The Cleveland Cavaliers begin a five-game Western Conference road trip Sunday when they take on the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena.

Once in firm hold of the second seed in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers (45-29) are 9-11 since the All-Star break and sit just half a game ahead of the New York Knicks for third place in the East. A large reason for the Cavaliers’ mediocre performance over the last 20 games has been due to the absence of Donovan Mitchell, who missed 15 of those games due to separate knee and nose injuries. The All-Star shooting guard returned Friday and scored 12 points in Cleveland’s 117-114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavaliers have a tough stretch of games ahead of them, with four of their next five opponents holding a winning percentage of .550 or greater.

Caris LeVert (wrist) is probable for Sunday’s game, while Isaac Okoro (toe) is questionable and Craig Porter (illness) is doubtful.

Meanwhile the Nuggets (51-23) are looking to break out a two-game skid Sunday, with each of those losses coming against NBA Championship contenders. Denver’s latest loss came at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, as the Nuggets struggled on offense without Jamal Murray, who has missed the last four games due to right knee inflammation. Reggie Jackson has started for Murray and the former has averaged 15.3 points, 6.5 assists and 1.5 steals over the last four games. The Nuggets have a good chance of returning to the NBA Finals so long as MVP front runner Nikola Jokic is healthy, but the skill set Murray brings helps push Denver to favorites to win back-to-back titles.

Murray (knee) is questionable for Sunday’s contest while Jokic (wrist) is probable.

Sunday’s matinee is the second and final time the Cavaliers and Nuggets will face each other this season. Cleveland won the first matchup on Nov. 19, 121-109, in a game that saw Darius Garland score a game-high 26 points to go along with three rebounds and six assists.