Denver aims to continue its three-game road win streak with a victory over Dallas. Tuesday's matchup is the first of the season between the teams.

After some much-needed time off, the Dallas Mavericks hosted the Denver Nuggets in the third game of the four-game homestand. The Mavericks knew defense was key, especially without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving,

The Denver Nuggets head to American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Mavericks in a Western conference matchup. The Nuggets are 22-15, which puts them in fourth place. The Mavericks are 22-16, which puts them directly behind Denver in fifth place.

"Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (calf strain) intends to make his return today against the Dallas Mavericks after missing the previous nine games," Haynes reported. With a starting lineup of Westbrook, Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Gordon and Jokic, the Nuggets will be getting a glimpse of who they could roll out come playoff time.

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was back for Sunday afternoon's game against the Dallas Mavericks after missing nine games with a right calf strain.

The Denver Nuggets, fired by standout performances from Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic, rallied from a 19-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-101 on Sunday.In fact the Nuggets put together two impressive comeback runs,

Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, Russell Westbrook finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds and the visiting Denver Nuggets used a big fourth quarter to rally past the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 112-101 on Sunday.