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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 33 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 118 |
 Nuggets | 34 | 40 | 31 | 21 | 126 |
DALTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 40-8646.5% | 15-3740.5% | 23-3076.7% | 33 | 26 | 8 |
| DEN | 50-9055.6% | 12-2941.4% | 14-1877.8% | 47 | 33 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets126| 39 | 22 | 10-18 | 1-4 | 1-2 | −6 | +6.1 | ||||||||
| 35 | 32 | 13-25 | 2-6 | 4-4 | +15 | +10.1 | ||||||||
| 34 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 30 | 12 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +9 | −0.1 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.9 | |||||
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| 26 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +1.2 | |||||||
| 25 | 16 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +7.2 | ||||||
| 21 | 16 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +4.2 | |||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.9 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 126 | 50-9055.6% | 12-2941.4% | 47 | 33 | 15 | 28 | 14-1877.8% | 12 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 44 points on 17 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Tyler Lydon and Thomas Welsh (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks118| 35 | 23 | 5-15 | 3-9 | 10-12 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +8.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 30 | 10-16 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | +9 | +10.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 14 | 4-12 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0 | −14 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 27 | 11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | +18 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 25 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.8 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −7.1 | |||||||
| 21 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −0.1 | |||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −1.2 | |||||
| 15 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +0.4 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.7 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 118 | 40-8646.5% | 15-3740.5% | 33 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 23-3076.7% | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||
Bench 32 points on 13 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Salah Mejri (coach’s decision).
Nuggets126Mavericks118ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 32 points (20 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets went on a 14-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-118 for their fourth straight win.
The Mavericks went on a 13-4 run to lead 95-91 with 3:55 left in the third quarter. Juancho Hernangomez’s three-point play put the Nuggets ahead for good with 2:54 left in the quarter. Jokić scored 6 points during the run, and they led 105-95 with 33 seconds left in the quarter.
The Mavericks got within 107-104 on DeAndre Jordan’s driving dunk with 9:14 to play, but Jamal Murray answered with a free throw, and the Mavericks got no closer.
Murray had 22 points and a career-high 15 assists. The Nuggets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Mavericks, Harrison Barnes scored 30 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 10 for 16 shooting, and Luka Dončić added 23 points and a career-high 12 assists but shot 5 for 15.
The Nuggets shot 55.6% from the field and 41.4% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 46.5% and 40.5%. The Mavericks got 6 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Nuggets 17-5 off turnovers. The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 32-20 in 10 minutes together. Jordan fouled out.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
112 points from the field on 90 shots: 17.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-32 | 65.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 11-19 | 57.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-25 | 44.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Jordan | 29 | 18 | 6-10 | +9 |
| Dwight Powell | 18 | 8 | 4-9 | +3 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Jalen Brunson | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 24 | 6 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 20 | 9 | 4-5 | +4 |
| Wesley Matthews | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Devin Harris | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 6 | 3-7 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Barea | 21 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jalen Brunson | 12 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Devin Harris | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
Morris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q4 5:43
13.3%
77→91
Powell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Nowitzki 1 AST)
Q1 2:48
10.1%
55→45
Harris 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) (Barea 5 AST)
Q4 10:14
9.8%
89→79
Finney-Smith 2' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
Q4 11:40
9.8%
92→82
Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (30 PTS) (Beasley 4 AST)
Q3 0:34
9.8%
82→92
