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Cleveland Cavaliers v Denver Nuggets
2021-22 NBA Regular Season
Saturday 19 March 2022
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
Tip-off at 01:30
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets will be looking to keep their respective hopes of automatic qualification for the
playoffs alive when they clash at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio on the morning of Saturday, March 19.
The Cavaliers are sixth in the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 39-29, but the Toronto Raptors are breathing down their necks in the battle to finish in the top six.
JB Bickerstaff's team halted a two-game losing streak when they beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-111 in overtime on Tuesday thanks to a season-high 30 points from rookie Evan Mobley.
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Isaac Okoro added 20 points as the Cavs recorded just their fourth win in 10 outings and the small forward has been encouraged by Mobley's performances in his first season in the NBA.
"Everyone in the East is trying to fight for a playoff spot, so it's great to have that playoff atmosphere every night," Okoro said.
"Evan has impressed me all season. He keeps on improving as the games are going on, so to see him do that is special."
The Nuggets hold sixth spot in the Western Conference and they too are being pressured by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the race for a top-six berth.
Michael Malone's men are on a good run of form, having edged the Philadelphia 76ers 114-110 on Tuesday to record their seventh win in 10 games.
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Nikola Jokic led the charge with 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, while rookie Bones Hyland added 21 which included four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.
"I'm the kind of kid who wants to show the next kid in the city that you can be in this position. I want to be the guy that's for the younger youth," Hyland said.
"I just kind of go out there and play with joy and play with swag and just go out there and just be me at all times."
The Cavaliers came out on top in their previous meeting with the Nuggets earlier this season when Kevin Love scored 22 points in a 99-87 victory in Denver.
Cleveland Cavaliers v Denver Nuggets – Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 93
Cavaliers wins: 42
Nuggets wins: 51
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