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Mavericks recover after losing 24-point lead, overcome Jokic's triple-double to beat Nuggets 123-120
DENVER (AP) Naji Marshall scored a career-high 26 points, P.J. Washington had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks recovered after blowing a 24-point lead to beat the Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.
Playing without Luka Doncic, Dallas built a 20-point halftime lead by was down by five before Washington scored nine points in the final 2:41 to improve to 2-1 in the West Group C. Denver was eliminated from the knockout round.
Doncic will be out at least four games with a right wrist sprain.
Nikola Jokic returned from a three-game absence to notch his sixth triple-double of the season. Jokic, who didn’t go on the three-game road trip while he and his wife waited for the birth of their second child, finished with 33 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists.
Russell Westbrook scored 16 points.
Dallas led 77-53 early in the third quarter but the Nuggets rallied to take a 113-108 lead late in the fourth. The Mavericks went on an 11-2 run to lead 119-115 with 50 seconds left.
Mavericks: Showed their depth without their best player. Seven players scored in double figures.
Nuggets: Christian Braun had 17 points and is the only player to score in double figures in every game this season. Jokic has scored at least 10 points in every game he has played.
With the game tied at 113 with 1:52 remaining, Dereck Lively II blocked layups by Jokic and Westbrook in a span of 30 seconds.
Westbrook entered Friday night shooting 30.4% from 3-point range in his career and made 4 of 6, including all three in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks visit the Miami Heat on Sunday night while the Nuggets head to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dereck Lively II vs. Nikola Jokic (Michael Porter Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:41 |  | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:10 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:38 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:19 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving reverse layup | 7-2 |
| 10:09 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-3 |
| 10:09 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:06 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Peyton Watson blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:39 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 9-3 |
| 9:18 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 9-6 |
| 9:00 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point cutting dunk | 11-6 |
| 8:45 | | Christian Braun turnover (bad pass) (Dereck Lively II steals) | ||
| 8:41 | | Klay Thompson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Grimes steals) | ||
| 8:21 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | Klay Thompson blocks Peyton Watson's two point running layup | ||
| 7:50 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point running jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 14-6 |
| 7:45 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:31 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 14-9 |
| 7:14 | | P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point tip dunk | 16-9 |
| 7:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point running dunk (Klay Thompson assists) | 18-9 |
| 6:36 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:32 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving finger roll layup | 20-9 |
| 6:08 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:08 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-10 |
| 5:52 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point reverse dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 20-12 |
| 5:23 | | Naji Marshall turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:17 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 20-15 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-15 |
| 4:50 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:45 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:36 | | Naji Marshall kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:27 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Julian Strawther steals) | ||
| 4:11 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 22-18 |
| 3:53 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point driving layup | 24-18 |
| 3:49 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 3:40 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 24-20 |
| 3:12 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 3:08 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Peyton Watson turnover (lost ball) (Kyrie Irving steals) | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point running dunk (Jaden Hardy assists) | 26-20 |
| 2:39 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Gafford steals) | ||
| 2:30 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point pullup jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 28-20 |
| 2:20 | | Maxi Kleber personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 28-22 |
| 1:57 | | Dereck Lively II offensive foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 1:57 | | Dereck Lively II turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving finger roll layup | 30-22 |
| 1:18 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:10 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 30-24 |
| 0:57 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:57 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-25 |
| 0:42 | | P.J. Washington turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point stepback jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 30-28 |
| 0:17 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 33-28 |
| 0:02 | | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 33-29 |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 33-30 |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 33-31 |
| 0:00 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point driving dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 35-31 |
| 11:21 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:18 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:09 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Jaden Hardy misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:09 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-31 |
| 10:54 | | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Dario Saric draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | +1 | Dario Saric makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-32 |
| 10:54 | | +1 | Dario Saric makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-33 |
| 10:40 | | Dario Saric personal foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 10:36 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Loose ball) (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 10:17 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 38-33 |
| 9:51 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Dario Saric turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:34 | | Klay Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Klay Thompson misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:14 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 40-33 |
| 8:46 | | Dario Saric misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:44 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point layup (P.J. Washington assists) | 42-33 |
| 8:26 | | Christian Braun turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 8:19 | | Klay Thompson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:08 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 42-36 |
| 7:51 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-38 |
| 7:22 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:21 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point tip dunk | 44-38 |
| 7:12 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 7:12 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-39 |
| 7:12 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-40 |
| 6:56 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running layup | 44-42 |
| 6:35 | |