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12/01 22:31 CST Anthony Davis has 32 points as Mavericks beat Nuggets 131-121
Anthony Davis has 32 points as Mavericks beat Nuggets 131-121
By MICHAEL KELLY
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) --- Anthony Davis scored a season-high 32 points in his second game
back from injury, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 131-121 on
Monday night.
Rookie Ryan Nembhard had 28 points and 10 assist, both career bests, to help
Dallas win consecutive games for the first time this season. Cooper Flagg added
24 points for Dallas, which hit 16 of 31 shots from 3-point range.
The loss was the fourth straight at home for Denver, three of them against
teams without winning records. It also spoiled a career night for Spencer
Jones, who had 28 points, and Nikola Jokic's 11th triple-double of the season.
He finished with 29 points, a season-high 20 rebounds and 13 assists.
The already short-handed Nuggets played the fourth quarter without Jamal
Murray, who was slow going to the locker room at halftime. He went to the floor
in the first minute of the third quarter, hung back at the defensive end and
then walked gingerly to the locker room but returned a few minutes later.
Davis missed 14 games before returning against the Lakers on Friday night. He
sat out Saturday night for maintenance but looked dominant in his seventh game
of the season. He grabbed 13 rebounds to tie his season high.
The Nuggets led by 17 early in the first half but were outscored 42-27 in the
second quarter, the third time in the last six home quarters they allowed 41 or
more.
The Mavericks trailed by four with 9:31 left but used an 18-5 run to lead
129-117 with 1:29 left. Denver missed 10 straight shots, six from 3-point
range, until Peyton Watson scored two straight baskets.
Up next
Mavericks: Host the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Nuggets: Begin a four-game road trip at Indiana on Wednesday night.
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