Don’t look now, but John Beilein’s young Cavaliers might just be learning how to win tight ballgames.
The Wine & Gold jumped out to a nice lead, saw the heavyweight Nuggets stage a big fourth-quarter rally to take it back, and recovered late to earn the gutsy 111-103 victory on Saturday night in Denver – winning their second straight to start the longest trip of the season.
In the early stages of an 11-day junket and taking on a team coming off a 10-day roadie, the Cavaliers landed some early blows against the sluggish Nuggets and were in complete control through the game’s first three quarters.