Here are the scores, updates, and results of the NBA 2020-2021 regular season match between the Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) and the Denver Nuggets (DEN) on February 20, 2021 (All times are in Philippine Standard Time), at the Quicken Loans Arena.
Jamal Murray scored a career-high with 50 points, including 8 3PM, on top of 6 rebounds, and Michael Porter Jr. finished with 22 points as the Denver Nuggets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-103.
Nikola Jokic tallied his seventh triple-double of the season with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in the win.
Collin Sexton led the way for the Cavaliers with a team-high 23 points, and Jarrett Allen provided 20 points and 10 rebounds.
The Denver Nuggets, who improved to sixteen (16) wins and thirteen (13) defeats, will face the Atlanta Hawks — currently with a 12-17 win-loss record — on Monday, February 22, 2021, while the Cleveland Cavaliers, who fall to ten (10) wins and twenty (20) defeats, will face the Oklahoma City Thunder — currently with an 11-18 win-loss record — on Monday as well, February 22, 2021.
Cleveland vs Denver
Quarters: 23-33; 27-36; 30-26; 23-25
The scores:
Cavaliers (103) – Collin Sexton, Andre Drummond, Cedi Osman, Darius Garland, Kevin Love, JaVale McGee, Isaac Okoro, Larry Nance Jr., Damyean Dotson, Thon Maker, Dean Wade, Marques Bolden, Lamar Stevens, Yogi Ferrell, Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince, Dylan Windler
Nuggets (120) – Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, Paul Millsap, Michael Porter Jr., Gary Harris, Monte Morris, Will Barton, Isaiah Hartenstein, Facundo Campazzo, P. J. Dozier, R. J. Hampton, Bol Bol, Vlatko Cancar, Zeke Nnaji, JaMychal Green, Markus Howard, Greg Whittington