CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers captured their third consecutive win on Jan. 2, prevailing 113-108 over the Denver Nuggets, who were without three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic. Cavs point guard Darius Garland made a clutch 3-pointer on an assist ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and Darius Garland had 18 points and eight assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 113-108 on Friday night. De’Andre Hunter added 16 points and Jarrett Allen had eight points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers,

To start the 2026 portion of the schedule, the Cavs welcome in the Denver Nuggets tonight. Denver is sitting at third in the West but have had a recent

Jamal Murray went for 34 points, six rebounds and seven assists, as a patchwork version of the Nuggets nearly conquered the healthy Cavaliers on Friday. But Cleveland rallied from down nine in the fourth quarter to hand Denver a 113-108 loss while four starters, three MVP trophies and one backup center were missing from the court.

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers guard Lonzo Ball is off to an encouraging start in 2026. The Cavs will be thrilled if he can build on it. Ball went from sitting the bench during the final two games of 2025 to blocking two Jamal Murray layups and draining two 3 ...