Nikola Jokic had 37 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists, Michael Porter Jr. hit a go-ahead floater with 6.5 seconds left and the host Denver Nuggets overcame a big night from Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving to beat Dallas 122-120 on Sunday night.

Jokic recorded his sixth triple-double of the season, and it took less than three quarters to do so.

Irving finished with a season-high 43 points on 17-for-22 shooting from the field. He made six of his eight three-point attempts.

Jamal Murray scored 18 points, Porter added 17 and Peyton Watson finished with 16 for Denver, which clinched a five-game homestand. Christian Braun scored 14 points and Julian Strawther contributed 12.

Irving hit three long three-pointers early in the fourth quarter to turn Denver’s once four-point lead into a 105-102 Mavericks lead. Murray hit a pair of turnaround jumpers before Irving hit another shot from deep, then the Nuggets scored the next seven points to go ahead 113-108 with 4:45 to go in the game.

Luka Doncic scored five straight points to tie the game, and Naji Marshall, who had 11 points on the night, later converted a three-point play to give Dallas a 116-115 lead.

Murray quickly went 1-for-3 from the free throw line to tie the game again, and Irving and Jokic each hit two shots down the stretch to tie things at 120 with 48.7 seconds left.

Irving had a trey blocked with 29.6 seconds left and Porter got the rebound before nailing his 14-footer to put the Nuggets ahead for good.

Doncic had 24 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Daniel Gafford scored 16 points and Klay Thompson finished with 10 for the Mavericks, who have dropped back-to-back games in the final 10 seconds of regulation.

Dallas led 63-60 at halftime, but the Nuggets hit a pair of triples in the first 1:09 of the third quarter to take a 66-65 lead. Denver later used a 10-1 run to build a 93-84 cushion with 2:48 left, and it took a 97-94 lead into the fourth.

–Field-level media