It’s game four of the Denver Nuggets seven game road trip, one that has already seen two players go down for a month with an injury: Nikola Jokic and Jonas Valanciunas. Despite this, the Nugges are coming off a win and look to continue the good vibes against a tough Cleveland Cavaliers team. The Cavs were one of the Eastern Conference elite last year and while their record is not quite as gaudy this time around, they’re still chock full of talent including Donovan Mitchell and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley. All that has added up to the Nuggets being double digit underdogs tonight.
The Basics
Who: Denver Nuggets (23-10) at Cleveland Cavaliers (19-16)
When: 5:30PM MST
Where: We couldn’t make enough money on financial services so we went into the predatory lending industry instead…Arena. Cleveland, OH.
How to watch/listen: Altitude TV, Prime Video. Altitude Radio 92.5FM
Rival Blog: Fear the Sword
The Matchup
| Position | Nuggets | Cavs | Advantage |
| PG | Jamal Murray | Darius Garland | Nuggets |
| SG | Jalen Pickett | Donovan Mitchell | Cavs |
| SF | Peyton Watson | Dean Wade | Even |
| PF | Spencer Jones | Evan Mobley | Cavs |
| C | DaRon Holmes II | Jarrett Allen | Cavs |
| Bench | Bruce Brown, Zeke Nnaji, Tim Hardaway Jr., Julian Strawther | Sam Merrill, Jaylon Tyson, De’Andre Hunter, Craig Porter Jr. | Cavs |
Injury report: Jamal Murray – probable (ankle), Julian Strawther – probable (illness), Nikola Jokic – out (knee), Aaron Gordon – out (hamstring), Christian Braun – out (ankle), Cameron Johnson – out (knee), Jonas Valanciunas – out (calf), Tamar Bates – out (foot); De’Andre Hunter – questionable (illness), Sam Merrill – questionable (ankle), Larry Nance Jr. – out (calf), Max Strus – out (foot), Chris Livingston – out (G-League), Luke Travers – out (G-League)
