Denver puts road win streak on the line against Dallas

Denver Nuggets (23-15, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (22-17, fifth in the Western Conference)

Dallas; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its three-game road win streak intact when the Nuggets take on Dallas.

The Mavericks are 16-14 in Western Conference games. Dallas is fourth in the Western Conference scoring 116.1 points while shooting 47.9% from the field.

The Nuggets have gone 15-10 against Western Conference opponents. Denver is sixth in the NBA with 45.5 rebounds per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 13.2.

The Mavericks are shooting 47.9% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 46.3% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets are shooting 49.9% from the field, 4.4% higher than the 45.5% the Mavericks’ opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luka Doncic is shooting 46.4% and averaging 28.1 points for the Mavericks.

Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 18.8 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Nuggets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 3-7, averaging 108.0 points, 43.5 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 6.7 steals and 7.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.3 points per game.

Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 124.0 points, 46.4 rebounds, 32.3 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.2 points.

INJURIES: Mavericks: Dante Exum: out (wrist), Luka Doncic: out (calf), Kyrie Irving: out (illness).

Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.