Dallas' bench started as one of the worst scoring benches in the NBA but ended up being a big reason they were able to knock off the Denver Nuggets on the road Friday night, scoring 57 points compared to Denver's 24 bench points and Naji Marshall was the main contributor.

The Dallas Mavericks (8-7) are back on the road to face the Denver Nuggets (8-5) Friday night at 9 PM CT on ESPN, their third contest in group play for the 2024 NBA Cup. After dropping their first cup game to the Golden State Warriors the Mavericks went on to blow out the New Orleans Pelicans at home earlier this week.

Denver and Los Angeles meet for the first time since the Nuggets first-round series victory over the Lakers last season.

The Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto. It’s a Western Conference Quarterfinals rematch as we share our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Lakers prediction and pick.

The Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets will meet in a 2024 NBA Cup matchup on Friday night. Both teams are 1-1 in Cup play and trail Group C leader Golden State by one game. The Mavs (8-7), tied for second in the Southwest Division,