Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers drilled a season-high 22 three-pointers in a 126-114 NBA victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday.
Darius Garland added 24 points and Caris LeVert contributed 21 off the bench as the Cavs withstood a triple-double from NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic to improve to 13-1 at home and 20-3 overall.
Cleveland made 22 three-pointers off 48 attempts as Denver connected with just three of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc.
The Nuggets made it close in the first half with a strong showing in the paint, where they would out-score the Cavs 76-40.