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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 24 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 114 |
 Nuggets | 40 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 125 |
DALTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 41-8647.7% | 17-4240.5% | 15-1788.2% | 34 | 27 | 15 |
| DEN | 49-9352.7% | 13-3043.3% | 14-1973.7% | 51 | 33 | 17 |
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Denver Nuggets125| 39 | 18 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 37 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −3.5 | |||||
| 36 | 33 | 14-16 | 2-2 | 3-5 | +17 | +19.5 | ||||||||
| 35 | 18 | 8-17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +22 | +0.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 24 | 10-18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | +6.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 15 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −5 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −14 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.3 | ||||
| Team | 125 | 49-9352.7% | 13-3043.3% | 51 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 14-1973.7% | 19 | 11 | 6 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Braxton Key, Jalen Pickett, Justin Holiday, DeAndre Jordan, Julian Strawther and Collin Gillespie (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks114| 38 | 34 | 11-24 | 6-11 | 6-7 | 0 | −4 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 22 | 9-15 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | −12 | +7.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 13 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | −21 | +0.1 | ||||||||
| 25 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −10 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | +2.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.9 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.5 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.3 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 114 | 41-8647.7% | 17-4240.5% | 34 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 15-1788.2% | 10 | 12 | 6 | |||
Bench 34 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Richaun Holmes (coach’s decision).
Nuggets125Mavericks114ClickTap 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 33 points (22 in the paint) and 14 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 125-114.
The Nuggets took control with a 31-13 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 20.
Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points (12 in the paint) and 9 rebounds. Jamal Murray assisted on 6 of Jokić’s 14 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Kyrie Irving added 22 points, 7 assists and 4 steals.
The Nuggets grabbed 19 offensive rebounds to the Mavericks’ 10 and outscored them 68-40 in the paint. The Mavericks’ starters were outscored 39-26 in 11 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
111 points from the field on 93 shots: 11.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-27 | 81.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 12-21 | 57.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-15 | 13.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-23 | 43.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Williams | 28 | 8 | 3-5 | −4 |
| Dereck Lively II | 13 | 11 | 5-5 | +6 |
| Dwight Powell | 12 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Luka Dončić | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 10 | 5-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 39 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 25 | 2 | 1-6 | −5 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Grant Williams | 10 | 7 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Kyrie Irving | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 10 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dereck Lively II | 20 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Grant Williams | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Luka Dončić | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Dwight Powell | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 7 | 3-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Q1 0:01
11.5%
82→93
Jackson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
Q1 3:54
10.6%
68→79
MISS Watson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
Q2 10:31
9.8%
92→82
Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q2 9:34
9.8%
92→82
Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Doncic 5 AST)
Q2 3:05
9.0%
77→68
