The Denver Nuggets head to American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Mavericks in a Western conference matchup. The Nuggets are 22-15, which puts them in fourth place. The Mavericks are 22-16, which puts them directly behind Denver in fifth place.

Denver aims to continue its three-game road win streak with a victory over Dallas. Tuesday's matchup is the first of the season between the teams.

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.

The Denver Nuggets dug themselves a 17-point hole, rallied to take the lead, then decided one comeback wasn’t enough. So they fell behind again by 18 late in the third quarter, just to furiously battle back for a 112-101 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday at American Airlines Center.

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was back for Sunday afternoon's game against the Dallas Mavericks after missing nine games with a right calf strain.