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Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers

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1-1, 0-1 Away

vs

1-1, 1-0 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/9

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 53.8%
Nuggets: 46.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W1
115.5 Points Against 117.5
1-1 Last Ten Games 1-1
112.5 Points Per Game 115.5
44 Field Goal % 48
30 Three Point % 34
52.0 Rebounds Per Game 45.5
21.5 Assists Per Game 24.5
4.0 Blocks Per Game 8.5
8.0 Steals Per Game 9.0
0.5 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.0
17.0 Total Turnovers Per Game 22.0
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alpha Diallo, F Out Oct 26
Cameron Johnson, F Day-To-Day Oct 25
Spencer Jones, F Out Oct 25
Julian Strawther, G Out Oct 16

Nuggets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs CHI W 133-128
@ LAC L 122-110
@ LAL W 121-106
@ OKC L 96-84
vs NO W 141-135 OT

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs BOS L 124-113
vs ORL W 119-105
@ ORL L 132-116
@ PHI L 114-106
vs BKN W 125-121

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota 3 0 1.000 - W3
Oklahoma City 3 0 1.000 - W3
Portland 2 0 1.000 0.5 W2
Denver 1 1 .500 1.5 W1
Utah 1 2 .333 2 L1

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 0 W3 1 3
Indiana 1 1 W1 0.6666667 2
Cleveland 1.5 1 W1 0.5 1
Chicago 2 2 L1 0.33333334 1
Milwaukee 3 3 L3 0 0
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