Pachulia has 16 points and 12 rebounds as Mavericks beat Nuggets 92-81
Zaza Pachulia had 16 points (8 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks opened the third quarter with a 16-0 run to beat the Denver Nuggets 92-81.
The Nuggets led 52-48 at halftime. Pachulia’s reverse layup put the Mavericks ahead for good with 9:22 left in the third quarter. He scored 6 points during the run, and they led 64-52 with 4:53 left in the quarter and by as many as 20 in the fourth quarter.
Deron Williams scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
For the Nuggets, Darrell Arthur scored 16 points on 8 for 13 shooting.
The Mavericks held the Nuggets to 81 points. The Nuggets turned it over 22 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions.