Josh Howard had 17 points, Dirk Nowitzki 13, Jason Terry and Juan Barea 13 each, Shawn Marion 12 and Erick Dampier 10 for the Mavs, who have won three of their last four contests.
Denver, which has lost four of five, was led by Kenyon Martin with 18 points and Carmelo Anthony and Ty Lawson with 16 each.
The Nuggets hit just 38.2 percent of their field goal attempts.
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