Long-range barrage lifts Cavaliers over Nuggets

OG Anunoby of the New York Knicks blocks the shot of Cody Martin in the Knicks' NBA victory over the Charlotte Hornets (AL BELLO)Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers drilled a season-high 22 three-pointers in a 126-114 NBA victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday.

Darius Garland added 24 points and Caris LeVert contributed 21 off the bench as the Cavs withstood a triple-double from NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic to improve to 13-1 at home and 20-3 overall.

Cleveland made 22 three-pointers off 48 attempts as Denver connected with just three of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc.

The Nuggets made it close in the first half with a…