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Neither player’s return was imminent, Malone said, but Murray’s two practices in Grand Rapids this week were productive. Malone said the team hadn’t even discussed the play-in tournament, which could be a factor if the Nuggets ever cooled off.Īlthough it wasn’t much, Malone also offered among the most substantive updates on Michael Porter Jr. … We’re not allowing teams ahead of us or behind us to determine how we approach each game.” “Do we look demoralized? We’re 14-4 in our last 18 games,” Malone said. Malone was unfazed before the game when asked about surging teams Dallas and Minnesota, who’ve sandwiched the Nuggets as the No. Denver held an 87-78 lead going into the fourth. There was nothing fancy about his production, and the MVP simply lived in the paint. Jokic dumped in 10 points in the quarter to keep Denver’s lead intact. There was sloppy, disconnected play at every turn.īut, as the Nuggets have learned to do, they know who to find when the offense falters. If it wasn’t dribbling the air out of the basketball, then it was attempting an entry pass from a terrible angle. The Nuggets had six of them in the quarter alone to fuel Cleveland’s break and give the Cavs hope. Jokic’s body language dropped with each third-quarter turnover.

Often, he said, they overlook the easy pass.

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During the off-season, the Cavaliers signed free agent John Battle, then later on re-signed former Cavs forward Mike Sanders midway through the season after being released by the Indiana Pacers. “I think we are really good at turning the ball over,” said Jokic, citing careless possessions and not knowing the plays. The 199192 NBA season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio. Aaron Gordon scored 20, but his seven turnovers undermined the production. As a team, they weren’t sharp in the least, including one crucial missed box-out that led to a late Mobley dunk. The Nuggets spoiled Nikola Jokic’s 32-point, 10-rebound, eight-assist night.

“We just gave the game to them like it was candy,” Hyland said. Cleveland’s roving big man Evan Mobley scored nine of his 27 points in overtime, and Lauri Markkanen buried 31, including six 3-pointers. The Raptors eventually carried a 42-34 advantage into the locker room at halftime thanks to 16 first-half points from Carter.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menuīones Hyland missed a 3-pointer with seconds left in overtime that would’ve tied it, but it never should’ve come to that. Moondog was an NBA All-Star selection in 20. The former character was inspired by Cleveland radio disc jockey Alan Freed, who popularized the phrase 'rock and roll' and had called himself ' Moondog '. Carter then scored the next three points to push the lead back to eight. The Cavaliers have two official mascots, Moondog and Sir C.C.The Cavaliers battled back and cut the deficit to 35-30 on a dunk by Ilgauskas with 4:18 left in the period. Toronto then received a pair of foul shots from Rafer Alston and a basket from Michael Bradley in the first minute of the second quarter to make it 31-20. The Raptors increased the advantage to nine later in the period and held a 27-20 advantage after 12 minutes. Carter's three-pointer with eight minutes left in the opening quarter staked Toronto to an eight-point lead. The Raptors took control early, as they scored 14 of the first 20 points of the game. Cleveland then fouled Williams, who made 1-of-2 from the stripe to finish the scoring. The Cavaliers used a late surge and closed within 88-83 on Carlos Boozer's jumper with 28.7 seconds remaining. The Raptors responded by scoring the next seven points to restore an 18-point cushion with 3:49 left. Peterson and Lenard then hit jumpers to begin the fourth quarter, giving the Raptors a 71-53 lead.Ĭleveland was able to pull within 11 at 79-68 on a bucket by Jones with just under five minutes remaining. Toronto was ahead by just five points, before closing the third quarter with a 9-0 spurt, keyed by five points from Peterson, to grab a 67-53 advantage after 36 minutes. Jumaine Jones had 14 points, while Ricky Davis, Milt Palacio and Darius Miles each netted 10 points for the Cavaliers, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland with 25 points. Voshon Lenard chipped in 15 points and Alvin Williams collected 12 for Toronto, which halted a three-game losing streak. Morris Peterson scored 21 points and Vince Carter added 18, as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 89-83, in a battle between two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference at the Air Canada Centre. At least the Toronto Raptors spared themselves the embarrassment of losing to the league's worst team.

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