The Denver Nuggets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 130-104 on Monday night, with Jamal Murray scoring 22 points and Aaron Gordon tying his season best with 21.

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For Denver, Reggie Jackson had 18 points, Zeke Nnaji had 14, and Julian Strawther had 12.

Nikola Jokic finished with eight points on three-for-eight shooting, nine rebounds, and seven assists. It is the third time this season he has not scored in double figures, although he was dismissed before halfway in the other two games where he did not score at least ten points.

Murray scores 22 points to lead the Nuggets against Doncic and the Mavericks 130-104. – Newsweek

Dallas’ Luka Doncic scored 28 of his 38 points in the first half and added 11 rebounds and eight assists. Doncic has continued his hot streak in December, averaging 36.6 points, 11.6 assists, and 9.3 rebounds.

The Mavericks were led by Dante Exum, who scored 11 points.

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Doncic only had six points in the first quarter but was unstoppable in the second. In the period, he shot 8-for-9 from the field and 6-for-7 from beyond the arc, finishing with 22 points.

Despite Dallas began the quarter with a 9-2 run to pull within 30-29, the Nuggets were able to win the quarter. Nine of the ten Denver players who saw action in the quarter scored, with the exception of Jokic, who did not take a shot or a free throw. Despite this, Denver led 68-59 at halftime.

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Murray scored the first seven points of the third quarter for Denver, increasing the lead to 75-63. Doncic’s two free throws and Grant Williams’ layup cut the Mavericks’ deficit to 77-70, but Murray sank a three-pointer to ignite a Nuggets run that extended the Nuggets’ advantage to 12 with 5:34 left in the fourth.

Following that, the Nuggets took advantage of the Mavericks’ nearly four-minute scoring drought. Denver led 94-71 late in the third quarter owing to baskets off offensive rebounds by Michael Porter Jr., a layup by Christian Braun, and three-pointers by Gordon and Peyton Watson.

The Nuggets led 98-80 heading into the fourth quarter thanks to Jackson’s fadeaway jumper.

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Strawther scored a pull-up 3-pointer after a layup to start the final 12 minutes, and Watson added another triple to spark a 13-4 run that put the game out of reach in the first minutes of the fourth quarter.