The Denver Nuggets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 126 - 113 Wednesday at Pepsi Center. The altitude proved to be to much for the visiting team, as the Nuggets had no problem warding off the defending champions on their home floor. After a dominate second quarter, Denver entered halftime with a 14 - point advantage and never let up from that point, as what has been a struggling Cavaliers (46 - 24) defense could n't slow down the fact - paced Nuggets. It was required a complete team effort Wednesday to take down Cleveland, with seven different players managing to score in double figures. Gary Harris led the way scoring 21 points, while his backup off the bench, Will Barton, was n't too far behind as he finished with 20 points in 33 minutes as a reserve. As a team, the Nuggets shot a scorching hot 51 percent from the field and 42 percent from behind the arc in the victory. On the other hand, with the loss, the Cavaliers have now lost five of their last seven road games, and they did n't get much help Wednesday night outside of Kyrie Irving and LeBron James. Irving finished with a game - high 33 points in 27 minutes, while James finished with a solid all - around performance of 18 points, six rebounds and five assists. The only spark off the bench was Derrick Williams, who shot an impressive 8 - of - 10 from the field en route to scoring 19 points, but no other Cleveland player managed to score in double figures. The loss leaves the Cavaliers just one game ahead of the Celtics for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference standings.
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