Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 1 • DEN leads series 1-0
50-32, 18-23 Away
95
50-32, 18-23 Away
54-28, 33-8 Home
109
54-28, 33-8 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
49% (40-82)
Field Goal %
55% (40-73)
33% (6-18)
Three Point %
33% (4-12)
69% (9-13)
Free Throw %
69% (25-36)
40
Turnovers
30
47
Rebounds
43
9
Largest Lead
19
Game Information
Denver, CO
Game Flow
--DAL
--DEN
Shot Chart
- Josh Howard misses 22-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 15-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Erick Dampier misses 8-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones misses 8-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 6-foot running jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 12-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Josh Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 17-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
- Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw
- Josh Howard makes 13-foot two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 5-foot running jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses 5-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 7-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 9-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes 9-foot running jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 22-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard makes 22-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- Josh Howard makes 17-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard misses 22-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
- Josh Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Nene Hilario makes dunk (Chris Andersen assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 22-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry makes 7-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 16-foot running jumper
- Chris Andersen misses tip shot
- Jose Juan Barea makes 14-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes 17-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot two point shot
- Chris Andersen makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- Nene Hilario makes dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
- Nene Hilario misses two point shot
- Anthony Carter makes tip shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Nene Hilario makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 1
- J.R. Smith makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- Josh Howard misses layup
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Jason Terry makes jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen misses layup
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 4-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Jason Kidd makes 19-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter makes 21-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 21-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Erick Dampier makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Howard makes 9-foot running jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Jose Juan Barea misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Jason Kidd makes 5-foot two point shot
- Dahntay Jones makes 7-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
- Erick Dampier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot two point shot
- Jason Kidd makes 22-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 12-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 12-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Dahntay Jones misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot running jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes 8-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter makes layup (Chris Andersen assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 10-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Brandon Bass misses layup
- Ryan Hollins makes dunk
- J.R. Smith makes 22-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter makes layup
- Antoine Wright makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Anthony Carter misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen makes 16-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Jason Terry misses 20-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry makes 21-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins misses tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot two point shot
- Anthony Carter makes 16-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Anthony Carter misses 19-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Ryan Hollins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ryan Hollins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Hollins makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 23-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Gerald Green misses 15-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes layup (Antoine Wright assists)
- Johan Petro misses 17-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Johan Petro misses free throw 1 of 2
- Johan Petro makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Singleton makes 19-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Shot Made
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 38 | 16 | .704 | - | W6 |
| Houston | 33 | 20 | .623 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 33 | .377 | 17.5 | L4 |
| Dallas | 19 | 35 | .352 | 19 | L9 |
| New Orleans | 15 | 41 | .268 | 24 | L1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 42 | 14 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8 | W2 |
| Portland | 27 | 29 | .482 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 18 | 38 | .321 | 24 | L1 |
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