116.7-6.0
23 Phoenix Suns31233%106.0116.3-10.3
24 Toronto Raptors41325%100.298.8+1.5
25 Indiana Pacers41325%116.8117.0-0.2
26 New Orleans Pelicans41325%101.2109.8-8.5
27 Orlando Magic41325%98.2113.8-15.5
28 Los Angeles Clippers2020%113.5117.5-4.0
29 Detroit Pistons3030%91.3104.3-13.0
30 Oklahoma City Thunder3030%93.3115.3-22.0
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Denver Nuggets2422241787
Cleveland Cavaliers2921252499
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