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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 26 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 89 |
 Nuggets | 30 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 91 |
DALTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 34-8540.0% | 11-3135.5% | 10-1952.6% | 43 | 17 | 8 |
| DEN | 34-8142.0% | 12-3336.4% | 11-1573.3% | 53 | 23 | 14 |
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Denver Nuggets91| 40 | 11 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0 | +9 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 39 | 11 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0 | +21 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 24 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +5.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +9 | −3.0 | ||||||||
| 26 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.7 | ||||
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| 31 | 15 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 0 | 1-2 | −14 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.2 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.7 | ||
| Team | 91 | 34-8142.0% | 12-3336.4% | 53 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 11-1573.3% | 9 | 6 | 8 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Malik Beasley, Kenneth Faried, Richard Jefferson and Darrell Arthur (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks89| 35 | 22 | 9-19 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.6 | ||||
| 35 | 8 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | +4 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −18 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-18 | 0-4 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −6.9 | ||||||
| 25 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −0.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 12 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.0 | |||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | +9 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | −5 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +2.9 | ||||||
| Team | 89 | 34-8540.0% | 11-3135.5% | 43 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 10-1952.6% | 8 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 28 points on 11 for 21 shooting
Did not play: J.J. Barea (injury/illness); Josh McRoberts (coach’s decision).
Nuggets91Mavericks89ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Gary Harris scored 24 points, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 91-89.
Nikola Jokić’s 19-foot jumper put the Nuggets ahead for good with 1:12 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks had the ball down 2 with 12 seconds left, but Will Barton blocked Dennis Smith Jr.’s driving layup at the rim, lifting the Nuggets’ chance to win from 92% to 95%. It would have tied the game. They had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Wesley Matthews missed a 28-foot 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Mavericks 11-6. Harris scored 7 of the Nuggets’ 11 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
For the Mavericks, Harrison Barnes scored 22 points (12 in the first quarter).
The Mavericks outscored the Nuggets 28-6 in 8 minutes with Barnes, Mejri, Ferrell, Collinsworth and Kleber on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Nuggets’ chance bottomed out at 14% (4th quarter, 9:41 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
80 points from the field on 81 shots: 3.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-20 | 60.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-13 | 15.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-15 | 53.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-7 | 14.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 29 | 9 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 10 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Harrison Barnes | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Collinsworth | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 15 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Dwight Powell | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 0 | 0-7 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Kleber | 15 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Dwight Powell | 14 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Kyle Collinsworth | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Jokic 11 AST)
Q4 1:52
25.4%
56→82
Matthews 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 1:33
23.8%
82→58
Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST)
Q4 8:45
20.1%
35→55
Jokic 19' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
Q4 1:12
16.3%
56→73
Smith Jr. 2' Driving Layup (11 PTS)
Q4 8:27
14.6%
55→40
