Dallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationMichael Porter Jr. hits winning jumper in the final seconds and Denver beats Dallas 122-120
Nikola Jokic had 37 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists for his fourth straight triple-double and his NBA-best sixth this season. Jamal Murray had 18 points and Porter finished with 17.
Kyrie Irving had a season-high 43 points for Dallas. Luka Doncic added 24 points and Daniel Gafford had 16.
Trailing by three going into the final period, Dallas got three 3-pointers in a row from Irving to take a 105-102 lead with 8:46 left to play. The teams kept trading shots to keep it close the rest of the way. Irving’s bank shot gave Dallas a 120-118 lead with 1:39 left but Jokic then had a tying tip-in and ahead of Porter’s winning shot. Irving missed a 3-point try at the buzzer.
Down by 10 midway through the first quarter, Dallas outscored Denver by nine points in the second period and led 63-60 at halftime.
Nuggets: Sparked their offense with effective 3-point shooting, making 14 of their 29 attempts (48.3 percent). Peyton Watson was 4 of 4 from 3-point range.
Nuggets: Begin a three-game road trip Friday night in New Orleans.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 120 - 122 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 120 - 122 | |
4th 0.0 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 120 - 122 | |
4th 0.1 | Daniel Gafford misses tip shot | 120 - 122 | |
4th 2.1 | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | 120 - 122 |
Statistics
DAL | DEN | |
---|---|---|
48-90 | FG | 45-89 |
53.3 | Field Goal % | 50.6 |
10-33 | 3PT | 14-29 |
30.3 | Three Point % | 48.3 |
14-19 | FT | 18-26 |
73.7 | Free Throw % | 69.2 |
42 | Rebounds | 45 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
29 | Assists | 35 |
7 | Steals | 6 |
5 | Blocks | 5 |
10 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
16 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
62 | Points in Paint | 50 |
17 | Fouls | 16 |
5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,908 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | W3 |
Memphis | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0.5 | L1 |
Dallas | 19 | 10 | .655 | 1 | W2 |
San Antonio | 15 | 14 | .517 | 5 | L1 |
New Orleans | 5 | 25 | .167 | 15.5 | L7 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 23 | 5 | .821 | - | W8 |
Denver | 16 | 11 | .593 | 6.5 | W2 |
Minnesota | 14 | 14 | .500 | 9 | L3 |
Portland | 9 | 20 | .310 | 14.5 | L2 |
Utah | 7 | 21 | .250 | 16 | L1 |
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