3 things we observed as the Mavericks down the Nuggets, 113-97
The Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets tipped off in what could possibly be the last game in front of fans in the American Airlines Center and put on a dazzling shooting display. The Nuggets looked poised to jump out to a big lead up 27-21, but the Mavericks closed the quarter on a 12-2 scoring run and connected on 7-of-12 from behind the arc to take a 33-29 lead after one.