Cavaliers at Nuggets 1/19/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Cleveland Cavaliers complete a back-to-back on the road when they visit the Denver Nuggets. Cleveland plays the Utah Jazz on Friday before heading to Mile High City to face the Nuggets on Saturday. The Cavaliers lost to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday 129-112. Jordan Clarkson led the Cavaliers off the bench with 22 points.

Denver is coming off a 135-105 rout over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. The Nuggets were led by Jamal Murray with 25 points of which 22 were scored in the third quarter alone. Nikola Jokic missed a triple-double by just two rebounds in the lopsided win. Jordan Clarkson leads the Cavaliers in scoring with an average of 17.1 points per game. Tristan Thompson is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.1 rebounds per game, while Matthew Dellavedova leads in assists with an average of 3.9 per game. As a team, Cleveland is shooting 44.4% from the field and 35.7% from 3-point territory.

Nikola Jokic is the leading scorer, rebounder and leads in assists with averages of 19.6 points, 10.0 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.7 points per game. As a team, Denver is shooting 46.6% from the field and 35.7% from 3-point territory.