The Dallas Mavericks’ four-game winning streak came to a grinding halt Monday night as the Nuggets rolled to a 110-87 victory.
The Mavericks were outrebounded 49-29 and played poorly during the second quarter when they were outscored 30-13.
“This is on all of us. We just weren’t ready to play at the start,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. “Getting beat by 20 on the boards is never going to get it done in this league.”
Mavericks rookie Yogi Ferrell, who scored a career-high 32 points in Friday’s 108-104 victory at Portland, was held to 15 points on 4-of-11 shooting.