The Dallas Mavericks forcefully beat the Denver Nuggets Friday night, 127-99. The visitors were greatly short-handed, missing Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon.
An opponent missing the top of their roster has spelled trouble for the Mavericks this season, but not this time. After a slow start to the game the home team put on a scoring barrage and left little doubt for the win.
In short, the Mavericks did what they were supposed to do — something they haven’t always delivered on this season with opportunities of easy wins. Friday night was a nice change of pace.