DENVER -- It was a simple question phrased to Jordan Clarkson who had just got done rubbing cream on his fresh tattoo -- one of deceased rapper Pimp C that he got while the Cleveland Cavaliers were in Los Angeles, the third stop on a 12-day trip that covered 5,644 miles and three different time zones.
What do you take away from this road trip?
Before Clarkson could respond, Tristan Thompson, sitting one locker over, answered for his teammate.
"That we get to go home," Thompson said.
Clarkson nodded in approval.
The Cavs finished the longest road trip of the season with a 124-102 loss against the Denver Nuggets -- a title-contending team that currently owns the fourth-best record in the NBA.