The Mavericks are dealing with injuries of their own. They are without their best player, Luka Dončić, due to a left calf strain. Still, they are in the midst of a spot in the playoffs, and because of that, they could be huge players by the trade deadline.

Jamal Murray erupted for a season-high 45 points, scoring 32 in a dazzling first half, to lead the Denver Nuggets to a dominant 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

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Jan 12, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) brings the ball up court against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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.

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon remains on the injury report with a calf strain ahead of the team's matchup with the Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks (22-17, fifth in the Western ... Luka Doncic is shooting 46.4% and averaging 28.1 points for the Mavericks. Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 18.8 points and 6.6 rebounds for ...

The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Denver Nuggets on ... Denver rolled with Russell Westbrook, Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr., and Nikola Jokic as their opening five.

Aaron Gordon is back after missing nine games with a calf injury, as the Nuggets take on the Mavericks in Dallas.

The Denver Nuggets face the Dallas Mavericks in one of the the games scheduled to take place on Sunday, Jan. 12.

An injury indeed will impede Embiid from playing in Denver for the fifth consecutive time and the seventh in nine seasons, but the Philadelphia 76ers will proceed Tuesday night although

The Dallas Mavericks had an early tip to start Martin Luther King Jr. Day against the Charlotte Hornets, entering the game wildly short-handed. Dallas was without Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Quentin Grimes, Dante Exum, Dwight Powell, and Jaden Hardy, while Charlotte was missing Brandon Miller, Tre Mann, and Grant Williams.