Denver Nuggets (47-20, first in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (38-29, eighth in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Denver hits the road against Dallas looking to extend its five-game road winning streak.
The Mavericks are 22-19 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas has a 17-22 record against teams above .500.
The Nuggets are 26-14 in conference games. Denver ranks sixth in the Western Conference with 10.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 2.9.
The Mavericks are shooting 48.3% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 46.5% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets average 114.8 points per game, 2.9 fewer than the 117.7 the Mavericks give up.
The teams play for the third time this season. The Nuggets won the last meeting 130-104 on Dec. 19. Jamal Murray scored 22 points to help lead the Nuggets to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luka Doncic is shooting 49.4% and averaging 34.3 points for the Mavericks. Kyrie Irving is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Murray is scoring 20.9 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Nuggets. Jokic is averaging 26.0 points and 12.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 5-5, averaging 121.2 points, 42.6 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 7.3 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.0 points per game.
Nuggets: 9-1, averaging 116.9 points, 42.7 rebounds, 30.9 assists, 8.4 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 52.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.0 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Brandon Williams: day to day (wrist), Luka Doncic: day to day (hamstring).
Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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