Dallas Mavericks vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 18, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	20	39	21	24	104
DEN	28	40	30	32	130

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Mavericks, 130-104. Jamal Murray led the way for the Nuggets with 22 points and four 3PM, while Aaron Gordon added 21 points, five rebounds and five assists in the victory. Luka Doncic tallied 38 points (6-12 3pt. FG), 11 rebounds and eight assists for the Mavericks in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 18-10 on the season, while the Mavericks fall to 16-10.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
55Derrick Jones Jr.SF	24	3-9	0-5	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	0	-11	6
3Grant WilliamsPF	22	3-8	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	-13	7
7Dwight PowellC	23	4-6	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	0	1	4	-17	8
0Dante ExumSG	22	5-5	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	3	-14	11
77Luka DoncicPG	36	13-24	6-12	6-10	11	8	0	0	3	1	-29	38
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	21	3-12	2-9	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	-7	8
18Olivier-Maxence Prosper	20	1-5	0-2	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	1	-6	2
88Markieff Morris	13	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	-11	2
30Seth Curry	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-1	0
1Jaden Hardy	18	3-9	2-3	1-2	1	4	0	0	1	1	-13	9
9A.J. Lawson	14	2-4	1-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	-9	6
36Greg Brown III	8	2-2	0-0	1-5	2	0	0	0	1	1	+1	5
20Richaun Holmes	6	1-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
38Dexter Dennis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9244.6%	13-3834.2%	9-1947.4%	43	19	2	0	11	20	-	104

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	22	3-8	2-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	1	+13	8
50Aaron GordonPF	24	7-9	2-3	5-6	5	5	1	0	0	1	+18	21
15Nikola JokicC	27	3-8	0-1	2-2	9	7	2	0	2	2	+16	8
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	26	4-6	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	+17	9
27Jamal MurrayPG	24	8-14	4-4	2-2	4	2	1	1	2	1	+18	22
7Reggie Jackson	18	9-12	1-3	1-1	1	4	0	0	0	2	+14	20
8Peyton Watson	23	3-5	2-3	2-4	7	3	1	1	0	1	+8	10
3Julian Strawther	21	5-10	2-4	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	+9	12
0Christian Braun	20	2-4	0-1	2-3	4	1	0	0	1	4	+19	6
22Zeke Nnaji	20	5-8	0-2	4-4	4	2	1	1	1	4	+10	14
9Justin Holiday	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-6	0
21Collin Gillespie	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	49-8756.3%	14-2653.8%	18-2281.8%	46	29	7	4	8	19	-	130

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDALDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Powell: Tip to Caldwell-Pope
+2 (11:33) Jokic 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
02
(11:14) MISS Williams 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:11) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:06) Gordon 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
04
(10:51) MISS Doncic 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:45) Powell S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(10:45) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:45) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (10:45) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
05
+2 (10:24) Jones Jr. 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
25
(10:02) MISS Jokic 15' Jump Shot
(9:59) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:53) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:53) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(9:48) MISS Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:44) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:35) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+1 (9:35) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
35
(9:35) MISS Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:33) Powell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:29) MISS Doncic 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:26) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:19) MISS Porter Jr. 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:16) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:10) Powell 1' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
55
+2 (8:58) Jokic 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
57
(8:40) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:40) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(8:38) Williams P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(8:32) MISS Porter Jr. 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(8:30) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:18) MISS Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(8:15) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:11) Caldwell-Pope 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
59
(7:54) MISS Jones Jr. 4' Driving Layup
(7:48) Powell REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (7:48) Powell Putback Layup (4 PTS)
79
(7:36) Exum S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (7:36) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
710
+1 (7:36) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
711
+2 (7:23) Powell 3' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
911
+2 (7:10) Murray 15' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
913
(6:57) MISS Doncic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:57) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:50) Gordon 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
915
(6:50) Mavericks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (6:39) Hardaway Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
1115
(6:20) MISS Jokic 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:17) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:14) Williams 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Doncic 4 AST)
1315
(6:14) Porter Jr. Violation:Defensive Goaltending (N.Buchert)
+2 (5:56) Caldwell-Pope 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)
1317
+2 (5:33) Doncic 9' Fadeaway Bank Shot (3 PTS)
1517
(5:19) MISS Jokic 7' Floating Jump Shot
(5:16) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:08) MISS Murray 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:04) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:57) MISS Porter Jr. 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:55) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:41) MISS Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(4:36) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:23) MISS Gordon 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(4:20) Powell REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:12) Hardaway Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:12) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:06) Jokic 4' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST)
1519
(3:48) MISS Hardaway Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(3:45) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:40) Gordon 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1522
(3:22) Jokic Violation:Kicked Ball (N.Buchert)
(3:13) MISS Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(3:09) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:02) MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
(2:59) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:42) Morris 21' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1722
(2:18) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:15) Exum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:11) Hardaway Jr. OFF.Foul (P1) (N.Buchert)
(2:11) Hardaway Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:10) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(1:57) MISS Strawther 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:54) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:41) Nnaji P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(1:27) MISS Hardaway Jr. 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:22) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:19) Jackson 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
1724
(1:03) MISS Doncic 1' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:02) Doncic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:01) Braun S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (1:01) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1824
(1:01) MISS Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:59) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:54) Braun Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (S.Mitchell)
(0:54) Braun Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (0:41) Doncic 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2024
+2 (0:31) Jackson 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
2026
(0:18) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:14) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:01) Jackson 5' Driving Hook Shot (6 PTS)
2028
(0:00) MISS Hardaway Jr. 44' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Mavericks Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

DEN

104Points130

41-92(44.6%)Field Goal(%)49-87(56.3%)

13-38(34.2%)3-Point(%)14-26(53.8%)

9-19(47.4%)Free Throw(%)18-22(81.8%)

43(15)Rebounds(Offensive)46(9)

19Assists29

2Steals7

0Blocks4

11Turnovers8

20Fouls19

48Pts In The Paint60

13Fast Break Pts32

11Pts Off Turnovers13

34Bench Pts62

0Largest Lead36

Game Details

Monday, December 18, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,659 (102.9%)

tv: NBA TV