Dallas Mavericks (5-4, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (6-3, fifth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Denver looks to keep its four-game win streak alive when the Nuggets take on Dallas.
Denver went 57-25 overall and 33-19 in Western Conference play last season. The Nuggets averaged 15.5 points off of turnovers, 13.7 second-chance points and 29.4 bench points last season.
Dallas went 50-32 overall and 31-21 in Western Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Mavericks averaged 6.9 steals, 5.0 blocks and 12.1 turnovers per game last season.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: day to day (ankle), Aaron Gordon: out (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles).
Mavericks: Dante Exum: out (wrist), Dereck Lively II: out (shoulder), P.J. Washington Jr.: out (knee), Maxi Kleber: out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
