The Dallas Mavericks picked up their fourth-straight win in a 123-120 thriller against the Denver Nuggets. Dallas led by 20 at halftime and eventually as much as 24 early in the third quarter before Denver stormed back to take a lead in the 4th quarter.

In his return on Friday, the 29-year-old picked up where he left off, scoring 37 points, grabbing 17 boards, and dishing out 10 dimes. While Jokic didn’t get much help offensively in a surprising loss to the Luka Doncic-less Mavericks, he always brings his best every night.

Nikola Jokic made his return from a three-game absence and produced a triple-double, but it wasn't enough to beat a Mavericks team that was without Luka Doncic. Jokic led the Nuggets with 33 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists.