Denver Nuggets vs. Dallas Mavericks

Jan 14, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	34	25	30	118
DAL	23	23	32	31	109

Game Recap

Jamal Murray keeps rolling, piling up 33 points to key the Nuggets' 118-109 win against the Mavs.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	32	3-5	2-4	2-2	5	2	0	0	1	5	0	10
8Peyton WatsonPF	30	6-12	2-5	4-5	5	2	0	0	2	5	+2	18
32Aaron GordonC	29	8-12	3-5	3-5	6	3	0	1	0	2	+3	22
24Jalen PickettSG	27	3-9	2-4	1-1	6	3	2	0	2	3	+1	9
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	13-24	2-6	5-5	2	5	0	0	3	5	+10	33
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	35	4-12	4-10	0-0	3	4	2	0	0	1	+12	12
22Zeke Nnaji	17	1-4	0-2	2-2	5	1	0	0	0	0	+7	4
11Bruce Brown	23	3-5	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	0	1	3	+4	7
14DaRon Holmes II	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+6	3
1Curtis Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8549.4%	16-3842.1%	18-2281.8%	39	21	4	1	9	25	-	118

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Cooper FlaggSF	14	3-9	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	2	-11	6
25P.J. WashingtonPF	30	4-13	0-3	4-7	6	2	1	0	2	3	-8	12
21Daniel GaffordC	17	2-2	0-0	2-4	10	0	0	0	0	3	-6	6
13Naji MarshallSG	38	9-16	0-3	6-8	5	3	0	0	3	2	-3	24
1Jaden HardyPG	28	3-11	1-6	1-1	4	1	1	0	0	3	-5	8
7Dwight Powell	18	2-2	0-0	1-1	5	0	0	1	0	2	-4	5
10Brandon Williams	25	6-13	0-3	8-12	7	1	1	1	1	2	+4	20
31Klay Thompson	23	3-8	2-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-9	8
16Caleb Martin	23	7-9	1-3	0-0	4	3	3	0	0	1	+17	15
9Ryan Nembhard	15	2-6	1-3	0-0	3	4	0	0	0	2	-14	5
14Miles Kelly	4	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
5D'Angelo Russell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9344.1%	5-3414.7%	22-3366.7%	47	16	6	3	6	20	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENDAL

(11:56) Jump Ball Gafford vs. Gordon: Tip to Marshall
(11:39) MISS Washington 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:35) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) MISS Murray 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:18) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:07) MISS Hardy 8' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:06) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:51) MISS Gordon 19' Jump Shot
(10:49) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:36) Gafford 5' Layup (2 PTS)
02
+3 (10:21) Watson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (S. Jones 1 AST)
32
(10:06) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
(10:06) MISS Washington Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:06) MAVERICKS Rebound
+1 (10:06) Washington Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
33
(9:48) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:45) Hardy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:38) Marshall Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:38) Pickett STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:32) Murray 5' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
53
+2 (9:20) Flagg 7' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
55
(9:01) Hardy S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
(9:01) MAVERICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (9:01) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
65
+1 (9:01) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
75
(8:48) MISS Hardy 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:46) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:36) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:35) Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:26) MISS Flagg 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:24) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:19) MISS Washington 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:17) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:00) MISS Pickett 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(7:57) Flagg REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:52) Flagg 3' Running Layup (4 PTS)
77
(7:32) MISS Pickett 23' Jump Shot
(7:30) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:10) MISS Flagg 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:05) Powell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:56) Flagg 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
79
(6:44) Watson Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (S.Wright)
(6:44) Watson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:26) Hardaway Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (6:26) Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
710
(6:26) MISS Williams Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:23) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:14) Murray 4' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
910
(6:14) Flagg S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (6:14) Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1010
+3 (6:02) Thompson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Flagg 1 AST)
1013
(5:42) MISS S. Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:40) MAVERICKS Rebound
(5:31) MISS Flagg 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:28) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:23) MISS Watson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:23) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:19) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (5:17) Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (S. Jones 2 AST)
1313
(5:04) MISS Flagg 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:02) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:53) Gordon 12' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1513
(4:45) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Mitchell)
(4:45) MISS Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:45) MAVERICKS Rebound
+1 (4:45) Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1514
+3 (4:36) Murray 28' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
1814
+2 (4:17) Marshall 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1816
+2 (4:01) Nnaji 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2016
+2 (3:43) Marshall 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2018
(3:30) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:29) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:18) S. Jones 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
2318
(2:56) MISS Marshall 4' Driving Layup
(2:54) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:44) Watson 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
2518
(2:43) MAVERICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (2:27) Thompson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Martin 1 AST)
2521
(2:01) MISS Nnaji 14' Jump Shot
(1:59) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:41) MISS Nembhard 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:39) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:32) MISS Watson 10' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(1:29) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:24) Martin 22' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
2523
+2 (0:57) Murray 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (12 PTS)
2723
(0:47) MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:32) Nembhard P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Wright)
+2 (0:27) Murray 4' Driving Layup (14 PTS)
2923
(0:16) MISS Martin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:13) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(0:01) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

DAL

118Points109

42-85(49.4%)Field Goal(%)41-93(44.1%)

16-38(42.1%)3-Point(%)5-34(14.7%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)22-33(66.7%)

39(7)Rebounds(Offensive)47(13)

21Assists16

4Steals6

1Blocks3

9Turnovers6

25Fouls20

46Pts In The Paint66

10Fast Break Pts28

8Pts Off Turnovers14

26Bench Pts53

23Largest Lead3

Game Details

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 · 9:30 PM

American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX

attendance: 18,888 (94.4%)

tv: ESPN