The Denver Nuggets will likely be without leading scorer Danilo Gallinari for a month after he suffered a sprained left ankle in Monday night’s home loss to Houston. X-rays also found a chip fracture in Gallinari’s left foot. Gallinari was averaging 17 points per game for the Nuggets, and was scoring 19 per game in Denver’s last 10 contests. Though Gallinari will be out, the Nuggets do hope to have some reinforcements for tonight’s game against the defending world champion Dallas Mavericks. Arron Afflalo is likely to return after missing Monday night’s game with a foot injury, and Nene is a game time decision with a heel injury. The Nuggets will be looking to snap a three-game losing skid tonight at the Pepsi Center when the Mavericks come calling. Tip-off time is set for 8 PM.