DALLAS – That heavy lifting the Denver Nuggets did on the boards Friday night was way too much for the Dallas Mavericks to overcome
The Nuggets outrebounded the Mavs by 21 — including by 14 on the offensive boards – and went on to post a 114-104 triumph before an American Airlines Center sellout crowd of 20,382. The loss was the third in a row for the Mavs and dropped their record to 26-32.
It was the Mavs’ first game since the All-Star break, and unfortunately, they were experiencing the worst manpower shortage possible. Specifically, star rookie point guard Luka Doncic sat this game out with soreness in his right ankle, and that really hampered what the Mavs were able – or in this case, unable — to do.