More importantly, the win gave Denver a one-and-a-half-game lead over Dallas for fourth place in the Western Conference standings. They're now 2-1 against the Mavericks in the regular season series. The Nuggets are also just 1.5 games behind the third-seeded Memphis Grizzlies.

Nuggets Top Performers Nikola Jokić – 19 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists 27th double-double of the season Russell Westbrook – 21 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists Mavericks Top Performers Klay Thompson – 25 points,

The Dallas Mavericks are facing off against the Denver Nuggets this afternoon at home, but their job just became a little bit harder. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will return to the lineup for his team today.