Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks 1/25/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In Monday night NBA action, the Denver Nuggets will travel to the American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Mavericks. The Nuggets (9-7) have won three straight and rank fourth in the league in scoring at 116.8 points per game. On Saturday, Denver outlasted host Phoenix in double overtime by a 120-112 final score. 

All-Star C Nikola Jokic tallied a game-high 29 points to go along with 22 rebounds and six assists. Jamal Murray hit a three-pointer to force overtime and finished with 26 points for the Nuggets.

The Dallas Mavericks have split their first 16 games and need to find more scoring punch to surround Luka Doncic. On Saturday, Dallas trailed by 11 points after one quarter and could never recover during a 133-108 home loss versus Houston. The Mavericks (8-8) were outrebounded by a 56-46 margin and missed 20 of their 25 three-point attempts.

Luka Doncic led four Dallas players in double figures with 26 points on 9-for-18 shooting and dished out eight assists. Boban Marjanovic added 15 points and 12 rebounds in just 19 minutes off the bench.