The Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 131-130 on Dec 23, 2025 at American Airlines Center.
Final · American Airlines Center
Top performers
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists.
- Cooper Flagg led the Mavericks with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 37 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12-21 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokic | 36 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12-22 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 29 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Julian Strawther | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Cameron Johnson | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Spencer Jones | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Peyton Watson | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Jalen Pickett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 208 | 117 | 27 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 44-80 | 19-39 | 10-10 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Dallas Mavericks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | 40 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14-21 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Anthony Davis | 36 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12-19 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Naji Marshall | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 33 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaden Hardy | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Caleb Martin | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Daniel Gafford | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 226 | 122 | 36 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 51-87 | 11-24 | 9-9 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 22, 2025: UTAH 112, DEN 135 · Next Dec 25, 2025: MIN 138, DEN 142
- Mavericks · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 22, 2025: DAL 113, NO 119 · Next Dec 25, 2025: DAL 116, GS 126