The Dallas Mavericks improve to 9-6 on the year after defeating the Denver Nuggets at home Friday night, 127-99. Luka Doncic notched his 50th career triple double, with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. The Denver Nuggets, playing without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordan, were lead by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope who scored 18 points.
The Mavericks and Nuggets got off to a slightly slopping shooting start, with neither team able to connect on decent looks. The two teams exchanged baskets for much of the quarter, until a late scoring burst from Christian Wood gave Dallas what looked like a five point lead, but Vlatko Cancar hit a buzzer beating three.