Cleveland Cavaliers @ Denver Nuggets

8-33, 3-20 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Cavaliers CLE	23	26	12	19	80
Nuggets DEN	25	29	28	15	97

Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN

10-29, 7-14 Home

Matchups

CLE

Season tied

1-1

DEN

111

Game 1@ CLE

Final

104

Game 2@ DEN

Final

Game Information

Denver, CO

Referee:Bill Spooner

Referee:Gary Benson

Referee:Derek Richardson

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	-	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	8	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	28	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	29	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	41	L2

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	-	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	10	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	15	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	22	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	42	L1

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