Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets
NBA In-Season Tournament - Group Play
4-1, 2-1 Away
114
4-1, 2-1 Away
5-1, 3-0 Home
125
5-1, 3-0 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point shot
- Dereck Lively II makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Luka Doncic makes 3-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three pointer
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes 6-foot pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Grant Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Luka Doncic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup
- Grant Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Powell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Powell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer (Luka Doncic assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Dwight Powell misses layup
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaden Hardy assists)
- Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Green makes 2-foot layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Reggie Jackson misses driving floating jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot
- Jaden Hardy misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 12-foot two point shot
- Zeke Nnaji makes tip shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
- Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zeke Nnaji makes 3-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 1 of 1
- Luka Doncic misses layup
- Jamal Murray misses 15-foot two point shot
- Derrick Jones Jr. makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Josh Green makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Jackson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)
- Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Reggie Jackson makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Luka Doncic misses 15-foot two point shot
- Christian Braun misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Seth Curry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Dwight Powell makes 2-foot dunk (Seth Curry assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Grant Williams misses driving floating jump shot
- Reggie Jackson misses three point shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 12-foot two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes finger roll layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
- Grant Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 1
- Reggie Jackson misses driving floating jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Grant Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses 14-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses running pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 15-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses 1-foot tip shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot two point shot
- Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Grant Williams assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Grant Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Grant Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot
- Luka Doncic makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot
- Grant Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes driving dunk
- Luka Doncic makes technical free throw
- Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Grant Williams makes layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Luka Doncic makes two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses 16-foot jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 22-foot running pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Grant Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Luka Doncic misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses running pullup jump shot
- Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Dwight Powell assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
- Peyton Watson makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jaden Hardy misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Reggie Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Reggie Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Powell makes 1-foot dunk (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Jaden Hardy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Luka Doncic misses driving layup
- Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Reggie Jackson misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Reggie Jackson makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jaden Hardy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Grant Williams assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Reggie Jackson misses driving floating jump shot
- Christian Braun makes two point shot
- Christian Braun makes 7-foot running pullup jump shot
- Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kyrie Irving makes layup (Jaden Hardy assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 13-foot two point shot
- Jaden Hardy misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
- Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
- Dereck Lively II misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses 13-foot two point shot
- Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes technical free throw
- Luka Doncic misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot
- Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyrie Irving misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
- Dereck Lively II makes 2-foot two point shot (Josh Green assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Josh Green makes dunk (Jaden Hardy assists)
- Jaden Hardy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: DEN, 67.1
Win %: DEN, 65.2
Win %: DEN, 62.4
Win %: DEN, 57.8
Win %: DEN, 60.0
Win %: DEN, 57.6
Win %: DEN, 61.8
Win %: DEN, 64.6
Win %: DEN, 66.4
Win %: DEN, 65.0
Win %: DEN, 64.5
Win %: DEN, 65.8
Win %: DEN, 66.3
Win %: DEN, 64.8
Win %: DEN, 66.3
Win %: DEN, 68.7
Win %: DEN, 70.3
Win %: DEN, 70.8
Win %: DEN, 72.8
Win %: DEN, 74.9
Win %: DEN, 74.9
Win %: DEN, 74.8
Win %: DEN, 75.3
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Ed Malloy
Referee:Scott Wall
Referee:Gediminas Petraitis
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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