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scored 26 of his 33 points in the second half, including the winning basket with 7.9 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets pulled out a 107-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.on the right side of the lane and got a favourable bounce on his left-handed layup. Jokic, who was coming off a career-high 47 points Monday in a win over Atlanta, scored his first points with 4:31 to play in the first half.
On the Mavericks’ final possession, Finney-Smith’s pass from the baseline to Tim Hardaway Jr. was off the mark.led Dallas with 27 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. The Mavericks played their fifth straight game withoutThe Nuggets were missing two starters.sat out with a bruised left knee. Their substitutes in the lineup wereDallas was up 32-27 after one quarter despite leading by 10 with 42.7 seconds left in the period. Jokic was 0-for-3 shooting in the quarter but had five assists.
Mavericks: Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers will be the fifth on a six-game homestand, their longest of the season. The Lakers have won two of three previous meetings this season, including the one played in Dallas.
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