Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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CLE

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

53-29

VS

DEN

DENVER NUGGETS

55-27

Everything you need for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

2

CLE wins

of 2

0

DEN wins

RECENT FORM

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 53-29 season

TOR

TOR Apr 18 W vs

WAS

WAS Apr 12 L vs

ATL

ATL Apr 10 W vs

ATL

MEM

DEN

Denver Nuggets 55-27 season

MIN

MIN Apr 18 W vs

SAS

SAS Apr 12 W vs

OKC

OKC Apr 10 W vs

MEM

POR

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every CLE vs DEN meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

CLE

DEN

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CLE

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

1 Donovan Mitchell 28.1/4.5/5.7 +18.0 2 Jarrett Allen 15.2/8.4/1.7 +12.6 3 Evan Mobley 18.1/9.0/3.6 +12.4 4 James Harden 20.6/4.7/7.7 +9.5 5 Jaylon Tyson 13.0/5.0/2.2 +3.8 6 Darius Garland 17.8/2.3/6.9 +1.7 7 Sam Merrill 12.8/2.6/2.4 +1.5 8 De'Andre Hunter 14.0/4.2/2.1 +1.3

DEN

Denver Nuggets

1 Nikola Jokić 27.6/12.9/10.7 +29.1 2 Jamal Murray 25.8/4.5/7.2 +16.5 3 Aaron Gordon 16.6/6.0/2.8 +7.6 4 Peyton Watson 15.0/5.0/2.1 +2.9 5 Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.4/2.6/1.3 +2.2 6 Christian Braun 12.0/4.9/2.7 +1.7 7 Cameron Johnson 12.4/3.8/2.5 +1.4 8 Jonas Valančiūnas 9.8/5.7/1.4 -1.2

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CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

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