The Denver Nuggets handed the their first loss of the season Friday night, 125-114.
The Nuggets so thoroughly handled the Mavericks that one must assume Denver’s 21-point loss in Minnesota was some kind of strange, post-championship performance art about the imperfection of man. Dallas was on their heels seemingly the whole game, having to play in comeback mode after giving up a 40-point first quarter.
Luka Doncic led the way for Dallas, scoring 34, but also coughed up nine turnovers, tying his career high. All of Denver’s starting five had solid games and most had double-digit +/-’s, but it was Jokic filling up the box score with 33/14/9 who did the most damage.