Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
34
37
71
3397
3234
26
11
42
96
51
53
13
13
100
34
10
44
0
35
7
6
16
126
4
610
27
4
2623
1514
58
24
24
100
116
32
148
01
128
23
22
3439
6060
37
20
54
2423
1111
46
43
43
100
98
14
112
00
96
02
20
2825
6060
6
2
33
26
15
58
2
2
100
11
3
14
0
12
2
2
34
60
10
7
70
23
14
61
4
4
100
6
2
8
1
8
3
2
39
60
3
2
67
24
11
46
4
4
100
9
1
10
0
9
0
2
28
60
7
0
0
23
11
48
3
3
100
8
4
12
0
6
2
0
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
40
8
14
57
1
4
25
1
1
100
0
5
5
3
1
0
2
1
18
21
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
31
8
14
57
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
3
3
4
0
0
0
2
21
-4
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
28
8
10
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
10
7
0
0
3
2
16
5
double
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
True
28
1
6
17
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
9
1
0
0
3
3
0
none
Mason
Plumlee
Mason Plumlee
True
26
4
10
40
0
0
0
4
4
100
3
4
7
4
1
0
1
2
12
1
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
32
8
14
57
3
6
50
1
1
100
0
4
4
2
2
0
0
2
20
11
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
19
5
11
45
3
7
43
2
2
100
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
15
13
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
False
18
8
15
53
0
0
0
1
1
100
4
5
9
1
2
0
0
2
17
15
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
11
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
4
6
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
Roy
Hibbert
Roy Hibbert
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
24
March
2017
Friday
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
Pacers
Indiana
False
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
46
24
70
3026
2865
37
15
41
85
43
51
14
12
86
31
7
38
4
22
4
10
12
113
4
128
63
49
2520
1111
44
43
33
77
76
32
108
11
84
11
24
3128
6060
89
42
47
2317
129
6
43
33
77
108
20
128
20
64
20
13
3123
6060
12
6
50
25
11
44
4
3
75
7
3
10
1
8
1
2
31
60
8
3
38
20
11
55
3
3
100
6
2
8
1
4
1
4
28
60
8
4
50
23
12
52
4
3
75
10
2
12
2
6
2
1
31
60
9
2
22
17
9
53
3
3
100
8
0
8
0
4
0
3
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
34
8
12
67
0
2
0
2
4
50
2
4
6
5
0
0
4
1
18
-30
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
27
11
22
50
4
5
80
7
7
100
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
2
33
-7
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
27
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
0
1
0
0
6
-7
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
22
3
9
33
3
7
43
0
0
0
1
6
7
1
2
1
0
1
9
-6
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
21
1
7
14
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
3
-9
none
Channing
Frye
Channing Frye
False
21
1
4
25
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
5
5
1
0
0
1
4
4
0
none
Deron
Williams
Deron Williams
False
20
8
10
80
2
4
50
1
1
100
1
3
4
2
0
1
0
1
19
-5
none
Kyle
Korver
Kyle Korver
False
19
3
9
33
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
9
-16
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
17
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
1
2
0
5
-1
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
16
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
6
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
none
DeAndre
Liggins
DeAndre Liggins
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
2
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
none
24
March
2017
Friday
Spectrum Center
Charlotte
Hornets
Charlotte
False
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 126 - 113 Wednesday at Pepsi Center . The altitude proved to be to much for the visiting team , as the Nuggets had no problem warding off the defending champions on their home floor . After a dominate second quarter , Denver entered halftime with a 14 - point advantage and never let up from that point , as what has been a struggling Cavaliers ( 46 - 24 ) defense could n't slow down the fact - paced Nuggets . It was required a complete team effort Wednesday to take down Cleveland , with seven different players managing to score in double figures . Gary Harris led the way scoring 21 points , while his backup off the bench , Will Barton , was n't too far behind as he finished with 20 points in 33 minutes as a reserve . As a team , the Nuggets shot a scorching hot 51 percent from the field and 42 percent from behind the arc in the victory . On the other hand , with the loss , the Cavaliers have now lost five of their last seven road games , and they did n't get much help Wednesday night outside of Kyrie Irving and LeBron James . Irving finished with a game - high 33 points in 27 minutes , while James finished with a solid all - around performance of 18 points , six rebounds and five assists . The only spark off the bench was Derrick Williams , who shot an impressive 8 - of - 10 from the field en route to scoring 19 points , but no other Cleveland player managed to score in double figures . The loss leaves the Cavaliers just one game ahead of the Celtics for the No . 1 seed in the Eastern Conference standings . Kevin Love is having his most productive season since joining the Cavaliers in 2015 , averaging a double - double of 20 points and 11 rebounds per game , and that 's what made his performance in Wednesday 's loss so troubling for Cleveland . In 22 minutes against the Nuggets , Love scored just nine points on 3 - of - 9 shooting from the field and grabbed seven rebounds . It was the first time all season where Love played at least 20 minutes and failed to score in double figures , as in the other team games he failed to reach 10 points , he was hurt midway through and failed to return . However , the fact that it was Love 's first time is a testament to how much more productive he has been this season , especially when he failed to score 10 points in at least 20 minutes of action nine different times last season .
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 126 - 113 Wednesday at Pepsi Center. The altitude proved to be to much for the visiting team, as the Nuggets had no problem warding off the defending champions on their home floor. After a dominate second quarter, Denver entered halftime with a 14 - point advantage and never let up from that point, as what has been a struggling Cavaliers (46 - 24) defense couldn't slow down the fact - paced Nuggets. It was required a complete team effort Wednesday to take down Cleveland, with seven different players managing to score in double figures. Gary Harris led the way scoring 21 points, while his backup off the bench, Will Barton, wasn't too far behind as he finished with 20 points in 33 minutes as a reserve. As a team, the Nuggets shot a scorching hot 51 percent from the field and 42 percent from behind the arc in the victory. On the other hand, with the loss, the Cavaliers have now lost five of their last seven road games, and they didn't get much help Wednesday night outside of Kyrie Irving and LeBron James. Irving finished with a game - high 33 points in 27 minutes, while James finished with a solid all - around performance of 18 points, six rebounds and five assists. The only spark off the bench was Derrick Williams, who shot an impressive 8 - of - 10 from the field en route to scoring 19 points, but no other Cleveland player managed to score in double figures. The loss leaves the Cavaliers just one game ahead of the Celtics for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 126 - 113 Wednesday at Pepsi Center. The altitude proved to be to much for the visiting team, as the Nuggets had no problem warding off the defending champions on their home floor. After a dominate second quarter, Denver entered halftime with a 14 - point advantage and never let up from that point, as what has been a struggling Cavaliers (46 - 24) defense couldn't slow down the fact - paced Nuggets. It was required a complete team effort Wednesday to take down Cleveland, with seven different players managing to score in double figures. Gary Harris led the way scoring 21 points, while his backup off the bench, Will Barton, wasn't too far behind as he finished with 20 points in 33 minutes as a reserve. As a team, the Nuggets shot a scorching hot 51 percent from the field and 42 percent from behind the arc in the victory. On the other hand, with the loss, the Cavaliers have now lost five of their last seven road games, and they didn't get much help Wednesday night outside of Kyrie Irving and LeBron James. Irving finished with a game - high 33 points in 27 minutes, while James finished with a solid all - around performance of 18 points, six rebounds and five assists. The only spark off the bench was Derrick Williams, who shot an impressive 8 - of - 10 from the field en route to scoring 19 points, but no other Cleveland player managed to score in double figures. The loss leaves the Cavaliers just one game ahead of the Celtics for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference standings. Kevin Love is having his most productive season since joining the Cavaliers in 2015, averaging a double - double of 20 points and 11 rebounds per game, and that's what made his performance in Wednesday's loss so troubling for Cleveland. In 22 minutes against the Nuggets, Love scored just nine points on 3 - of - 9 shooting from the field and grabbed seven rebounds. It was the first time all season where Love played at least 20 minutes and failed to score in double figures, as in the other team games he failed to reach 10 points, he was hurt midway through and failed to return. However, the fact that it was Love's first time is a testament to how much more productive he has been this season, especially when he failed to score 10 points in at least 20 minutes of action nine different times last season.
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<DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 16 <FG> 8 10 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mason Plumlee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Roy Hibbert <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 33 <FG> 11 22 50 <FG3> 4 5 80 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Deron Williams <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 10 80 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Korver <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Channing Frye <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeAndre Liggins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none