Nikola Jokic snaps Mavericks' unbeaten streak with 33-point outing in NBA In-Season Tournament

Key Facts

• Nikola Jokic finished an assist shy of a triple-double and the Denver Nuggets held off the Dallas Mavericks 125-114 on Friday night to open the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament.
• Michael Porter Jr. scored 24 points, and Jamal Murray had 18 points and 13 assists for the NBA champion Nuggets, who led by 20 points in the third quarter before seeing Dallas trim it to eight late in the game.
• Speaking of long distance, the 3-point line on the Nuggets' colorful court had to be repainted before the game after it was discovered to be the wrong distance.
• The Nuggets, wearing their "5280" uniforms, and Mavericks are in West Group B with the Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans, Dallas and Houston.

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