The Denver Nuggets returned to action, following the all-star break and continued its winning ways, notching its third consecutive win Friday night when they downed the Dallas Mavericks 114-104.
Denver, seeded No. 2 in the Western Conference standings heading into the game, came out somewhat sluggish in the contest against a team which entered the matchup five games below .500. The Nuggets trailed by seven early in the third, but outscored Dallas 25-17 the final 10:33 of the quarter to take a one-point lead into the half.
The Nuggets (40-18) broke the game open in the third quarter.