A former NBA champion dropped a big warning for the entire Western Conference after the Mavs-Nuggets matchup. The reigning NBA champions could not have thought of a better start to their season. Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets just overshadowed Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving?s heroics.?

The two Dallas Stars had great games. But it wasn?t enough to go home with a win over the Denver Nuggets. After the Nuggets? most recent win, this ex-NBA champion-turned-analyst went on to drop a huge truth bomb on the rest of the league.

Nikola Jokic’s heroics draw a daunting reaction

The Dallas Mavericks lost their first game of the season to the Denver Nuggets in a 125-114 loss. Fans did not have much to complain about as both the Dallas stars had good performances against the Nuggets.

It was Nikola Jokic and the rest of the Nuggets starting lineup that were locked in throughout the game. And after the final buzzer went off, ex-NBA champion Kendrick Perkins went on to X with this message.

?If I?m Western Conference contender? I?m doing everything in my power to get home court advantage. Because if Jokic and Nuggets get that 1 seed again it?s over for everyone in the west! Them people ain?t losing at the crib. Carry the hell on???

Jokic and Doncic were on full display in this matchup. But by the end of the game, the Nuggets managed to pull away and win by an 11-point margin. And the home-court advantage surely paid off.

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The Nuggets barely dropped any games at home this past post-season. Pair that with the ?first championship? energy that still seems to be in the air, Denver fans have made sure to keep Ball Arena buzzing.

A quick recap of the game

The game had great highlights throughout all four quarters as both the international stars put up big numbers. Nikola Jokic finished the game with 33 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists for the game.

As for Luka Doncic, he had a 34-point night, paired with 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Kyrie Irving finished the game with 22 points but his 1-5 shooting from beyond the arc may have tipped the momentum in Denver?s favor.

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The Nuggets rode that same momentum to run away with the game in the final minutes, clinching their fifth win of the season and first win of the in-season tournament. Let?s see if the Nuggets go on to make a deep run in the NBA’s first mid-season tourny!