Dallas mavericks he took the victory against Denver nuggets away by 117-124 in a new NBA round. The locals come from getting the victory at home against Minnesota Timberwolves by 123-116. For their part, the visitors also won at home against Houston Rockets by 100-113, adding a total of four victories in their last five games. With this result, Dallas mavericks stands in ninth place and accumulates four victories in eight games played, while Denver nuggets it remains in twelfth position with three victories in eight games played. Check the NBA standings after the duel.
During the first quarter there were several changes of leader on the scoreboard, in fact, the visitors achieved a 10-2 run during the quarter, although the home team finally ended up distancing themselves and ended with a 28-22 result. Subsequently, in the second quarter, the locals distanced themselves in the light and increased the difference to a maximum of 11 points (35-24) during the quarter, which ended with a partial result of 24-21. After this, the players came to rest with a 52-43 on the counter.
During the third quarter Dallas mavericks managed to overcome the match to get the tie, in fact, the team achieved a partial during this quarter of 10-2 and the quarter ended with a partial result of 26-33 and a total of 78-76. Finally, in the course of the last quarter there were again alternations on the scoreboard and the quarter ended with a partial result of 31-33, reaching the end of the quarter with a tie at 109-109, so it was necessary to wait until extra time to meet the winner.
During extra time the visiting team dominated fundamentally, in fact, they got a partial 11-2 in this quarter, made the maximum difference (seven points) at the end of extra time and concluded with a partial result of 8-15, the result being end of match 117-124 in favor of Dallas mavericks.
During the match, they highlighted Luka doncic and Dorian Finney-Smith for their participation in the game, after getting 38 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds and 14 points, two assists and eight rebounds respectively. For its part, the local team stood out Nikola Jokic and Jamal murray for his actions in the game, with 38 points, four assists and 11 rebounds and 21 points, nine assists and four rebounds respectively.
The next match will face Dallas mavericks with Orlando Magic at American Airlines Center, while the next game of Denver nuggets will be against Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Follow the NBA schedule in full.
