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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 36 | 35 | 20 | 27 | 118 |
 Mavericks | 21 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 99 |
DENTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 43-8351.8% | 13-2944.8% | 19-2286.4% | 51 | 28 | 18 |
| DAL | 38-9042.2% | 9-3228.1% | 14-2263.6% | 30 | 27 | 12 |
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 Nuggets118| 37 | 45, Season high (his best before, 34) | 18-26 | 5-9 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +14.4 | |||||
| 29 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +21 | −3.1 | |||||
| 29 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | +23 | +8.6 | |||||||
| 26 | 9 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +22 | −4.6 | ||||||||
| 26 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +20 | +2.9 | ||||||
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| 27 | 9 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | +10 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.6 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | −1 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.4 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.9 | |||
| Team | 118 | 43-8351.8% | 13-2944.8% | 51 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 19-2286.4% | 11 | 9 | 7 | |||
Bench 35 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Dario Saric (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks99| 30 | 11 | 4-18 | 0-3 | 3-4 | −17 | −5.8 | ||||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | −19 | −2.5 | ||||||||
| 22 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.5 | |||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −4.8 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.3 | ||
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| 27 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.7 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | −4 | −8.8 | |||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +1.4 | |||||
| 19 | 13 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | −6 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 18 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | +1.9 | |||||
| 14 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 14 | 10 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | +10 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.1 | |
| Team | 99 | 38-9042.2% | 9-3228.1% | 30 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 14-2263.6% | 8 | 14 | 6 | |||
Bench 60 points on 22 for 43 shooting
Did not play: Markieff Morris (coach’s decision).
Nuggets118Mavericks99ClickTap 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.
Jamal Murray scored a season-high 45 points (7 during a 12-0 run in the second quarter), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-99 for their fourth straight win.
The Nuggets took control with a 27-11 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 31.
For the Mavericks, Daniel Gafford scored 13 points (10 in the paint) on 5 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Nuggets shot 51.8% from the field and 44.8% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 42.2% and 28.1%. The Mavericks got 8 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Nuggets 60-35 off the bench. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Mavericks 45-32 in 18 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).
99 points from the field on 83 shots: 9.2 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 | 13-24 | 54.2% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-14 | 57.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-13 | 46.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-16 | 43.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Naji Marshall | 11 | 9 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Quentin Grimes | 10 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Kyrie Irving | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 29 | 21 | 9-14 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| P.J. Washington | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Kyrie Irving | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Maxi Kleber | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 8 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gafford | 18 | 2 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Maxi Kleber | 12 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
| P.J. Washington | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Kyrie Irving | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 10 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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
Jokic 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
Q1 2:02
12.5%
27→14
Gafford 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Hardy 1 AST)
Q1 1:15
12.5%
14→27
Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
Q1 3:48
9.2%
29→39
Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Q1 3:48
9.2%
39→30
Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
Q1 8:25
6.8%
53→46
