Denver
Nuggets
118
–
109
FINAL
Dallas
Mavericks
Date
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 29 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 118 |
| DAL | 23 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Aaron Gordon
DEN
22
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending55.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite38.8
Hustle: 6.0Defense: 32.1Impact: 0.7
66.7% FGonly 14 pts allowed on 47.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
33
PTS
2
REB
5
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-24 (54.2%)
3PT2-6
FT5-5
TS%63.0%
eFG%58.3%
TOV3
ORTG129
DRTG116
NET+13
33 points9 contested shots+10 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 55.5 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 29:55 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-12 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | +3 |
| Spencer Jones | 32:15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:09 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13-24 | 54% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-5 | 100% | +10 |
| Peyton Watson | 30:39 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-5 | 80% | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 27:34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | 17:29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 35:48 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 33% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 4:34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Bruce Brown | 23:37 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 39 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 42-85 | 49% | 16-38 | 42% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
Curtis Jones —
Hunter Tyson —
Julian Strawther —
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gafford | 17:51 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -6 |
| P.J. Washington | 30:58 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-13 | 31% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-7 | 57% | -8 |
| Cooper Flagg | 14:49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Naji Marshall | 38:03 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9-16 | 56% | 0-3 | 0% | 6-8 | 75% | -3 |
| Jaden Hardy | 28:29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Klay Thompson | 23:20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 15:19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Brandon Williams | 25:25 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 0-3 | 0% | 8-12 | 67% | +4 |
| Caleb Martin | 23:03 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-9 | 78% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Dwight Powell | 18:09 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -4 |
| Miles Kelly | 4:34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 47 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 41-93 | 44% | 5-34 | 15% | 22-33 | 67% | — |
D'Angelo Russell —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN42/85 (49%)
Paint
23/36 (64%)
Mid
10/23 (43%)
3PT
16/39 (41%)
ATB3 36%Paint 42%RA 80%Corner 3 63%Mid 60%
DAL41/93 (44%)
Paint
33/51 (65%)
Mid
6/17 (35%)
3PT
5/34 (15%)
Paint 46%RA 82%ATB3 14%Corner 3 17%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Klay Thompson
defended Tim Hardaway Jr.
4.4 min • 3 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Daniel Gafford
held Aaron Gordon
2.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Brandon Williams
vs Jamal Murray
2.0 min • 5 pts • 100%
| DAL Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | DaRon Holmes II | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 2.3m 4pts 100% | 3.0m 4pts 25% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 4pts 50% | — |
| P.J. Washington | 1.9m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 0% | 2.0m 1pts 0% | 2.0m 4pts 100% | — | 2.2m 2pts 25% |
| Jaden Hardy | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 2pts 33% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Brandon Williams | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 3pts 50% | 2.0m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 5pts 50% | — |
| Klay Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 4.4m 3pts 33% | — |
| Caleb Martin | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 5pts 50% | — | — | 1.8m 4pts 100% | — |
| Dwight Powell | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% |
| Daniel Gafford | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Nembhard | — | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cooper Flagg | 1.3m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 60% | — | — | — | — |
| Miles Kelly | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 9pts 57% | 4.6m 8pts 60% | 0.8m 2pts 25% | — | 2.4m 2pts 25% | 3.4m 7pts 75% | 3.7m 8pts 60% | 3.1m 2pts 50% | 3.3m 9pts 44% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DAL leads, negative = DEN leads
DAL Largest Lead
3
Q1 5:34
DEN Largest Lead
23
Q3 7:12
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 11:03 – Q2 0:44
-4 → -12
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 11:03 – Q2 1:11
-4 → -15
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 3:19 – Q2 5:06
-11 → -18
DAL 8-0 run
Q3 7:30 – Q3 9:16
-22 → -15