Nuggets vs Cavaliers Match Player Stats | Friday, January 2nd 2026

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Todays Friday, January 2nd Matchup Details

Friday Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA Game is on Friday, January 2nd 2026
02/01/26 19:30:00 PM EST Tipoff

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The Cavaliers have played at the 5th-most up-tempo pace in the NBA over the last 10 games.

Offensive rebounds continue possession and result in extra chances for scoring and assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers grade out 5th-best in in the NBA with 12.9 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games.

In terms of threes, the Nuggets’s exceptional 40.3% rate of made threes ranks highest in the league this year.

The Cavaliers have played at the 5th-most up-tempo tempo in the league over the last 10 games, which ought to boost opportunities for the Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets rank as the highest scoring offense in the league this year.

The matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers is a strong one for 3-point shots; opposing starting PGs have shot for the 2nd-highest 3-point percentage in the league this year (41.4%).

This year when they have the home court advantage, opposing starting PFs have averaged 44.8% on threes (5th-best in the NBA) against the Nuggets, branding this as a strong matchup.

In contrast to last year’s 24.6 rate, Donovan Mitchell’s points per game have surged this year to 29.7.

The matchup against the Denver Nuggets is a positive one for drawing fouls; the opposing team’s starting SGs have attempted a monstrous 3.7 foul shots per game this year (3rd-most in the NBA).

Darius Garland has posted 23.4 points per game over the last 5 games playing at home, 5.5 more than he’s posted over the course of the season at home.

Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted 5.6 foul shots per game (4th-most in the league) against the Nuggets, finding it easy to get to the free-throw line.

Over the last 5 games when they are on the road, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 5.8 free throws per game (3rd-most in the NBA) against the Cleveland Cavaliers, making it fairly effortless to draw fouls.

This year when they have the home court advantage, the other team’s starting SFs have attempted 3.2 foul shots per game (10th-most in the league) against the Denver Nuggets, easily managing to draw fouls.

The matchup against the Cavaliers is a positive one for 3-point attempts; the opposition’s starting PFs have averaged the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 5 games (6.1).

Prediction Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers Odds, Best Bets & Team Prop from Negative Player Stats

The matchup vs. Denver is a tough one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; when the Nuggets are on the road, the other team’s starting PGs have tallied the least 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (4.5).

The Cavaliers will likely see a decline in opportunities in this contest from sharing the court with the 5th-most lethargic pace visiting offense in the NBA this year (the Denver Nuggets).

The 5th-slowest pace-of-play visiting team in the league this year has been the Nuggets.

The Nuggets rank as the worst offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 10 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate additional chances for scoring and assists).

Over the last 15 games, the other team’s starting PGs have attempted 2.5 foul shots per game (lowest in the NBA) vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.

The matchup vs. the Denver Nuggets is a hard one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the other team’s starting SGs have tallied the least 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 25 games (5.2).

This year, the other team’s starting SGs have registered 12.1 points per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the Cavaliers, marking this as a difficult matchup for offensive effectiveness.

This year when they are on the road, the opposing team’s starting SGs have attempted 1.4 foul shots per game (3rd-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Cavaliers, struggling to draw fouls.

As a team, the Cavaliers have been poor at getting to the free-throw line in recent days: worst in the NBA over the last 5 games, totaling a measly 17.4 foul shots per game.

The matchup against the Nuggets is a tough one for drawing fouls; the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted a measly 2.6 free throws per game this year (least in the NBA).

The matchup vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers is a challenging one for 3-point attempts; the opposing team’s starting SGs have averaged the least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (4.7).

The matchup against Denver is a hard one for threes; when the Nuggets are on the road, the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged the least shots from behind the three-point arc per game in the league this year (1.1).

Over the last 25 games, the opposing team’s starting SGs have averaged 15.6 points per game (fewest in the league) vs. the Nuggets, branding this as a tough matchup for offensive performance.

This year, the opposition’s starting PFs have averaged 44.1% on shot attempts from the field (4th-worst in the league) against the Cleveland Cavaliers, labeling this as a challenging matchup.

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