With 20.3 seconds left remaining, the Dallas Mavericks faced a one-point deficit against the Western Conference elite Denver Nuggets. At one point the Mavericks held a 12-point lead early in the fourth in the Mile High City and almost had the Nuggets tipping their cap and looking toward the next game after the mid-March showdown between the two teams.
Before we re-live the final seconds, it’s important to understand the context of the game. For Denver, this tilt against the lowly Mavericks was a small speed bump on the road to their playoff journey.