DALLAS -- — Cooper Flagg had 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Anthony Davis had 31 points and nine rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 131-130 on Tuesday night.

Flagg’s career-high fourth 3-pointer gave Dallas a 126-121 lead with 3:17 left, and he assisted on Naji Marshall’s left-corner 3 that put the Mavericks ahead 131-125 with 1:12 left.

The Nuggets, who trailed 50-29 early in the second quarter, got their first lead early in the fourth quarter and pulled within a point in the final minute, having a shot to win after forcing the Mavericks into a 24-second violation with 7.8 seconds left. However, Peyton Watson’s 3-point attempt from the left corner at the buzzer rimmed out.

The Mavericks snapped a two-game losing streak, during which they blew fourth-quarter leads, and have taken the first two games from the Nuggets this season. They won 131-121 at Denver on Dec. 1.

Jamal Murray had 31 points and 14 assists, and Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 14 assists for the Nuggets, who had an 11-game road winning streak snapped. Jokic, the NBA leader averaging 12.1 rebounds, had seven to match his season low.

Denver’s Tim Hardaway Jr., a former Maverick, matched season highs with 23 points and seven 3-pointers.

Both teams completed back-to-backs. The Nuggets won 135-112 over Utah at home on Monday while the Mavericks lost 119-113 at New Orleans.

The Nuggets took their first lead 106-103 in the first minute of the fourth quarter.

Flagg, who has four double-doubles but no triple-doubles, tied his career high for points in a quarter with 14 in the first – hitting all seven field-goal attempts, two from downtown.

Nuggets forward Cam Johnson left the game with an apparent knee injury early in the fourth quarter. Denver coach David Adelman said the extent of the injury won't be known until Johnson has an MRI.

Up next

Nuggets host Minnesota on Thursday, and Mavericks visit Golden State.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Anthony Davis (Naji Marshall gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	2	0
11:12	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	0
10:55	Jaden Hardy misses dunk	2	0
10:52	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	2	0
10:47	Spencer Jones makes driving layup (Cameron Johnson assists)	2	2
10:33	Anthony Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)	4	2
10:15	Spencer Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:12	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	4	2
10:02	Cooper Flagg makes dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	6	2
10:02	Peyton Watson shooting foul	6	2
10:02	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 1	7	2
9:50	Peyton Watson misses 3-foot two point shot	7	2
9:46	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	7	2
9:44	Naji Marshall makes 10-foot running pullup jump shot	9	2
9:44	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	9	2
9:44	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 1	10	2
9:33	Spencer Jones bad pass turnover (Naji Marshall steals)	10	2
9:28	Anthony Davis misses alley oop dunk	10	2
9:26	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	10	2
9:24	Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	12	2
9:09	Cooper Flagg blocks Spencer Jones 's 2-foot layup	12	2
9:06	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	12	2
8:54	Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	2
8:54	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	12	2
8:40	Peyton Watson out of bounds bad pass turnover	12	2
8:27	Cooper Flagg traveling turnover	12	2
8:12	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Anthony Davis steals)	12	2
8:09	Cooper Flagg makes running dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	14	2
8:09	Nuggets Full timeout	14	2
8:03	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot	14	4
7:43	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Cooper Flagg assists)	16	4
7:24	Jamal Murray makes 10-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	16	6
7:11	Anthony Davis makes 20-foot jumper (Ryan Nembhard assists)	18	6
6:50	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	18	6
6:48	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	18	6
6:44	Jaden Hardy makes running layup	20	6
6:24	Jamal Murray misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	6
6:21	Mavericks defensive team rebound	20	6
6:21	Caleb Martin enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	20	6
6:21	Brandon Williams enters the game for Cooper Flagg	20	6
6:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	20	6
6:10	Naji Marshall makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)	22	6
5:58	Anthony Davis shooting foul	22	6
5:58	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	22	7
5:58	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Jaden Hardy	22	7
5:58	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	22	8
5:31	Brandon Williams bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	22	8
5:24	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	8
5:20	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	22	8
5:15	Naji Marshall makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	24	8
5:00	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	24	11
4:41	Brandon Williams makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)	26	11
4:28	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 12-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	26	13
4:10	Caleb Martin misses 13-foot two point shot	26	13
4:08	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	26	13
4:05	Peyton Watson offensive foul	26	13
4:05	Peyton Watson offensive foul turnover	26	13
4:05	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	26	13
3:55	D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)	29	13
3:53	Nuggets Full timeout	29	13
3:53	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Naji Marshall	29	13
3:53	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Peyton Watson	29	13
3:43	Caleb Martin personal foul	29	13
3:32	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	13
3:29	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	29	13
3:23	Cooper Flagg makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	31	13
3:13	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	31	16
2:55	Caleb Martin misses 22-foot three point jumper	31	16
2:52	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	31	16
2:48	Brandon Williams shooting foul	31	16
2:48	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	31	17
2:48	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Anthony Davis	31	17
2:48	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	31	18
2:36	Brandon Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	18
2:32	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	31	18
2:26	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	31	21
2:14	D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	31	21
2:12	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	31	21
1:56	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper	31	24
1:45	Cooper Flagg makes driving layup	33	24
1:31	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	33	27
1:31	Mavericks Full timeout	33	27
1:31	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Brandon Williams	33	27
1:31	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	33	27
1:16	Ryan Nembhard lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	33	27
1:13	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	27
1:08	Caleb Martin defensive rebound	33	27
1:01	Cooper Flagg makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	35	27
41.3	Bruce Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper	35	27
39.4	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	35	27
29.0	Cooper Flagg makes 25-foot three pointer (D'Angelo Russell assists)	38	27
11.1	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Daniel Gafford steals)	38	27
5.5	Ryan Nembhard makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	41	27
0.4	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	27
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	41	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	41	27

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 24, 2025

Coverage

NBC, Peacock

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Bill Kennedy, Gediminas Petraitis, Brandon Adair

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	13	.755	L2
Denver	34	19	.642	W1
Minnesota	32	22	.593	L2
Portland	25	28	.472	W2
Utah	16	37	.302	L2

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

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