For most of the night, it felt like the Mavericks were daring the Nuggets to keep up. Dallas blitzed Denver early, survived the inevitable comeback, and then leaned on its two stars when the game tightened to steal a 131-130 win Tuesday night.

WHEN: 7:00 p.m. CST Of course the Dallas Mavericks injury report is awful. It’s easier to go person by person alphabetically. Max Christie is doubtful; it would appear that the illness which has worked its way through the roster is onto him now.