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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 29 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 99 |
 Nuggets | 26 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 100 |
DALTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 37-8742.5% | 12-3732.4% | 13-1776.5% | 40 | 22 | 8 |
| DEN | 39-8148.1% | 8-2927.6% | 14-1782.4% | 44 | 27 | 11 |
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 Nuggets100| 38 | 12 | 4-13 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 36 | 33, Season high (his best before, 25) | 14-19 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +3 | +12.5 | ||||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | −12 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −17 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 24 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +7 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 21 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −4.0 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.2 | |||
| Team | 100 | 39-8148.1% | 8-2927.6% | 44 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 14-1782.4% | 8 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Trey Lyles, Isaiah Thomas, Jarred Vanderbilt and Thomas Welsh (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks99| 39 | 20 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0 | +13 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 37 | 17 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −1.4 | ||||
| 36 | 16 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +5 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 24 | 10-23 | 1-8 | 3-7 | 0 | −2 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 19 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.6 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.1 | |||||
| 9 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.1 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.2 | |
| Team | 99 | 37-8742.5% | 12-3732.4% | 40 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 13-1776.5% | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||
Bench 13 points on 4 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Ryan Broekhoff and Trey Burke (coach’s decision).
Nuggets100Mavericks99ClickTap 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 made a 12-foot fadeaway at the buzzer, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-99.
Luka Dončić’s driving dunk had put the Mavericks ahead 99-98 with 5.8 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Mavericks 9-4. Jokić scored 7 of the Nuggets’ 9 on 3 for 4 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. With 1:23 left, Gary Harris stole the ball from Dončić, and Jokić’s free throws off it put the Nuggets ahead 98-97.
Paul Millsap had a season-high 33 points (24 in the paint) and 8 rebounds on 14 for 19 shooting, and Jokić added 11 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. Jokić assisted on 6 of Millsap’s 14 baskets.
For the Mavericks, Dončić had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists but went 1 for 8 from 3, and Jalen Brunson added 20 points (11 in the third quarter).
The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 52-37 in 17 minutes 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 10% (4th quarter, 11:09 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
86 points from the field on 81 shots: 3.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-22 | 81.8% | 63% |
| In the paint | 10-18 | 55.6% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-12 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-24 | 20.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Kleber | 25 | 4 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 22 | 11 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Dwight Powell | 7 | 8 | 4-4 | +6 |
| Luka Dončić | 4 | 6 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 29 | 4 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Luka Dončić | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 2-7 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 11 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Devin Harris | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 40 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Jokic 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (11 PTS)
Q4 0:00
82.6%
14→97
Doncic 2' Driving Dunk (24 PTS)
Q4 0:06
58.3%
73→14
Doncic 3' Finger Roll Layup (22 PTS)
Q4 2:00
27.0%
57→30
Jokic 3' Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) (Harris 2 AST)
Q4 1:46
27.0%
29→56
Millsap 3' Turnaround Jump Shot (33 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
Q4 2:59
19.6%
34→53
