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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets

NBA
Cavaliers
25-15
108-121
Final
Nuggets
26-13
Ball Arena
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

CLE leadsBiggest lead CLE 5, DEN 17
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DEN leads
Team1234T
CLE28302426108
DEN26363227121

Who won: Nuggets 121-108

The Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108 on Friday, January 6, 2023 at Ball Arena. The Nuggets lead the series 1-0. The Nuggets outscored the Cavaliers 32-24 in the 3rd quarter. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in points (28). Caris LeVert led the Cavaliers in points (22).

Recap · Jan 7
Jokic, Murray help Nuggets top Mitchell-less Cavs 121-108

Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray scored 18 points in his first back-to-back games since knee surgery, and the Denver Nuggets took advantage of Donovan Mitchell's absence to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108 on...

What it means

  • Season series: DEN leads series 1-0.
  • Cavaliers 7-11 on the road; Nuggets 16-3 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Cavaliers1st in Central Division
  • Khalifa Diop C
    Knee, left
    Day-To-Day
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin F
    Back
    Day-To-Day
Nuggets1st in Northwest Division
  • Spencer Jones F
    Hamstring
    Day-To-Day

Head to head

DEN leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue
Ball Arena, Denver, CO · Attendance 19,638
Officials
Zach Zarba (Referee), J.T. Orr (Referee), Ashley Moyer-Gleich (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesDEN leads series 1-0

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