DENVER — It's only one game.
In fact, it's only one game against the hapless Denver Nuggets, a struggling but deep team that entered its Friday night contest with the Cleveland Cavaliers ranked No. 20 in defensive rating, allowing 106.9 points per 100 possessions.
But during the 110-101 triumph, a game that only had a single-digit margin of victory after a furious fourth-quarter rally by the Nuggets in a sold-out Pepsi Center, the Cavaliers offense showed not just signs of life but indications of dominance.
More so than during any of its first four games, Cleveland made it clear that David Blatt's movement-heavy schemes had the potential to confuse and overwhelm opponents on a nightly basis.
Leading into the outing, the biggest storyline seemed to center around ball movement, or lack thereof. The Cavs were coming off a disappointing loss to the Utah Jazz, one in which their passing bottomed out as they only managed to generate six assists as a team. Kyrie Irving was at the epicenter of the criticism, thanks to scoring 34 points and recording a goose egg in the assist column.
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