Dallas Mavericks 131, Denver Nuggets 121 — Recap

December 1, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Dallas Mavericks 131, Denver Nuggets 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 27-41 DEN; Q2 DAL 42-27 DEN; Q3 DAL 33-36 DEN; Q4 DAL 29-17 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Davis (DAL) 32 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-23 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 29 points, 20 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-24 shooting; Spencer Jones (DEN) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Ryan Nembhard (DAL) 28 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-14 shooting; Cooper Flagg (DAL) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-19 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Anthony Davis

32 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 13-23 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

29 PTS, 20 REB, 13 AST, 3 3PM · 10-24 FG

Scoring · DEN

Spencer Jones

28 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 11-15 FG

Season highs

Anthony Davis · Season-high 32 pointsSpencer Jones · Season-high 28 pointsRyan Nembhard · Season-high 28 pointsNikola Jokic · Season-high 20 reboundsRyan Nembhard · Season-high 10 assistsRyan Nembhard · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DAL	27	42	33	29		131
DEN	41	27	36	17		121

🧮 How They Scored

DALDEN

54Points in the paint60

18Fast-break points11

6Second-chance points12

13Points off turnovers13

29Bench points29

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.2%Effective FG%53.5%

7.3%Turnover %6.1%

16.7%Offensive rebound %25.0%

0.147Free-throw rate0.182

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ryan Nembhard G	35	28	3	10	0	0	0	12-14	4-5	0-0	+9
Cooper Flagg F	33	24	8	2	2	1	2	10-19	1-3	3-4	+13
Naji Marshall F	33	9	7	6	0	0	3	4-7	1-3	0-0	-5
Anthony Davis F-C	32	32	13	4	1	2	0	13-23	2-4	4-5	+5
Max Christie G	29	9	2	1	0	0	1	3-5	3-4	0-0	+12
Klay Thompson G	23	15	5	1	0	0	1	5-10	3-5	2-4	+4
D'Angelo Russell G	18	8	0	2	0	0	1	3-8	2-6	0-0	+3
Dwight Powell F-C	16	4	2	4	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-1	+5
Brandon Williams G	13	2	1	4	0	0	0	1-5	0-1	0-0	+1
Caleb Martin F	7	0	2	1	1	1	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	+3

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Spencer Jones F	39	28	5	0	0	0	1	11-15	4-6	2-2	-10
Nikola Jokic C	37	29	20	13	1	2	2	10-24	3-10	6-7	-1
Cameron Johnson F	36	10	1	2	2	0	1	3-10	1-6	3-4	-14
Peyton Watson G	35	15	5	3	0	3	0	7-14	1-4	0-0	-5
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	31	13	1	6	1	0	0	6-12	1-6	0-0	-6
Jamal Murray G	26	10	4	9	1	0	3	3-8	2-3	2-2	+2
Bruce Brown G	20	7	4	2	0	0	0	3-9	0-2	1-1	-6
Jonas Valanciunas C	11	8	7	2	0	0	0	4-7	0-0	0-0	-9
Zeke Nnaji F-C	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Davis	Starter	32	32	63.5	33.3	+7.2	19.4
Ryan Nembhard	Starter	35	28	100.0	17.9	+12.2	18.7
Cooper Flagg	Starter	33	24	57.8	29.3	+18.6	12.9
Naji Marshall	Starter	33	9	64.3	13.2	-5.3	6.1
Max Christie	Starter	29	9	90.0	9.0	+19.4	4.9
Klay Thompson	Bench	23	15	63.8	21.4	+3.6	11.0
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	18	8	50.0	22.5	+7.7	2.9
Dwight Powell	Bench	16	4	82.0	5.4	+14.7	5.9
Brandon Williams	Bench	13	2	20.0	14.7	-1.0	2.4
Caleb Martin	Bench	7	0	0.0	10.0	+10.4	0.0
Jaden Hardy	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Moussa Cisse	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Starter	37	29	53.5	33.0	-1.3	21.7
Spencer Jones	Starter	39	28	88.2	18.3	-12.3	11.0
Peyton Watson	Starter	35	15	53.6	16.7	-8.4	9.4
Jamal Murray	Starter	26	10	56.3	17.4	+1.3	9.5
Cameron Johnson	Starter	36	10	42.5	14.0	-18.7	2.0
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	31	13	54.2	16.7	-7.2	7.5
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	11	8	57.1	24.1	-42.2	18.2
Bruce Brown	Bench	20	7	37.1	18.8	-14.0	5.4
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	6	1	56.8	7.1	-8.3	-5.7
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Curtis Jones	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0