LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers drilled a season-high 22 three-pointers in a 126-114 National Basketball Association (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 strong showing in the paint, where they would out-score the Cavs 76-40.

Jokic scored 27 points with 20 rebounds and 11 assists, helping the Nuggets claw back from an 18-point second-half deficit and cut the lead to nine with less than four minutes to play.

LeVert and Donovan answered with three-pointers and the Cavs cruised home.

“It took everybody,” Mitchell said.

“Jokic is MVP for a reason, he makes that team phenomenal.”

“They’re a team that gets out in transition... so (we were) just trying to stay disciplined and stay locked in,” Mitchell said.