Only three games will be played on Tuesday night and one of them is going to be between Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks. In a much better situation currently is the Nuggets who have 14 wins and nine losses which gives them the 4th position in the Western Conference. The Mavericks are a few positions down with 12 wins and 11 losses in the 9th spot. In this game, I'm predicting Denver's win with the handicap.

The Nuggets have lost the last two games to the Pelicans and Hawks but they both were on the road. Before the mini road trip, Denver won four games in a row and two were at home. The Nuggets have played only eight times at home this season and that is the fewest games in the whole league. Despite that small number, the team has won six of them and they are one of the best home teams in the league. Denver very well responds after losses because they have won six out of eight games. When the Nuggets have been labeled as a favorite, they have won 12 games out of 18.

Dallas has won two games in a row. On Saturday, they beat New York Knicks because of a great second half (69:41). In the second half, Dallas made shots from the field with 51.9% accuracy and 15 out of 31 three-pointers (48.6%) while in the first half, the Mavericks made only 30% of three-pointers. Last night they hosted the Suns and won by a lot. Dallas was red hot all game long as they made 48.8% of three-pointers and 52.4% from the field. It's safe to say that these kinds of games can't last for a long period.

At home, the Nuggets have the 3rd-best offense (119.6), 7th-best defense (107.8) and the 3rd-best net rating (11.3). On the road, Dallas has the 9th-best offense (111.9), only the 23rd-best defense (115) and the 16th-best net rating (-3.1). The Mavericks have played 10 games on the road but only two ended with a win. After wins this season, Dallas has won only five out of 11 games and as an underdog, the team has lost all three games.

We can't rule out that Doncic will rest tonight but we need to wait for the injury report because this will be their 3rd game in four nights. Denver could miss some important players but they have Nikola Jokic and there's no one in Dallas who can guard him. A few weeks ago, Denver beat Dallas without Jokic and Jamal Murray.

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周二晚上只有三场比赛，其中一场是丹佛掘金和达拉斯小牛队之间的比赛。掘金目前的情况要好得多，他们14胜9负，排名西部第四。小牛队12胜11负，排名第九，落后几个名次。在这场比赛中，我用障碍预测掘金会赢。

掘金在过去的两场比赛中都输给了鹈鹕和老鹰，但他们都在客场。在迷你客场之旅之前，掘金在主场取得了四连胜。掘金本赛季只在主场打了8场比赛，这是整个联盟最少的比赛。尽管人数不多，但这支球队已经赢得了其中的六场比赛，他们是联盟中最好的主场球队之一。掘金在输球后的反应非常好，因为他们在8场比赛中赢了6场。当掘金被贴上夺冠热门的标签时，他们在18场比赛中赢了12场。

达拉斯已经连赢两场比赛。周六，他们凭借下半场的出色表现(69:41)击败了纽约尼克斯队。下半场小牛三分球命中率为51.9%，三分球31投15中(48.6%)，上半场小牛三分球命中率仅为30%。昨晚他们主场迎战太阳队，并以大比分取胜。小牛整场比赛都很火热，他们的三分球命中率为48.8%，投篮命中率为52.4%。可以肯定地说，这类游戏不会持续很长时间。

在主场，掘金的进攻(119.6分)排名第三，防守(107.8分)排名第七，净得分(11.3分)排名第三。在客场，小牛的进攻(111.9)排在第9位，防守(115)排在第23位，净得分(-3.1)排在第16位。小牛队在客场打了10场比赛，但只有两场以胜利结束。在本赛季取得胜利后，小牛在11场比赛中只赢了5场，作为一支不被看好的球队，他们输掉了所有的3场比赛。

我们不能排除东契奇今晚会休息，但我们需要等待伤病报告，因为这将是他们在四个晚上的第三场比赛。掘金可能会失去一些重要球员，但他们有尼古拉·约基奇，达拉斯没有人能防住他。几周前，掘金在没有约基奇和贾马尔·默里的情况下击败了小牛。