Cleveland Cavaliers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Nuggets: 64.5%
Cavaliers: 35.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 CLE |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | W2 |
| 117.7 | Points Against | 117.4 |
| 5-5 | Last Ten Games | 5-5 |
| 119.8 | Points Per Game | 122.7 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 44.2 | Rebounds Per Game | 43.0 |
| 28.3 | Assists Per Game | 28.6 |
| 5.1 | Blocks Per Game | 4.0 |
| 8.9 | Steals Per Game | 6.9 |
| 0.6 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.8 |
| 14.1 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 13.0 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic, C | Out | Jan 14 |
| Christian Braun, G | Out | Jan 14 |
| Bruce Brown, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 14 |
| Aaron Gordon, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 14 |
| Spencer Jones, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 14 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Wade, F | Out | Jan 13 |
| Max Strus, G | Out | Jan 6 |
| Chris Livingston, F | Out | Jan 4 |
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Chicago2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
 Denver |
27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
 Minnesota |
27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
 Portland |
19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
 Utah |
14 | 25 | .359 | 19 | W1 |
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