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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 33 | 26 | 41 | 35 | 135 |
 Nuggets | 34 | 34 | 43 | 31 | 142 |
DALTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 48-9749.5% | 12-3534.3% | 27-3479.4% | 42 | 31 | 4 |
| DEN | 50-8956.2% | 19-3850.0% | 23-2979.3% | 45 | 36 | 9 |
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 Nuggets142| 41 | 53, Season high (his best before, 52) | 19-28 | 9-14 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +17.6 | ||||||
| 38 | 23 | 8-19 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 0 | +10 | +14.3 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 25 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.1 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −5.7 | |||||
| 23 | 21 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +7.2 | ||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.3 | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | ||
| Team | 142 | 50-8956.2% | 19-3850.0% | 45 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 23-2979.3% | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
Bench 39 points on 13 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Zeke Nnaji, Tyus Jones, Jalen Pickett, DaRon Holmes II, Curtis Jones and Jonas Valančiūnas (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks135| 36 | 26 | 10-18 | 1-4 | 0 | 5-6 | −6 | +10.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.4 | ||||
| 31 | 19 | 8-15 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 30 | 22 | 7-17 | 1-6 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.1 | |||||
| 16 | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | −5 | +1.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 11 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.8 | |||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.7 | |||
| 11 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0.0 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.3 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.2 | ||
| Team | 135 | 48-9749.5% | 12-3534.3% | 42 | 31 | 4 | 22 | 27-3479.4% | 10 | 3 | 3 | |||
Bench 52 points on 19 for 40 shooting
Did not play: AJ Johnson (coach’s decision).
Nuggets142Mavericks135ClickTap 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 53 points with 9 3-pointers, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 142-135 for their fourth straight win.
The Nuggets took control with a 28-13 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 13.
The Mavericks got within 127-126 on Max Christie’s pull-up 3-pointer with 4:20 to play, but Christian Braun answered with a free throw, and the Mavericks got no closer.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Mavericks 9-3.
Nikola Jokić had 23 points (14 in the third quarter), 21 rebounds and a season-high 19 assists, his 194th career triple-double, and Peyton Watson added 21 points on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench. Murray scored 17 of his 53 points in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Murray and Jokić set each other up for 11 baskets and 25 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Cooper Flagg had 26 points (12 in the fourth quarter), 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Naji Marshall added 22 points.
The Nuggets shot 56.2% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 49.5% and 34.3%. The Mavericks forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets outscored the Mavericks 27-12 on the fast break. The Nuggets outscored the Mavericks 27-15 in 7 minutes with Hardaway, Jokić, Murray, Johnson and Braun on the floor together. Braun fouled out for the Nuggets, and P.J. Washington for the Mavericks.
Denver NuggetsDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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.
119 points from the field on 89 shots: 21.8 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 | 17-25 | 68.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-18 | 50.0% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 5-8 | 62.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-10 | 70.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-28 | 42.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Christie | 38 | 6 | 2-4 | −7 |
| P.J. Washington | 13 | 15 | 6-7 | +10 |
| Naji Marshall | 10 | 7 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Brandon Williams | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 16 | 6-10 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 50 points on 90 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bagley III | 25 | 4 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Dwight Powell | 24 | 9 | 4-5 | 0 |
| P.J. Washington | 13 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Naji Marshall | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 2-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khris Middleton | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Cooper Flagg | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Klay Thompson | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Brandon Williams | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 2-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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.
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = DAL leads
DEN Largest Lead
13
Q3 0:06
DAL Largest Lead
4
Q1 9:04
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q3 3:58 – Q3 3:07
+9 → +1
DAL 10-0 run
Q4 6:04 – Q4 4:20
+11 → +1
