Dallas was able to pick up a big win over the Nuggets without their biggest star
The Dallas Mavericks picked up a big win on Friday night, surviving a late comeback attempt to knock off the Denver Nuggets 123-120. Dallas was without Luka Doncic, who is missing at least a week with a wrist strain, but they were able to get great contributions from PJ Washington and Naji Marshall to lift them to a win.
Kyrie Irving, who was faced with double teams for most of the game, made sure Doncic didn't feel excluded as he sat at home in Dallas, recovering.Doncic has had a sluggish start to the season by his standards but had his most efficient game of the season on Tuesday against the New Orleans Pelicans, the game he hurt his wrist. He hasn't had the ball in his hands as much as he has in the past, and that's taken some adjustment.
Irving finished Friday's game with 19 points, six assists, and six rebounds after scoring 43 points against the Nuggets the last time these two played a few games ago. Denver made it known they didn't want Irving beating them, so he let everyone else step up.Austin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019.
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