By james art Luka Doncic leads Dallas heading into Denver with an average of 33.2 points per game. Wednesday’s game will be the fourth meeting of the season between the two teams. The Mavericks won the last game 116-115. Denver is 28-11 against the Western Conference and Dallas is 23-15 against conference opponents.
Dallas Mavericks (31-28, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (40-18, first in the Western Conference)
Denver; Wednesday, 9:00 PM EST
BOTTOM ROW: Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks host the Denver Nuggets. Doncic leads the NBA with an average of 33.2 points per game.
The Nuggets are 28-11 in conference games. Denver is second in the Western Conference with 16.7 rushing points per game, led by Michael Porter Jr.’s 3.2 average.
The Mavericks are 23-15 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas ranks fourth in the Western Conference, allowing just 112.4 points while holding opponents to 48.3 percent shooting.
The teams are facing each other for the fourth time this season. The Mavericks won the last meeting 116-115 on December 7. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 29 points to help the Mavericks to victory.
LEADERS: Nikola Jokic is averaging 24.9 points, 11.4 rebounds and 10.1 assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 17.6 points in the last 10 games for Denver.
Doncic is averaging 33.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.5 steals for the Mavericks. Hardaway is averaging 11.9 points in the last 10 games for Dallas.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 118.1 points, 42.7 rebounds, 30.5 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 51.4 percent from the field. Their opponents are averaging 113.9 points per game.
Mavericks: 6-4, averaging 113.9 points, 39.7 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.7 percent from the field. Their opponents are averaging 111.9 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: day to day (rib), Colin Gillespie: out (foot), Zeke Nnaji: day to day (shoulder), Jamal Murray: day to day (knee).
Mavericks: Maxi Kleber: out (hamstring), Davis Bertans: day-to-day (calf), Tim Hardaway Jr.: day-to-day (hamstring).
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The Associated Press produced this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.