Denver Nuggets 106, Dallas Mavericks 75: Three Takeaways

Some nights things just go your way and everything falls into place. For the Denver Nuggets, that is exactly what happened in their 106-75 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Friday night at Ball Arena. Denver’s stifling defense limited Dallas to just 29.5 percent shooting from the field as the Nuggets enjoyed a perfect start to their weekend back-to-back set.

Nuggets opened up a 15-9 lead midway through the first quarter, powering through some early mistakes (five turnovers) by scoring early and often inside the paint. Denver ultimately finished with 20 points in the paint after 12 minutes, which helped fuel a 29-21 lead after one. Nikola Joki\u0107 dished out five assists in his nine minutes…