Last season, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Dallas Mavericks at Pepsi Center on a buzzer-beater from Nikola Jokiu0107. In the first matchup between the two teams in the 2019-20 season, the game once again came down to the wire. Ultimately, the Mavericks were able to hand Denver its first loss of the season, 109-106.
Denver (3-1) jumped out to a quick start, as Paul Millsap had his way from all areas of the floor. The veteran forward dropped 11 points in the quarter and the Nuggets grabbed an early 16-5 lead. However, the Mavericks (3-1) responded with impressive 3-point shooting to get back into the game.