Denver
Nuggets
130
–
131
FINAL
Dallas
Mavericks
Date
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 29 | 47 | 27 | 130 |
| DAL | 41 | 25 | 37 | 28 | 131 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Davis
DAL
31
PTS
9
REB
4
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots13
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite59.0
Hustle: 27.0Defense: 31.2Impact: 0.8
31 points63.2% FG3 steals3 deflections13 contested shotsonly 21 pts allowed on 65.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Cooper Flagg
DAL
33
PTS
9
REB
9
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-21 (66.7%)
3PT4-6
FT1-1
TS%77.0%
eFG%76.2%
STL1
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG134
DRTG125
NET+9
33 points66.7% FG4-6 from 3+10 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 57.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 24:26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -9 |
| Jamal Murray | 37:19 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12-21 | 57% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-4 | 100% | +4 |
| Cameron Johnson | 23:53 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Spencer Jones | 26:09 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:25 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12-22 | 55% | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Strawther | 12:15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Bruce Brown | 26:29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-7 | 86% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 5:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 29:11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 62% | 7-12 | 58% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 14:08 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 130 | 34 | 7 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 50-87 | 57% | 20-41 | 49% | 10-10 | 100% | — |
DaRon Holmes II —
Hunter Tyson —
Curtis Jones —
Zeke Nnaji —
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Nembhard | 32:43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +24 |
| Jaden Hardy | 27:50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Cooper Flagg | 39:44 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14-21 | 67% | 4-6 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +10 |
| Naji Marshall | 31:33 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 55% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -12 |
| Anthony Davis | 35:52 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12-19 | 63% | 1-2 | 50% | 6-6 | 100% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Gafford | 17:13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Caleb Martin | 24:51 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| Brandon Williams | 15:09 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -23 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 15:05 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 131 | 36 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 53-93 | 57% | 11-27 | 41% | 14-15 | 93% | — |
Moussa Cisse —
P.J. Washington —
Miles Kelly —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN50/87 (57%)
Paint
25/37 (68%)
Mid
7/13 (54%)
3PT
20/41 (49%)
RA 72%ATB3 57%Corner 3 31%Paint 55%Mid 50%
DAL53/93 (57%)
Paint
33/50 (66%)
Mid
16/28 (57%)
3PT
11/27 (41%)
RA 70%Paint 65%ATB3 53%Mid 46%Corner 3 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Davis
defended Nikola Jokić
8.0 min • 13 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Naji Marshall
held Cameron Johnson
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Cooper Flagg
vs Peyton Watson
3.0 min • 8 pts • 100%
| DAL Defense | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Curtis Jones | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 33% | — | 8.0m 13pts 50% | 2.3m 6pts 67% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Cooper Flagg | 3.4m 9pts 57% | — | — | — | 2.0m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 3.0m 8pts 100% | 3.6m 7pts 75% | — |
| Ryan Nembhard | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 4pts 67% |
| Naji Marshall | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 67% |
| Jaden Hardy | — | 1.8m 6pts 100% | — | — | 3.9m 2pts 50% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Caleb Martin | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.5m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Daniel Gafford | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 33% | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| D'Angelo Russell | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 3.1m 5pts 40% | 2.0m 4pts 29% | 1.3m 5pts 67% | 2.0m 3pts 100% | 1.6m 6pts 100% | 1.0m 4pts 50% | 3.2m 4pts 25% | 2.8m 7pts 60% | 2.1m 10pts 67% | 3.3m 7pts 67% | 2.8m 15pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DAL leads, negative = DEN leads
DAL Largest Lead
21
Q2 2:06
DEN Largest Lead
3
Q4 0:39
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q1 1:27 – Q1 2:16
+2 → +8
DAL 10-0 run
Q1 1:27 – Q1 2:36
+2 → +10
DAL 12-0 run
Q1 1:27 – Q1 3:51
+2 → +12
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 8:47 – Q1 9:34
+15 → +10