CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers captured their third consecutive win on Jan. 2, prevailing 113-108 over the Denver Nuggets, who were without three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic. Cavs point guard Darius Garland made a clutch 3-pointer on an assist ...

Julian Strawther scored a season-high 20 points and the short-handed Denver Nuggets built a 23-point lead before hanging on to beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 102-100.

Brandon Miller scored 23 points, Tidjane Salaun came off the bench for 13 points and 11 rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets blew past the injury-depleted Denver Nuggets 110-87 on Sunday night.

Peyton Watson scored 24 points, Jamal Murray had 21 and the Denver Nuggets won their first game without injured center Nikola Jokic, beating the Toronto Raptors 106-103 on Wednesday night. Denver came in 13-23 over the last five seasons when Jokic wasn’t in the lineup but held on down the stretch to end a two-game slide.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Peyton Watson scored a career-high 35 points to lead the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 107-97 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night. Jamal Murray added 24 points for the Nuggets,