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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 17 | 41 | 21 | 33 | 112 |
 Mavericks | 32 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 101 |
DENTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 46-9448.9% | 7-3221.9% | 13-2065.0% | 55 | 23 | 13 |
| DAL | 35-8541.2% | 12-3435.3% | 19-2576.0% | 37 | 27 | 12 |
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Denver Nuggets112| 39 | 19 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 0 | −2 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 10-17 | 0-2 | 1-3 | −3 | +3.3 | ||||||||
| 32 | 17 | 7-18 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −7.5 | |||||
| 25 | 13 | 5-13 | 1-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.3 | |||||
| 24 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −4.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 10 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +30 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −8.0 | ||||
| 18 | 13 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +23 | +6.0 | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +13 | +4.2 | ||||
| Team | 112 | 46-9448.9% | 7-3221.9% | 55 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 13-2065.0% | 15 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 34 points on 14 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Zeke Nnaji, Hunter Tyson, Trey Alexander, Dario Saric and Jalen Pickett (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks101| 39 | 16 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 0 | −17 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 37 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +2 | −5.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 25 | 9-19 | 6-13 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +1 | +4.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 14 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | +5.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −26 | −2.7 | |||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −8.7 | ||||
| 16 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.9 | ||||
| 15 | 8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | −7 | −2.7 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.4 | |
| Team | 101 | 35-8541.2% | 12-3435.3% | 37 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 19-2576.0% | 8 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 22 points on 6 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Markieff Morris, Brandon Williams and Dwight Powell (coach’s decision).
Nuggets112Mavericks101ClickTap 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 19 points (12 in the paint) and 18 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 19 points down in the third quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-101.
The Nuggets trailed 86-67 with 4:49 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Mavericks 45-15 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Mavericks 9-3.
Russell Westbrook had 21 points (18 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Jokić assisted on 5 of Westbrook’s 10 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Klay Thompson scored 25 points with 6 3-pointers. Dereck Lively II had 14 points and a career-high 8 assists on 6 for 8 shooting.
The Nuggets shot 48.9% from the field to the Mavericks’ 41.2% and outscored them 68-40 in the paint. The Mavericks got 8 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 39-14 in 12 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 2.2% (3rd quarter, 4:49 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 92 shots: 2.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-33 | 78.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-18 | 44.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-11 | 45.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-23 | 17.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klay Thompson | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 13 | 6 | 3-6 | +3 |
| P.J. Washington | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Naji Marshall | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dereck Lively II | 25 | 3 | 0-2 | −7 |
| Daniel Gafford | 17 | 5 | 2-4 | −2 |
| P.J. Washington | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Maxi Kleber | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 6 | 2-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | 15 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Quentin Grimes | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Maxi Kleber | 5 | 13 | 5-8 | +12 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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.
DAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
DAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Gafford 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Dinwiddie 10 AST)
Q4 7:25
14.7%
43→58
Westbrook 1' Running Layup (15 PTS)
Q4 5:21
14.7%
58→43
Westbrook 2' Cutting Layup Shot (17 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
Q4 3:59
14.3%
39→24
Jokic 5' Driving Hook Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 4:28
13.2%
47→34
Watson 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST)
Q4 2:39
13.2%
34→21
