The Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-109.
The Nuggets took control with a 19-6 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 21.
Jeff Green scored a season-high 24 points (18 in the paint) on 11 for 16 shooting off the bench. Michael Porter Jr. added 22 points (10 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 14 points and 3 steals.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić had 37 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. Christian Wood scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets shot 57.1% from the field to the Mavericks’ 46.4% and outscored them 64-38 in the paint. The Mavericks outscored the Nuggets 25-10 in 6 minutes with Wood, Ntilikina, Pinson, Wright and Hardy on the floor together.