On Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks hosted the Denver Nuggets. The Mavs lost by a score of 118-99 to fall to 22-18 in their first 40 games of the season. K

Jamal Murray’s season-high scoring night came on the heels of Michael Malone almost shutting him down at halftime in Denver’s previous game on Sunday.

The Nuggets have won three straight including a 112-101 win Sunday in Dallas against these Mavericks. Russell Westbrook scored 21 to pace the Nuggets while also pulling down 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson had 25 for the Mavs in the loss. That defeat snapped a modest two-game win streak for Dallas.

For the game, Nikola Jokic is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available. Jokic is averaging 31.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 55.

Now, the group heads to Dallas for a game that could have major implications on the Western Conference standings. The Nuggets are just half a game ahead of the Mavericks, so a win could give them a 1.5-game advantage. They sit at 22-15 on the season.

Although Dallas is banged up, the Mavericks are being undervalued on the spread heading into tonight's Western Conference showdown against Denver.

The Dallas Mavericks are facing off against the Denver Nuggets this afternoon at home, but their job just became a little bit harder. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will return to the lineup for his team today.

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The last two teams to win the Western Conference meet up for the second time in three days when the Dallas Mavericks host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The Nuggets defeated the Mavericks, 118-99.