Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
41% (39-96)
Field Goal %
39% (34-88)
37% (13-35)
Three Point %
25% (3-12)
88% (14-16)
Free Throw %
93% (37-40)
34
Turnovers
22
56
Rebounds
60
5
Largest Lead
10
Game Information
Denver, CO

Referee:Mark Wunderlich
Referee:Jim Clark
Referee:Tommy Nunez Jr.

Shot Chart
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 19-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup
- Nene Hilario makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Josh Howard misses 19-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses jumper
- Jason Terry makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 13-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 12-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 4-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Jason Terry makes 14-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk
- Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw
- Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw
- Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 8-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Chauncey Billups misses 5-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kenyon Martin misses driving layup
- Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Bass misses 11-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jerry Stackhouse makes 20-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes layup
- Linas Kleiza misses 19-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 8-foot running jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Jerry Stackhouse misses 18-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jerry Stackhouse misses layup
- Brandon Bass misses layup
- Brandon Bass makes layup
- Dahntay Jones misses 18-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses layup
- Antoine Wright misses 19-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses tip shot
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- Jerry Stackhouse misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes running jumper
- Brandon Bass makes 16-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses driving layup
- Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes layup (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nene Hilario makes dunk
- Jerry Stackhouse misses 9-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter makes layup
- Jerry Stackhouse misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass misses 18-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 17-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes dunk
- Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
- DeSagana Diop misses tip shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses dunk
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard misses two point shot
- Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeSagana Diop assists)
- Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 8-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses driving layup
- Josh Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup
- Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Jason Kidd makes three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard misses 11-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard misses 9-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Jason Terry misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes dunk
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes 19-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Dahntay Jones misses 18-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses two point shot
- Josh Howard misses tip shot
- Nene Hilario makes 17-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Nene Hilario makes 8-foot running jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 14-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- DeSagana Diop makes layup (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 21-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Jerry Stackhouse misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 13-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 18-foot jumper
- Jerry Stackhouse misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 7-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses jumper
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- Jason Terry makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dahntay Jones misses driving layup
- Gerald Green makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Gerald Green makes 11-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Gerald Green makes free throw 1 of 1
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 6-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 16-foot jumper
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter misses driving layup
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Gerald Green makes driving layup
- Nene Hilario misses 25-foot three pointer
- Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 22-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes slam dunk (Jason Terry assists)
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 7-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot two point shot
- Jason Kidd makes driving layup
- Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 1
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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