Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler, left, picks up loose ball as Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons, right, covers in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Denver. Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, back, looks on at the play. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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DENVER (AP) - Ty Lawson had 29 points and 12 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the slumping Dallas Mavericks 114-107 on Wednesday night.
Kenneth Faried scored four of his 22 points down the stretch and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the Nuggets run their winning streak to five.
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle gave three of his best players the night off after an overtime victory Tuesday night in Sacramento. Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler and Rajon Rondo rested while Raymond Felton, Richard Jefferson and Greg Smith started. It was the first starts for Felton and Smith.
The starters struggled for much of the night, leaving the bench to keep the Mavericks in the game. The Dallas reserves scored 62 points, led by J.J. Barea with 17.
Richard Jefferson scored 16 points for Dallas, which has lost three of four.
Jefferson and Chandler Parsons awoke in the fourth to bring the Mavericks back. The pair led Dallas on a 15-5 run that cut it to three late in the game. Devin Harris missed two tying 3-pointers, and Faried hit two free throws and a layup to make it 108-101 with 1:19 left.
The Nuggets, like Dallas, had only 10 available players after Tuesday's trade that sent guard Nate Robinson to Boston for Jameer Nelson. Lawson played a bulk of the game to help get Denver (18-20) closer to .500.
Denver took control of the game early in the third quarter. After Parsons' 3-pointer made it 61-55 the Nuggets scored 13 straight points to take a 74-55 lead midway through the period.
Dallas got within eight after a 12-1 run but Denver led 90-78 going into the fourth.
TIP-INS
Mavericks: Carlisle said he doesn't think Rondo's left achilles soreness nor Chandler's ankle injury will be a long-term problem. He cited the heavy minutes both played Tuesday as reasons for sitting them and Nowitzki against Denver. ... Dallas in the midst of playing 14 of 19 games on the road.
Nuggets: Nelson should join the team Thursday and could play Friday. ... Coach Brian Shaw said F Danilo Gallinari (right knee) and C JaVale McGee (left leg soreness) could return to the lineup by the end of January. Guard Randy Foye (right quad strain) may play next week.
Mavericks: Host Denver on Friday night.
Nuggets: At Dallas on Friday night.
Dallas Mavericks guard Raymond Felton, center, intercepts a pass from Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson, front, to forward Wilson Chandler, back, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Dallas Mavericks forward Charlie Villanueva, left, loses control of the ball while driving for a basket as Denver Nuggets forward J.J. Hickson covers in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Dallas Mavericks forward Al-Farouq Aminu, center, pulls in an offensive rebound between Denver Nuggets forwards J.J. Hickson, left, and Alonzo Gee in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Dallas Mavericks guard Raymond Felton, right, drives for shot as Denver Nuggets guard Ty lawson covers in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, left, of Germany, jokes with forward Al-Farouq Aminu as they watch from the bench as the Mavericks face the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons, left, looks to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler covers in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Dallas Mavericks guard Monta Ellis, right, goes up for shot as Denver Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic, of Bosnia Herzegovina, covers in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, left, jokes with forward Richard Jefferson before player introductions as the Mavericks face the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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