NBA: Paul Millsap's birthday surge lifts Nuggets over Cavs

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Paul Millsap scored a season-high 22 points on his 36th birthday, Michael Porter Jr. added 19 points and the host Denver Nuggets demolished the Cleveland Cavaliers 133-95 on Wednesday night.

Nikola Jokic had 12 points and 12 assists, Will Barton scored 16, Zeke Nnaji added 14 and Monte Morris had 12 for Denver, which snapped a three-game skid.

The Cavaliers' leading scorer, Collin Sexton, managed just four points on 1-for-9 shooting. It was the first time he failed to score in double figures this season. Porter scored five straight points to help Denver take a 34-17 lead after the first quarter. The Nuggets shot 57.1 percent in the period and held Cleveland to 30 percent from the field.

 

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