Dallas Mavericks 135, Denver Nuggets 142 — Recap

March 25, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Dallas Mavericks 135, Denver Nuggets 142. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 33-34 DEN; Q2 DAL 26-34 DEN; Q3 DAL 41-43 DEN; Q4 DAL 35-31 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 53 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 9 threes on 19-of-28 shooting; Cooper Flagg (DAL) 26 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 23 points, 21 rebounds, 19 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; Naji Marshall (DAL) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Jamal Murray

53 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 9 3PM · 19-28 FG

Scoring · DAL

Cooper Flagg

26 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 10-18 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

23 PTS, 21 REB, 19 AST, 1 3PM · 8-19 FG

Season highs

Jamal Murray · Season-high 53 pointsNikola Jokic · Season-high 19 assistsP.J. Washington · Season-high 15 rebounds

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

📊 Game Flow

DAL 4 largest lead Q1 9:04 (DAL 11, DEN 7) · 10-0 run, Q4 6:04–Q4 4:20

DEN 13 largest lead Q3 0:05 (DAL 98, DEN 111) · 7-0 run, Q3 2:51–Q3 1:58

Swings 18 lead changes Tied 4 times

Ahead for good: Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists) (Q2 3:14, DAL 53, DEN 55).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DAL	33	26	41	35		135
DEN	34	34	43	31		142

🧮 How They Scored

DALDEN

54Points in the paint54

6Fast-break points27

16Second-chance points8

19Points off turnovers7

44Bench points39

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.3%Effective FG%66.9%

3.6%Turnover %8.1%

20.0%Offensive rebound %13.9%

0.370Free-throw rate0.326

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cooper Flagg F	36	26	8	7	2	1	0	10-18	1-4	5-6	-6
Max Christie G	32	9	1	2	0	0	1	3-5	3-4	0-0	-6
P.J. Washington F	31	19	15	1	0	1	0	8-15	1-5	2-2	-3
Naji Marshall F	30	22	4	3	0	0	1	7-17	1-6	7-8	-7
Brandon Williams G	19	11	2	6	0	0	1	3-6	0-2	5-7	-1
Khris Middleton F	18	11	3	5	0	0	1	4-8	1-2	2-2	-11
Marvin Bagley III F	17	7	3	3	0	0	0	3-8	0-2	1-2	0
Dwight Powell F-C	16	7	4	0	1	1	0	1-2	0-0	5-7	-5
Ryan Nembhard G	13	4	0	4	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	0
Klay Thompson G	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	3-6	2-2	0-0	-4
John Poulakidas G	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-4	1-4	0-0	+5

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	41	53	6	4	0	0	4	19-28	9-14	6-6	+10
Nikola Jokic C	38	23	21	19	1	0	1	8-19	1-5	6-6	+10
Cameron Johnson F	30	12	1	3	0	1	1	5-8	2-4	0-0	+7
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	27	4	1	2	0	0	1	1-3	1-2	1-2	+15
Christian Braun G	25	11	3	4	0	0	2	4-8	1-3	2-3	+9
Peyton Watson G	23	21	4	3	0	0	0	7-10	2-3	5-6	+3
Bruce Brown G	20	6	2	1	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	1-2	-9
Spencer Jones F	20	4	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	2-4	-8
Julian Strawther G	16	8	5	0	0	0	0	3-7	2-4	0-0	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cooper Flagg	Starter	36	26	63.0	24.7	-4.5	18.6
Naji Marshall	Starter	30	22	53.6	29.2	-8.8	9.8
P.J. Washington	Starter	31	19	59.8	20.3	-4.3	12.0
Max Christie	Starter	32	9	90.0	7.9	-4.8	5.2
Dwight Powell	Starter	16	7	68.9	13.2	-2.6	6.1
Khris Middleton	Bench	18	11	61.9	20.5	-26.8	10.3
Brandon Williams	Bench	19	11	60.6	20.0	-2.2	7.3
Klay Thompson	Bench	11	8	66.7	21.4	-15.4	4.8
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	17	7	39.4	20.9	0.0	3.1
Ryan Nembhard	Bench	13	4	66.7	10.3	+4.1	9.9
AJ Johnson	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
Jamal Murray	Starter	41	53	86.5	34.3	+8.2	20.1
Nikola Jokic	Starter	38	23	53.1	24.5	+8.7	20.9
Cameron Johnson	Starter	30	12	75.0	12.7	+10.9	6.3
Christian Braun	Starter	25	11	59.0	18.6	+17.0	3.2
Spencer Jones	Starter	20	4	53.2	8.7	-15.9	-1.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	23	21	83.1	22.0	+3.2	16.4
Julian Strawther	Bench	16	8	57.1	16.7	-11.4	11.2
Bruce Brown	Bench	20	6	61.5	9.6	-27.6	1.7
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	27	4	51.5	7.2	+20.3	1.3
Tyus Jones	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
DaRon Holmes II	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Curtis Jones	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0