No team puts up first quarter points like the Nuggets – and for the second time in a two-week span, Denver did what they do best, jumping all over the Wine & Gold early and coasting home from there.
In the February 10 meeting in Denver, the Nuggets drilled their first nine shots from the floor. On Friday night in Cleveland, they drilled their first 12 – taking an early double-digit lead, weathering a pair of rallies and pulling away late to hand J.B. Bickerstaff’s squad its ninth straight loss, a 120-103 decision at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Jamal Murray going off for a career-high 50 points didn’t help the Cavs cause much either.