NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 130, Dallas Mavericks 131 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 130, Dallas Mavericks 131. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 27-41 DAL; Q2 DEN 29-25 DAL; Q3 DEN 47-37 DAL; Q4 DEN 27-28 DAL.
Top performers (box score): Cooper Flagg (DAL) 33 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-21 shooting; Anthony Davis (DAL) 31 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-19 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 31 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 29 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DEN) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 7 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DAL
33 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 14-21 FG
Scoring · DAL
31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 12-19 FG
Scoring · DEN
31 PTS, 7 REB, 14 AST, 3 3PM · 12-21 FG
Season highs
Jamal Murray · Season-high 14 assistsCooper Flagg · Season-high 4 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
DEN
3 largest lead
Q4 11:21 (DEN 106, DAL 103) · 11-0 run, Q1 3:13–Q1 1:56
DAL
21 largest lead
Q2 9:54 (DEN 29, DAL 50) · 15-0 run, Q3 7:21–Q3 4:35
Swings
6 lead changes
Tied 5 times
Ahead for good: Daniel Gafford makes tip in dunk (Q4 3:57, DEN 121, DAL 123).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:45 Anthony Davis makes 15-foot fade away jump shotDAL · DEN 118, DAL 121
- Q4 4:29 Bruce Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)DEN · DEN 121, DAL 121
- Q4 3:57 Daniel Gafford makes tip in dunkDAL · DEN 121, DAL 123
- Q4 3:17 Cooper Flagg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)DAL · DEN 121, DAL 126
- Q4 3:01 Jamal Murray makes two point shotDEN · DEN 123, DAL 126
- Q4 2:37 Cooper Flagg makes 8-foot driving floating jump shotDAL · DEN 123, DAL 128
- Q4 1:46 Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)DEN · DEN 125, DAL 128
- Q4 1:25 Naji Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)DAL · DEN 125, DAL 131
- Q4 1:12 Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)DEN · DEN 128, DAL 131
- Q4 0:31 Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)DEN · DEN 130, DAL 131
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 29 | 47 | 27 | 130 | |
| DAL | 41 | 25 | 37 | 28 | 131 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENDAL
50Points in the paint66
14Fast-break points20
10Second-chance points18
13Points off turnovers22
52Bench points31
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
69.0%Effective FG%62.9%
14.1%Turnover %9.1%
21.9%Offensive rebound %28.9%
0.115Free-throw rate0.161
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 37 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12-21 | 3-7 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 36 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12-22 | 5-10 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 29 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 7-12 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Bruce Brown G | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Spencer Jones F | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Peyton Watson G | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -9 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther G | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Curtis Jones G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg F | 40 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14-21 | 4-6 | 1-1 | +10 |
| Anthony Davis F-C | 36 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12-19 | 1-2 | 6-6 | +3 |
| Ryan Nembhard G | 33 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +24 |
| Naji Marshall F | 31 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | -12 |
| Jaden Hardy G | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Caleb Martin F | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Daniel Gafford F | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Russell G | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Brandon Williams G | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 5-6 | -23 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 37 | 31 | 68.1 | 30.6 | -0.2 | 18.2 |
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 36 | 29 | 65.9 | 30.6 | +2.6 | 15.2 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 24 | 8 | 57.1 | 13.2 | -18.7 | 6.5 |
| Spencer Jones | Starter | 26 | 6 | 60.0 | 9.8 | -16.1 | 6.0 |
| Peyton Watson | Starter | 25 | 4 | 42.0 | 13.0 | -20.3 | -2.2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 29 | 23 | 88.5 | 19.4 | +6.7 | 12.1 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 26 | 13 | 92.9 | 15.3 | +6.3 | 11.0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 14 | 8 | 82.0 | 21.4 | +4.4 | 10.7 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 12 | 8 | 100.0 | 15.4 | +50.6 | 8.8 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 06 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | -44.0 | -2.5 |
| Hunter Tyson | 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 | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | +50.0 | -5.0 |
Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | Starter | 40 | 33 | 77.0 | 24.5 | +9.1 | 18.9 |
| Anthony Davis | Starter | 36 | 31 | 71.6 | 27.7 | +9.6 | 15.9 |
| Naji Marshall | Starter | 31 | 15 | 65.6 | 16.0 | -16.2 | 8.4 |
| Ryan Nembhard | Starter | 33 | 11 | 50.0 | 15.2 | +32.7 | 7.6 |
| Jaden Hardy | Starter | 28 | 10 | 55.6 | 14.9 | +21.1 | 5.1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | Bench | 15 | 9 | 75.0 | 16.7 | -38.2 | 11.0 |
| Caleb Martin | Bench | 25 | 9 | 69.9 | 13.8 | +12.3 | 8.2 |
| Brandon Williams | Bench | 15 | 9 | 52.1 | 31.4 | -69.7 | 2.7 |
| Daniel Gafford | Bench | 17 | 4 | 50.0 | 10.3 | +3.7 | 3.2 |
| P.J. Washington | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Moussa Cisse | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Miles Kelly | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
DEN 0
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Last 19 meetings · since 2020-21
DEN 9
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- DAL 131@DEN 121 Recap
- DEN 118@DAL 99 Recap
- DEN 112@DAL 101 Recap
- DAL 123@DEN 120 Recap
- DAL 120@DEN 122 Recap
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