Skip to content
Image

Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks

NBA
Nuggets
21-8
130-131
Final
Mavericks
12-19
American Airlines Center
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

DEN leadsBiggest lead DEN 3, DAL 21
Q1Q2Q3Q4
DAL leads
Team1234T
DEN27294727130
DAL41253728131

Who won: Mavericks 131-130

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 131-130 on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks outscored the Nuggets 41-27 in the 1st quarter. Cooper Flagg led the Mavericks in points (33). Jamal Murray led the Nuggets in points (31).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.4Cooper FlaggF
  2. 29.2Jamal MurrayG
  3. 39.1Nikola JokicC
  4. 49.1Anthony DavisF
  5. 57.8Tim Hardaway Jr.G
  6. 67.2Bruce BrownG
  7. 77.0Naji MarshallF
  8. 86.6Caleb MartinF
  9. 96.5D'Angelo RussellG
  10. 106.4Ryan NembhardG
  11. 116.1Cameron JohnsonF
  12. 126.1Spencer JonesF

Team stats

DENDAL
50-87FG53-93
57Field Goal %57
20-413PT11-27
49Three Point %41
10-10FT14-15
100Free Throw %93
34Rebounds36
7Offensive Rebounds11
27Defensive Rebounds25
39Assists34
8Steals9
1Blocks2
15Turnovers10
0Team Turnovers1
15Total Turnovers11
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
22Points Conceded Off Turnovers13
14Fast Break Points20
50Points in Paint66
16Fouls12
3Largest Lead21
6Lead Changes6
6Percent Led90

Player of the game

Cooper Flagg

DAL · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST

9.4

Win probability

100%DAL final
DENDAL

Tap or hover the line to see the play. Dots mark the biggest swings.

Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 0.7DEN

    Offensive rebound

    Nuggets offensive team rebound

  4. Q4 0.7Peyton Watson

    Misses 22-foot three point jumper

    Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper

    P. Watson · 4 PTS

  5. Q4 7.8DAL
    TO

    Shot clock turnover

    shot clock turnover

  6. Q4 8.0DAL

    Offensive rebound

    Mavericks offensive team rebound

  7. Q4 8.4Ryan Nembhard

    Misses 18-foot pullup jump shot

    Ryan Nembhard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot

    R. Nembhard · 11 PTS

  8. Q4 31.8DAL

    Full timeout

    Mavericks Full timeout

  9. Q4 31.8Nikola Jokic
    +2

    Bucket, 3 ft

    Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)

    N. Jokic · 29 PTS · ast J. Murray

    DEN 130 - 131 DAL
  10. Q4 41.3Bruce Brown

    Offensive rebound

    Bruce Brown offensive rebound

    B. Brown · 13 PTS

  11. Q4 44.4Tim Hardaway Jr.

    Misses 25-foot running jump shot

    Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot

    T. Hardaway Jr. · 23 PTS

  12. Q4 48.9Bruce Brown

    Defensive rebound

    Bruce Brown defensive rebound

  13. Q4 51.9Cooper Flagg

    Misses driving floating jump shot

    Cooper Flagg misses driving floating jump shot

    C. Flagg · 33 PTS

  14. THREEQ4 1:12
    Jamal Murray

    Three! 25 ft

    J. Murray · 31 PTS · ast N. Jokic

    Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)

    DEN 128 - 131 DAL
  15. THREEQ4 1:25
    Naji Marshall

    Three! Jumper, 23 ft

    N. Marshall · 15 PTS · ast C. Flagg

    Naji Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)

    DEN 125 - 131 DAL
  16. Q4 1:46Nikola Jokic
    +2

    Floating jump shot, 6 ft

    Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)

    N. Jokic · 29 PTS · ast J. Murray

    DEN 125 - 128 DAL
  17. Q4 1:51DEN

    Defensive rebound

    Nuggets defensive team rebound

  18. Q4 1:53Ryan Nembhard

    Misses 18-foot step back jumpshot

    Ryan Nembhard misses 18-foot step back jumpshot

    R. Nembhard · 11 PTS

  19. Q4 2:13Naji Marshall

    Defensive rebound

    Naji Marshall defensive rebound

  20. Q4 2:15Peyton Watson

    Misses 23-foot three point jumper

    Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper

    P. Watson · 4 PTS

  21. Q4 2:23Anthony Davis

    Personal foul

    Anthony Davis personal foul

    A. Davis · 31 PTS

  22. Q4 2:37Cooper Flagg
    +2

    Driving floating jump shot, 8 ft

    Cooper Flagg makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot

    C. Flagg · 33 PTS

    DEN 123 - 128 DAL
  23. Q4 3:01Jamal Murray
    +2

    Bucket

    Jamal Murray makes two point shot

    J. Murray · 31 PTS

    DEN 123 - 126 DAL
  24. Q4 3:15DEN

    Full timeout

    Nuggets Full timeout

  25. THREEQ4 3:17
    Cooper Flagg

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    C. Flagg · 33 PTS · ast A. Davis

    Cooper Flagg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)

    DEN 121 - 126 DAL

Leaders

DENDAL
Points
Jamal Murray
31
Cooper Flagg
33
Assists
Jamal Murray
14
Cooper Flagg
9
Rebounds
Jamal Murray
7
Cooper Flagg
9

Season seriesDAL leads series 2-0

More NBA games on December 23