Naji Marshall scored a career-high 26 points, P.J. Washington had 22 and the Dallas Mavericks recovered after blowing a 24-point lead to beat the Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.

Nikola Jokic’s return made for outstanding theater in the NBA Cup, but the return of his alien stat lines for the Nuggets was not enough. In his first game back after welcoming a newborn son this week,

The Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets entered Friday night's game with a 1-1 NBA Cup record and looking to take control of the Wild Card in the Western Conference. Denver got big news with Nikola Jokic returning to the lineup after missing the last three games,

The Dallas Mavericks face the Denver Nuggets. We continue our NBA odds series with Mavericks-Nuggets predictions, odds, and picks.

SportsLine's model has simulated the New York Knicks vs. Dallas Mavericks 10,000 times and revealed NBA picks for Wednesday