The Mavericks showed signs of life Monday, then grew anemic after the first quarter, and the defense was uneven throughout the 115-93 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

It was the second blowout loss in a row at home for the Mavericks, who fell 105-94 to the Miami Heat on Sunday. In that game, Dallas trailed by as many as 35 points.

"We look old, slow and out of shape," Dirk Nowitzki said. "I still think this team has a lot of potential. We just need to work. … We probably needed extra weeks of training camp. But we don't have it so the young teams, the athletic teams, look better right now than we do."