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Mavs-Hornets preview: Stopping a skid before it starts is priority No. 1

When the Mavericks visited Denver Friday night, Nuggets’ coach Michael Malone had a great observation that the Mavericks need to take to heart.

Malone said that, when you have big goals, you don’t let one loss turn into a streak of two or three games lost. Or more.

You snap it before it goes viral.

So the Mavericks lost for the first time this season when the Nuggets nicked them 125-114. Now, it’s time to respond.

And while they are stinging from a loss for the first time, there were positives to take away from the Denver game as they head into Sunday’s early start (6:30 p.