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Westbrook and Jokic help Nuggets erase double-digit deficit in 112-101 win over Mavericks
DALLAS (AP) Russell Westbrook had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Nikola Jokic added 19 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists as the Denver Nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-101 on Sunday.
The Nuggets trailed by 19 points late in the third period and by 12 early in the fourth. They outscored the Mavericks in the fourth period 33-12. After hitting only four of 25 3-pointers through three quarters, Denver shot 3 for 7 down the stretch while the Mavs missed all 11 3-point tries in the fourth.
The Nuggets won for the 12th time in 17 games.
Klay Thompson scored 25 points to lead the Mavericks, who are 2-5 playing without All-Star guards Luka Doncic (calf strain) and Kyrie Irving (back sprain). Thompson was scoreless on four shots, all 3-pointers, in the fourth period.
Nuggets: At 23-15, they’re eight games over .500 for the first time this season and 12-3 with Jokic and Westbrook in the starting lineup. Their 21.9% shooting on 3’s (7 of 32) was their poorest this season. Aaron Gordon returned for the first time since Christmas and had 13 points on 6-for-7 shooting from the floor and six rebounds in 18 minutes.
Mavericks: Doncic placed third in last season’s MVP balloting, but is ineligible this season as of Sunday, unable to reach the threshold of playing in at least 65 regular-season games.
With Mavericks center Dereck Lively II playing with five fouls, Jokic spun inside against forward P.J. Washington for a finger-roll basket with 4:28 to play. That gave the Nuggets a 99-96 lead, their first lead of more than one point.
The Nuggets outscored the Mavericks 68-40 in the paint.
The teams will meet again in Dallas on Tuesday night in their final regular-season meeting of the season.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Dereck Lively II (P.J. Washington gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point driving hook shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:16 |  | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 0-4 |
| 10:51 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Christian Braun turnover (lost ball) (Klay Thompson steals) | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point cutting layup (Naji Marshall assists) | 0-6 |
| 10:02 | | Dereck Lively II blocks Russell Westbrook's two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-6 |
| 9:04 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 2-9 |
| 8:47 | | Klay Thompson blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:42 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-9 |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving finger roll layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 3-11 |
| 8:07 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 8:02 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point running pullup jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 3-14 |
| 8:01 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:46 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 3-16 |
| 7:17 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 3-19 |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 5-19 |
| 6:25 | | Klay Thompson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point dunk (Dereck Lively II assists) | 5-21 |
| 6:00 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:51 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:48 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 7-21 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk | 7-23 |
| 5:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 4:47 | | Quentin Grimes turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 9-23 |
| 4:27 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Nikola Jokic's two point running layup | ||
| 4:16 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-24 |
| 4:06 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-25 |
| 3:54 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 11-25 |
| 3:41 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Jaden Hardy personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13-25 |
| 3:08 | | +3 | Jaden Hardy makes three point stepback jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 13-28 |
| 2:55 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 15-28 |
| 2:36 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Dinwiddie steals) | ||
| 2:28 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point running jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 15-31 |
| 2:05 | | Daniel Gafford personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:02 | | Jaden Hardy personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 1:49 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 1:34 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-32 |
| 1:34 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:31 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Quentin Grimes shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:21 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:19 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:53 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:35 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Quentin Grimes turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:23 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17-32 |
| 0:03 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 11:46 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point tip dunk | 19-32 |
| 11:29 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 21-32 |
| 11:02 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 21-35 |
| 10:40 | | Peyton Watson turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Hardy steals) | ||
| 10:37 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-36 |
| 10:37 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-37 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point pullup jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 23-37 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point reverse dunk (Jaden Hardy assists) | 23-39 |
| 10:05 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:03 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point putback layup | 25-39 |
| 10:03 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 10:03 | | DeAndre Jordan misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:00 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Julian Strawther misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Naji Marshall misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 28-39 |
| 9:30 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:20 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point running layup | 30-39 |
| 9:02 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point hook shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 30-41 |
| 8:45 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 32-41 |
| 8:31 | | Dereck Lively II turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:20 | | Spencer Dinwiddie personal foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 34-41 |
| 7:53 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 34-44 |
| 7:52 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:43 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:31 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:29 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point running finger roll layup | 36-44 |
| 7:09 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-45 |
| 7:09 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-46 |
| 6:57 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-46 |
| 6:57 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:55 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Klay Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Julian Strawther steals) | ||
| 6:31 | | Julian Strawther misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:03 |