The Denver Nuggets defeated the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 112-101. Trailing by as many as 19 points, Denver completed the comeback to make it three-straight victories.
Denver welcomed back Aaron Gordon from a nine-game injury absence, and the usual starting power forward came off the bench while being held to a strict minutes limit. Playing just 18 minutes in the victory, Gordon made his presence felt with 13 points and six rebounds on 6/7 shooting.
Gordon coming off the bench kept veteran guard Russell Westbrook in the starting lineup, and he turned in another incredible performance…