The Dallas Mavericks fell to the Denver Nuggets, 98-97, Sunday night in Dallas. The loss drops the Mavericks’ record to 9-7, while the win brings the Nuggets’ to 10-6. Dallas sits at ninth in the Western Conference.
The Mavericks came into the game with noticeably low energy against a Nuggets squad missing Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. They had trouble staying in front of the Nuggets, especially Bones Hyland. Dallas refuse to let Denver stretch a lead out too far, though, keeping things close. The half ended...oddly to say the least. Luka Doncic hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to put the Mavericks up by five.