The Denver Nuggets (3 - 7) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers (5 - 4) 106 - 97 on Monday at Quicken Loans arena in Cleveland. The Nuggets were able to use a strong second - half where they out - scored the Cavaliers 53 - 45 to seal their second victory in the last three games. Denver out - shot Cleveland, converting 48 percent of their field goals compared to the Cavs' 43 percent from the field. This marked the end of the Cavaliers' four - game winstreak after an ugly start to the season. The Nuggets were led by Ty Lawson who notched a double - double, scoring a game - high 24 points and adding 12 assists. This was his second double - double of the year, and he's now averaging 17 points and 8 assists on the season. Arron Afflalo chipped in 23 points of his own, shooting 8 - for - 17 from the field and 4 - for - 8 from the three - point line. This was a season - high for Afflalo, who's found some offensive consistency in the last three games and scored a combined 58 points over those games. Coming off the bench, Darrell Arthur chipped in a double - double of his own, scoring 13 points (5 - 6 FG, 3 - 4 3Pt) and grabbing 11 rebounds. He received 26 minutes with J.J. Hickson out, which was the most minutes Arthur has received this season. LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 22 points (8 - 18 FG, 1 - 4 3Pt, 5 - 7 FT) and nine rebounds. It was the first time in the last four games that he's scored under the 30 - point plateau. Kevin Love contributed his fifth double - double of the season, finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds. He's now averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds on the year. Kyrie Irving came two assists shy of a double - double, as he posted 20 points to go along with eight assists. Coming off the bench, Dion Waiters shot 9 - for - 16 from the field and 2 - for - 6 from the three - point line to score 20 points and grab two rebounds. He scored 20 of the 28 total bench points for the Cavaliers. The Nuggets' next game will be at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, while the Cavaliers will be also be at home Wednesday and will take on the San Antonio Spurs.
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