The Dallas Mavericks are looking to close out a hard-fought battle against the Denver Nuggets -- a game in which they had a scorching hot start to. The Nuggets

Without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, Dallas was led by Klay Thompson. Finishing with 25 points on Sunday, Thompson led all scorers. Adding six rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block and six made threes,

Klay Thompson has plenty of accolades on his resumé. On Sunday, the Mavericks sharpshooter added another.

Jamal Murray showed up for the fourth quarter, and Aaron Gordon was phenomenal in his return from injury as the Nuggets beat Dallas on Sunday.

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was back for Sunday afternoon's game against the Dallas Mavericks after missing nine games with a right calf strain.