Official Site of the Mavs · Nov 19, 2022
Dončić’s 50th triple-double paces Mavericks’ blowout over Denver
The Mavericks, and especially Luka Don\u010di\u0107, weren’t going to let it happen again.
Three times in this young season, they’ve played opponents who were missing their leading scorer.
Three times they lost those games.
But they got it right Friday night against the Denver Nuggets, who not only were without two-time MVP Nikola Jokic but also high-scoring guard Jamal Murray, both going through the NBA’s safety protocols.
So the Mavericks jumped out to an early double-digit lead and never took their foot off the gas, waxing the Nuggets 127-99 in the first of two meetings at American Airlines Center.
The rematch comes Sunday and the Mavericks would love nothing more than a repeat of Friday.
