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The Denver Nuggets and the Dallas Mavericks opened a two-game mini-series on Tuesday. Denver and Dallas are 1-1 in the season series, so the winner gets the advantage.

The Denver Nuggets (23-15) and Dallas Mavericks (22-17) face one another for the second consecutive game on Tuesday in Dallas. Tip-off is at 9:30 p.m. ET from American Airlines Arena. Let's analyze

Nuggets star Nikola Jokic shares a witty explanation on why he sometimes skips wearing elbow sleeves during games in this fun video.

More importantly, the win gave Denver a one-and-a-half-game lead over Dallas for fourth place in the Western Conference standings. They're now 2-1 against the Mavericks in the regular season series. The Nuggets are also just 1.5 games behind the third-seeded Memphis Grizzlies.

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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.

The Denver Nuggets are hosting the streaking Houston Rockets on Wednesday night in the first game of their regular season series. Both teams are coming into th

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.

Mavs center Dereck Lively II suffered a sprained right ankle in Tuesday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets and exited the floor with the training staff. Shortly after, the Mavericks announced that Lively would remain out for the rest of the game.