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Wednesday, January 15 · 2:30 AM

DEN

Nuggets

11899

Final

DAL

Mavericks

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Jamal Murray scores 32 of his season-high 45 points in the 1st half as Nuggets beat Mavs 118-99

Wednesday, January 15 · 2:30 AM

FG%

52 · 42

DEN · DAL

3P%

45 · 28

DEN · DAL

REB

51 · 30

DEN · DAL

Head-to-head production

Game stats

DENDAL
43-83FG38-90
52Field Goal %42
13-293PT9-32
45Three Point %28
19-22FT14-22
11Offensive Rebounds8
40Defensive Rebounds22
28Assists27
9Steals14
7Blocks6
18Turnovers12
0Technical Fouls0
25Points Conceded Off Turnovers19
18Fast Break Points19
20Fouls17
31Largest Lead2
  • Final score

    DEN 118, DAL 99

  • Top scorer

    Jamal Murray (DEN) — 45 pts

  • Largest lead

    31 · 2

Game recap

Shedeur Sanders and a beekeeper soak in the action courtside at the Mavericks-Nuggets game.
Shedeur Sanders and a beekeeper soak in the action courtside at the Mavericks-Nuggets game.

DALLAS -- — Jamal Murray scored 32 of his season-high 45 points in the first half and led the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

Murray easily surpassed his previous season-best of 34 points, scored against Detroit on Dec. 28.

Murray shot 18 for 26 from the floor, including 5 of 9 from 3-point distance, and added six assists and two steals. He headed to the bench with just under four minutes remaining, five points shy of his career high of 50 points against Cleveland on Feb. 19, 2021.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 13 points and Nikola Jokic had 10 points and 14 rebounds in the win.

Kyrie Irving was back in the lineup after missing five games with a lumbar back sprain. He finished with 11 points on 4-for-18 shooting for Dallas. Daniel Gafford scored 13 points and Naji Marshall had 11.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Denver, which beat the Mavs by 11 on Sunday in Dallas, have won four straight and eight of their last 10. In each of the eight wins, Denver has won by 10 or more points.

Mavericks: Dallas absorbed its second-worst loss of the season. The 19-point loss was behind a 23-point setback to the Clippers on Dec. 19.

Key moment

Dallas' Dereck Lively II left the game with a right ankle sprain with eight minutes remaining in the first quarter and did not return.

Key stat

Jamal Murray was 12 of 15 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, for 32 points in the first half. It’s the third-highest point total in the first half in the NBA this season.

Up next

Both teams play Wednesday. The Nuggets host the Houston Rockets, and the Mavericks are at the New Orleans Pelicans.

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Every possession

Play by play

  • 12:00Nikola Jokic vs. Dereck Lively II (P.J. Washington gains possession)00
  • 11:46Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper00
  • 11:43Mavericks offensive team rebound00
  • 11:39Dereck Lively II makes 2-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)20
  • 11:20Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper20
  • 11:16Kyrie Irving defensive rebound20
  • 11:11Kyrie Irving misses driving floating jump shot20
  • 11:07Nikola Jokic defensive rebound20
  • 10:56Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)23
  • 10:30Naji Marshall lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)23
  • 10:26Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot23
  • 10:22P.J. Washington defensive rebound23
  • 10:09P.J. Washington misses driving layup23
  • 10:08P.J. Washington offensive rebound23
  • 10:06Christian Braun blocks P.J. Washington 's 4-foot two point shot23
  • 10:05Nikola Jokic defensive rebound23
  • 10:05P.J. Washington personal foul23
  • 9:43Dereck Lively II blocks Russell Westbrook 's 4-foot driving layup23
  • 9:41Kyrie Irving defensive rebound23
  • 9:29Kyrie Irving misses two point shot23
  • 9:27Nikola Jokic defensive rebound23
  • 9:23Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)25
  • 9:13Dereck Lively II makes alley oop dunk shot (P.J. Washington assists)45
  • 8:54Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper45
  • 8:51Naji Marshall defensive rebound45
  • 8:44Dereck Lively II misses 7-foot two point shot45
  • 8:42Nikola Jokic defensive rebound45
  • 8:25Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)48
  • 8:07Klay Thompson misses 9-foot two point shot48
  • 8:04Nuggets defensive team rebound48
  • 8:04Daniel Gafford enters the game for Dereck Lively II48
  • 7:52Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)411
  • 7:41Russell Westbrook blocks Daniel Gafford 's 2-foot layup411
  • 7:41Mavericks offensive team rebound411
  • 7:37Daniel Gafford makes 6-foot two point shot (Naji Marshall assists)611
  • 7:26P.J. Washington personal foul611
  • 7:26Maxi Kleber enters the game for P.J. Washington611
  • 7:20Michael Porter Jr. misses 19-foot step back jumpshot611
  • 7:17Klay Thompson defensive rebound611
  • 7:10Klay Thompson bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)611
  • 7:04Jamal Murray makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot614
  • 6:48Klay Thompson misses 26-foot three point jumper614
  • 6:45Christian Braun defensive rebound614
  • 6:34Michael Porter Jr. makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)616
  • 6:34Mavericks Full timeout616
  • 6:34Quentin Grimes enters the game for Klay Thompson616
  • 6:34Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Naji Marshall616
  • 6:15Kyrie Irving misses driving layup616
  • 6:12Christian Braun defensive rebound616
  • 6:09Russell Westbrook misses two point shot616
  • 6:09Nuggets offensive team rebound616
  • 6:05Russell Westbrook makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)619
  • 5:48Maxi Kleber misses two point shot619
  • 5:46Nikola Jokic defensive rebound619
  • 5:44Russell Westbrook offensive foul619
  • 5:44Russell Westbrook turnover619
  • 5:26Spencer Dinwiddie makes 6-foot two point shot819
  • 5:00Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)821
  • 4:41Kyrie Irving makes 10-foot two point shot1021
  • 4:30Jamal Murray makes 13-foot two point shot1023

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