All of the extra time couldn't save the Nuggets from a heart-pounding 144-143 double-overtime loss at the Pepsi Center, and it was a former friend who inflicted the final blow.
Raymond Felton's layup with 1.5 seconds left in the second overtime was the difference. The scoreline was a throwback to the Nuggets-Mavs clashes in the 1980s.
Danilo Gallinari scored 47 points for the Nuggets on 15-of-23 shooting from the field, including 7-of-12 from 3-point range, and a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line.