Naji Marshall scored a career-high 26 points, P.J. Washington had 22 and the Dallas Mavericks recovered after blowing a 24-point lead to beat the Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.

Nikola Jokic’s return made for outstanding theater in the NBA Cup, but the return of his alien stat lines for the Nuggets was not enough. In his first game back after welcoming a newborn son this week,

The Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets entered Friday night's game with a 1-1 NBA Cup record and looking to take control of the Wild Card in the Western Conference. Denver got big news with Nikola Jokic returning to the lineup after missing the last three games,

Will they make it four, or will the Nuggets step up and spoil it? We'll know soon. Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets Current Records: Dallas 8-7, Denver 8-5 After three games on the road, the Nuggets are heading back home.