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Flagg scores 33 points, Davis adds 31 as Mavericks beat Nuggets 131-130

By AP•Dec 24, 2025

Game Recap

Cooper Flagg hammers home a one-handed dunk in the third quarter to extend the lead for the Mavericks.

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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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

DAL leads series 2-0

Regular Season Series

DAL at DEN

Tue, Dec 2

131 - 121

Final

DEN at DAL

Wed, Dec 24

130 - 131

Final

DEN at DAL

Thu, Jan 15

118 - 109

Final

DAL at DEN

Thu, Mar 26

135 - 142

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

DAL

50-87FG53-93

57Field Goal %57

20-413PT11-27

49Three Point %41

10-10FT14-15

7Offensive Rebounds11

27Defensive Rebounds25

39Assists34

8Steals9

1Blocks2

15Turnovers10

0Technical Fouls0

22Points Conceded Off Turnovers13

14Fast Break Points20

16Fouls12

3Largest Lead21

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	DEN
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	DEN
12:00	Jaden Hardy enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	41	27
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	41	27
11:45	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	41	27
11:43	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	41	27
11:25	Daniel Gafford makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Cooper Flagg assists)	43	27
11:10	Daniel Gafford personal foul	43	27
10:56	Jonas Valanciunas makes 4-foot layup (Bruce Brown assists)	43	29
10:47	Ryan Nembhard makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	45	29
10:27	Jalen Pickett misses 23-foot three point jumper	45	29
10:25	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	45	29
10:09	Cooper Flagg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Caleb Martin assists)	48	29
10:07	Nuggets Full timeout	48	29
10:07	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jalen Pickett	48	29
9:58	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Caleb Martin steals)	48	29
9:54	Caleb Martin makes two point shot	50	29
9:41	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	50	29
9:41	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	50	29
9:34	Ryan Nembhard misses running pullup jump shot	50	29
9:34	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	50	29
9:15	Cameron Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	50	29
9:13	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	50	29
9:08	Jaden Hardy misses 23-foot running jump shot	50	29
9:05	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	50	29
8:52	Cameron Johnson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	50	29
8:49	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	50	29
8:44	Cooper Flagg misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	50	29
8:41	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	50	29
8:30	Bruce Brown makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	50	31
8:17	Bruce Brown blocks Daniel Gafford 's 4-foot driving layup	50	31
8:14	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	50	31
8:11	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 22-foot running jump shot (Spencer Jones assists)	50	34
7:43	Jaden Hardy makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	52	34
7:24	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Cooper Flagg steals)	52	34
7:21	Cooper Flagg out of bounds bad pass turnover	52	34
7:21	Brandon Williams enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	52	34
7:21	Naji Marshall enters the game for Caleb Martin	52	34
7:21	Curtis Jones enters the game for Bruce Brown	52	34
7:21	Julian Strawther enters the game for Cameron Johnson	52	34
7:21	Jamal Murray enters the game for Spencer Jones	52	34
7:11	Cooper Flagg personal foul	52	34
7:11	Anthony Davis enters the game for Daniel Gafford	52	34
7:01	Jonas Valanciunas makes 3-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	52	36
6:48	Anthony Davis misses 19-foot jumper	52	36
6:46	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	52	36
6:38	Jamal Murray makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	52	38
6:21	Brandon Williams makes 10-foot two point shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	54	38
6:09	Naji Marshall kicked ball violation	54	38
6:09	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Jaden Hardy	54	38
5:58	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	54	40
5:43	Julian Strawther personal foul	54	40
5:43	Caleb Martin enters the game for Cooper Flagg	54	40
5:43	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	54	40
5:37	Brandon Williams misses driving layup	54	40
5:33	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	54	40
5:20	Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point jumper	54	40
5:17	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	54	40
5:17	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	54	42
5:17	Mavericks Full timeout	54	42
5:17	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	54	42
4:59	Naji Marshall makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Williams assists)	56	42
4:40	Nikola Jokic makes 20-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	56	44
4:28	Brandon Williams bad pass turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	56	44
4:23	Julian Strawther makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	56	46
4:01	Brandon Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	56	46
3:58	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	56	46
3:48	Jamal Murray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	56	46
3:43	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	56	46
3:43	Nikola Jokic misses tip shot	56	46
3:43	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	56	46
3:36	D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	59	46
3:22	Curtis Jones out of bounds lost ball turnover	59	46
3:22	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Caleb Martin	59	46
3:22	Peyton Watson enters the game for Curtis Jones	59	46
3:03	Cooper Flagg makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	61	46
2:39	Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot	61	48
2:18	D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	61	48
2:13	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	61	48
2:13	Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	61	48
2:13	Jaden Hardy enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	61	48
2:13	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Julian Strawther	61	48
2:13	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Brandon Williams	61	48
2:02	Ryan Nembhard misses driving floating jump shot	61	48
1:58	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	61	48
1:55	Jaden Hardy shooting foul	61	48
1:55	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	61	49
1:55	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	61	50
1:38	Naji Marshall misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot	61	50
1:38	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	61	50
1:37	Peyton Watson shooting foul	61	50
1:37	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	62	50
1:37	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	63	50
1:23	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	63	53
1:01	Ryan Nembhard misses 25-foot three point jumper	63	53
1:00	Mavericks offensive team rebound	63	53
57.2	Naji Marshall lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	63	53
53.0	Cameron Johnson misses running layup	63	53
51.0	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	63	53
42.2	Anthony Davis misses two point shot	63	53
40.0	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	63	53
32.3	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	63	56
11.4	Cooper Flagg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Nembhard assists)	66	56
0.0	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot turnaround jump shot	66	56
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	66	56
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	66	56

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	DEN
11:50	Nikola Jokic makes 18-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	66	58
11:21	Jaden Hardy makes 2-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists)	68	58
11:04	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	68	61
10:46	Cooper Flagg misses 24-foot three point jumper	68	61
10:43	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	68	61
10:31	Cameron Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	68	63
10:18	Jaden Hardy bad pass turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	68	63
10:14	Nikola Jokic misses running layup	68	63
10:10	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	68	63
10:10	Spencer Jones makes tip shot	68	65
9:49	Naji Marshall makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)	71	65
9:34	Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	71	67
9:19	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	71	67
9:19	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	72	67
9:19	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	73	67
9:10	Anthony Davis personal foul	73	67
9:03	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	73	67
8:59	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	73	67
8:52	Anthony Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Nembhard assists)	76	67
8:37	Spencer Jones makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	76	69
8:23	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	76	69
8:21	Jaden Hardy clear path foul	76	69
8:21	(08:21) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	76	69
8:21	Peyton Watson makes free throw clear path 1 of 2	76	70
8:21	Peyton Watson makes free throw clear path 2 of 2	76	71
8:14	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	76	73
7:58	Anthony Davis misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	76	73
7:58	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	76	73
7:47	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	76	76
7:25	Naji Marshall misses 22-foot three point jumper	76	76
7:23	Cooper Flagg offensive rebound	76	76
7:21	Cooper Flagg makes 1-foot dunk	78	76
7:06	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Anthony Davis steals)	78	76
7:01	Jaden Hardy makes two point shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	80	76
6:44	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Jaden Hardy steals)	80	76
6:40	Anthony Davis makes 1-foot running dunk (Jaden Hardy assists)	82	76
6:40	Nuggets Full timeout	82	76
6:40	Caleb Martin enters the game for Naji Marshall	82	76
6:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	82	76
6:26	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	82	76
6:23	Caleb Martin defensive rebound	82	76
6:10	Caleb Martin makes 1-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists)	84	76
6:02	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	84	76
5:59	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	84	76
5:50	Cooper Flagg misses driving layup	84	76
5:48	Cooper Flagg offensive rebound	84	76
5:48	Cooper Flagg misses tip shot	84	76
5:46	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	84	76
5:45	Peyton Watson offensive charge	84	76
5:45	Peyton Watson offensive foul turnover	84	76
5:45	Bruce Brown enters the game for Peyton Watson	84	76
5:32	Cooper Flagg makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Caleb Martin assists)	86	76
5:15	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	86	76
5:13	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	86	76
5:12	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	86	76
5:11	Mavericks defensive team rebound	86	76
5:11	Brandon Williams enters the game for Jaden Hardy	86	76
5:11	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	86	76
4:57	Cooper Flagg makes driving dunk	88	76
4:44	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	88	76
4:43	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	88	76
4:40	Bruce Brown personal foul	88	76
4:35	Caleb Martin makes two point shot	90	76
4:35	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	90	76
4:35	Caleb Martin makes free throw 1 of 1	91	76
4:20	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	91	79
4:03	Spencer Jones shooting foul	91	79
4:03	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	92	79
4:03	Mavericks delay of game violation	92	79
4:03	Brandon Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	93	79
4:03	Naji Marshall enters the game for Cooper Flagg	93	79
3:52	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Caleb Martin steals)	93	79
3:48	Caleb Martin bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	93	79
3:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)	93	82
3:26	D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	96	82
3:11	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)	96	85
2:57	Naji Marshall misses driving layup	96	85
2:56	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	96	85
2:55	Anthony Davis makes tip shot	98	85
2:47	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	98	87
2:34	Caleb Martin makes 21-foot jumper	100	87
2:14	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)	100	90
1:55	Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper	100	90
1:51	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	100	90
1:49	Bruce Brown makes running layup (Jamal Murray assists)	100	92
1:49	Mavericks Full timeout	100	92
1:49	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Anthony Davis	100	92
1:49	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Caleb Martin	100	92
1:49	Julian Strawther enters the game for Spencer Jones	100	92
1:49	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	100	92
1:39	Bruce Brown shooting foul	100	92
1:39	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	101	92
1:39	Brandon Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	101	92
1:37	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	101	92
1:23	Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	101	95
1:07	D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper	101	95
1:04	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	101	95
58.6	Nikola Jokic vs. Daniel Gafford (Bruce Brown gains possession)	101	95
48.3	Julian Strawther makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	101	98
38.7	Julian Strawther shooting foul	101	98
38.7	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	102	98
38.7	Brandon Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	103	98
31.9	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	103	101
10.6	Brandon Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	103	101
7.2	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	103	101
1.2	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	103	103
0.3	Brandon Williams misses heave jump shot	103	103
0.1	Mavericks offensive team rebound	103	103
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	103	103

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	DEN
12:00	Jaden Hardy enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	103	103
12:00	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Brandon Williams	103	103
12:00	Caleb Martin enters the game for Naji Marshall	103	103
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	103	103
11:46	Jaden Hardy misses 23-foot three point jumper	103	103
11:41	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	103	103
11:21	Julian Strawther makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)	103	106
11:02	Ryan Nembhard makes 6-foot two point shot	105	106
10:57	Ryan Nembhard personal take foul	105	106
10:45	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	105	106
10:42	Julian Strawther offensive rebound	105	106
10:32	Daniel Gafford personal foul	105	106
10:25	Daniel Gafford shooting foul	105	106
10:25	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	105	107
10:25	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	105	108
10:09	Julian Strawther personal foul	105	108
10:03	Cooper Flagg misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	105	108
10:00	Caleb Martin offensive rebound	105	108
9:52	Ryan Nembhard makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	107	108
9:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	108
9:31	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	107	108
9:25	Cooper Flagg misses running layup	107	108
9:23	Jaden Hardy offensive rebound	107	108
9:20	Ryan Nembhard makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists)	109	108
9:18	Nuggets Full timeout	109	108
9:18	Anthony Davis enters the game for Daniel Gafford	109	108
9:18	Jamal Murray enters the game for Cameron Johnson	109	108
9:04	Jonas Valanciunas makes 4-foot hook shot (Jamal Murray assists)	109	110
8:48	Jaden Hardy misses 23-foot three point jumper	109	110
8:44	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	109	110
8:44	Anthony Davis makes tip shot	111	110
8:25	Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover (Anthony Davis steals)	111	110
8:21	Jaden Hardy makes two point shot (Caleb Martin assists)	113	110
8:07	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	113	110
8:04	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	113	110
8:04	Bruce Brown makes two point shot	113	112
7:44	Anthony Davis makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	115	112
7:25	Jamal Murray makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	115	114
7:06	Anthony Davis makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	117	114
6:47	Jamal Murray misses 13-foot two point shot	117	114
6:44	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	117	114
6:42	Bruce Brown personal foul	117	114
6:42	Naji Marshall enters the game for Cooper Flagg	117	114
6:42	Peyton Watson enters the game for Julian Strawther	117	114
6:42	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	117	114
6:27	Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot	117	114
6:26	Caleb Martin offensive rebound	117	114
6:23	Caleb Martin bad pass turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	117	114
6:17	Jamal Murray misses 22-foot three point jumper	117	114
6:15	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	117	114
6:09	Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot	117	114
6:06	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	117	114
6:02	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	117	116
5:38	Ryan Nembhard misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	117	116
5:35	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	117	116
5:29	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)	117	118
5:29	Mavericks Full timeout	117	118
5:29	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Jaden Hardy	117	118
5:29	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Caleb Martin	117	118
5:10	Daniel Gafford misses driving floating jump shot	117	118
5:09	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	117	118
5:09	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	117	118
5:09	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	118	118
5:09	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	119	118
4:58	Daniel Gafford blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 1-foot driving dunk	119	118
4:55	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	119	118
4:45	Anthony Davis makes 15-foot fade away jump shot	121	118
4:29	Bruce Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	121	121
4:09	Jonas Valanciunas personal foul	121	121
4:09	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	121	121
3:58	Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot	121	121
3:57	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	121	121
3:57	Daniel Gafford makes tip in dunk	123	121
3:39	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper	123	121
3:37	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	123	121
3:17	Cooper Flagg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	126	121
3:15	Nuggets Full timeout	126	121
3:01	Jamal Murray makes two point shot	126	123
2:37	Cooper Flagg makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	128	123
2:23	Anthony Davis personal foul	128	123
2:15	Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper	128	123
2:13	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	128	123
1:53	Ryan Nembhard misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	128	123
1:51	Nuggets defensive team rebound	128	123
1:46	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	128	125
1:25	Naji Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)	131	125
1:12	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)	131	128
51.9	Cooper Flagg misses driving floating jump shot	131	128
48.9	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	131	128
44.4	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot	131	128
41.3	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	131	128
31.8	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	131	130
31.8	Mavericks Full timeout	131	130
31.8	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Daniel Gafford	131	130
8.4	Ryan Nembhard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	131	130
8.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	131	130
7.8	shot clock turnover	131	130
7.8	Caleb Martin enters the game for Jaden Hardy	131	130
7.8	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	131	130
0.7	Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper	131	130
0.7	Nuggets offensive team rebound	131	130
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	131	130
0.0	End of Game	131	130

Time, Location & Referees

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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	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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