Preview the Cleveland Cavaliers' NBA matchup with Denver, including betting odds, tips, trends, and game information.

Even when the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed to get almost everything right in the first half, they still, somehow, almost ended up wrong. A mostly-one-man show in

Coming off wins against two other Western Conference teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Denver Nuggets. Here's how the action unfolded.

Friday night wasn’t exactly a masterpiece hanging in the Louvre. But in the NBA, you don’t ask how, you ask how many. And right now, the Cleveland Cavaliers are counting three straight wins after surviving a 113-108 brawl against a depleted Denver Nuggets squad.

The Cavaliers are looking to start 2026 hot and continue the winning form they had at the end of 2025 against an injury ridden Western Conference opponent.

Denver Nuggets face a depleted roster as they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 2, 2026. With key players like Nikola Jokić and Aaron Gordon sidelined due to injuries, the Nuggets are heavily shorthanded.

Jarrett Allen blocked a shot that ended up in Donovan Mitchell throwing down a dunk in the Cavaliers' matchup against the Nuggets on Friday.

For Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, which marks game four of a seven-game Eastern Conference road trip, the Nuggets have not only ruled out Valanciunas but have also listed all five of their opening-day starters on their injury report.

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers face the Denver Nuggets without Nikola Jokic in this Friday night NBA matchup.