FIRST QUARTER
Both teams struggled from the field to start the game, but only the Mavericks finished that way - they were 28.6 from the field in the quarter. The Nuggets scored 14 of 30 points in the paint. And the Denver bench scored 12. STATS BREAKDOWN
....FGM-A....3PM-A....FTM-A....REB....AST....PF....STL....TO....BLK
Mavericks....6-21....1-5....9-10....14....4....12....1....5....0
Nuggets ....8-18....0-4....14-16....11....7....5....4....3....1 SCORING
Mavericks ....22................22
Nuggets ....30................30
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SECOND QUARTER
Dallas fell into foul trouble, and Denver took advantage, building an 11-point lead. But the Mavericks chipped away, and when Jason Kidd nailed a 3-point shot at the buzzer, Dallas was down by just three points at 58-55.
STATS BREAKDOWN
....FGM-A....3PM-A....FTM-A....REB....AST....PF....STL....TO....BLK
Mavericks....14-21....3-5....2-4....10....9....6....0....0....0
Nuggets ....9-22....3-12....7-9....12....8....3....0....1....1 SCORING
Mavericks....22....33............55....
Nuggets ....30....28............58....
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THIRD QUARTER
The Mavericks picked up steam offensively. Jason Terry's jumper over Nene at 5:20 gave Dallas its first lead (74-72) since the first quarter. But the Nuggets responded and ended the quarter still up by three points.
STATS BREAKDOWN
....FGM-A....3PM-A....FTM-A....REB....AST....PF....STL....TO....BLK
Mavericks....10-19....2-5....6-10....7....6....4....2....3....0
Nuggets ....12-18....2-5....2-6....6....7....7....3....3....0
SCORING
Mavericks....22....33....28........83....
Nuggets ....30....28....28........86....
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FOURTH QUARTER
Once again, the fourth served as Denver's pull-away quarter. The Nuggets quickly put a 9-0 run on the turnover-
prone Mavericks, stretching the lead to 12 with 8:56 left. Dallas missed its first four shots and never recovered.
STATS BREAKDOWN
....FGM-A....3PM-A....FTM-A....REB....AST....PF....STL....TO....BLK
Mavericks....7-17....2-8....6-6....6....4....6....1....3....1
Nuggets ....10-20....3-7....8-9....13....6....5....2....2....1
SCORING
Mavericks....22....33....28....22....105....
Nuggets ....30....28....28....31....117....
