Cavaliers Defeat Defending Champion Nuggets 121-109
Six Cleveland players score in double figures, led by Darius Garland's 26 points.
- Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 26 points, with six Cleveland players scoring in double figures.
- Craig Porter Jr. scored a career-high 21 points for the Cavaliers.
- The Cavaliers built a season-high 26-point lead in the fourth quarter.
- Nuggets center Nikola Jokic battled foul trouble and finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
- The Nuggets have lost two straight for the first time since the second round of last season's playoffs.