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, while the Mavs were without Luka Doncic.

The depth of the Dallas Mavericks will be tested without Luka Doncic in a fearsome NBA Cup battle against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Both the Mavericks and Nuggets enter Friday with a 1-1 record in NBA Cup group play,

On Friday, the Denver Nuggets (8-5, 1-1) host the Dallas Mavericks (8-7, 1-1) in the NBA Cup at Ball Arena, and if you’re wondering how to catch the action live, you’ve come to the right place. The Nuggets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 122-110 on Tuesday in the in-season tournament to split a two-game road series without Nikola Jokič.