Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 2 • DEN leads series 2-0
50-32, 18-23 Away
105
50-32, 18-23 Away
54-28, 33-8 Home
117
54-28, 33-8 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Nene Hilario misses slam dunk
- Dahntay Jones blocks Josh Howard's 9-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot two point shot (Josh Howard assists)
- Nene Hilario makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Dahntay Jones misses 19-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 21-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones misses driving layup
- Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dahntay Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
- Jason Terry misses jumper
- J.R. Smith makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Jason Kidd misses three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 18-foot jumper
- James Singleton makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- James Singleton misses 20-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses driving layup
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Nene Hilario makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 20-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 5-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 42-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Andersen assists)
- Brandon Bass makes 10-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Chris Andersen makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Brandon Bass makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
- Chris Andersen makes tip shot
- James Singleton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- James Singleton misses dunk
- J.R. Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Brandon Bass makes 12-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Nene Hilario makes 17-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes 7-foot running jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Nene Hilario blocks Jose Juan Barea's two point shot
- Ryan Hollins makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 16-foot two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea misses driving layup
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 16-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Anthony Carter misses driving layup
- Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Anthony Carter makes driving layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Ryan Hollins makes layup (Antoine Wright assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes driving layup
- Ryan Hollins makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Erick Dampier makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Nene Hilario makes 6-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 22-foot two point shot (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Jason Terry misses 6-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier makes 6-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot running jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 20-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Erick Dampier misses layup
- Erick Dampier misses tip shot
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes dunk
- Jason Terry misses 7-foot running jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
- Anthony Carter makes 11-foot running jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 7-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three pointer
- Brandon Bass misses 14-foot two point shot
- James Singleton misses three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes running jumper
- Chris Andersen misses 8-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses two point shot
- Antoine Wright blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup
- Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
- Brandon Bass makes 9-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Carmelo Anthony blocks Brandon Bass's layup
- Jason Kidd misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chris Andersen assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Antoine Wright makes two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Chris Andersen makes tip shot
- Antoine Wright makes 21-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 8-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot two point shot
- Ryan Hollins makes slam dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes 8-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Hart assists)
- Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Nene Hilario (Denver gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Nene Hilario misses slam dunk | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Denver defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Dahntay Jones blocks Josh Howard's 9-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Antoine Wright makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists) | 3 | 2 |
| 10:47 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot | 5 | 2 |
| 10:27 | | Kenyon Martin lost ball (Jason Kidd steals) | 5 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Dirk Nowitzki lost ball (Dahntay Jones steals) | 5 | 2 |
| 10:04 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot | 5 | 2 |
| 10:02 | | Josh Howard defensive rebound | 5 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot two point shot (Josh Howard assists) | 7 | 2 |
| 9:37 | | Nene Hilario makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists) | 7 | 4 |
| 9:19 | | Kenyon Martin shooting foul (Antoine Wright draws the foul) | 7 | 4 |
| 9:19 | | Antoine Wright misses free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 9:19 | | Dallas offensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 9:19 | | Antoine Wright makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Josh Howard personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 8 | 4 |
| 9:03 | | Dahntay Jones misses 19-foot jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 9:03 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:48 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot two point shot | 8 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Dahntay Jones defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:41 | | Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 8:38 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:30 | | Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 8:29 | | Dahntay Jones defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:25 | | Dirk Nowitzki personal foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 8 | 4 |
| 8:15 | | Carmelo Anthony traveling | 8 | 4 |
| 8:07 | | Josh Howard misses 21-foot jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 8:07 | | Chauncey Billups defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:03 | | Dahntay Jones misses driving layup | 8 | 4 |
| 8:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 7:54 | | Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 7:52 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 7:52 | | Antoine Wright personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 8 | 4 |
| 7:41 | | Jason Kidd shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 8 | 4 |
| 7:41 | | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 7:41 | | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 7:20 | | Josh Howard turnover | 8 | 6 |
| 7:03 | | Dahntay Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 7:03 | | Antoine Wright defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 6:54 | | Kenyon Martin shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 6:54 | | Chris Andersen enters the game for Kenyon Martin | 8 | 6 |
| 6:54 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 6:54 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 6:33 | | Chauncey Billups bad pass | 10 | 6 |
| 6:18 | | Chris Andersen shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul) | 10 | 6 |
| 6:18 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 6 |
| 6:18 | | Jason Terry enters the game for Josh Howard | 11 | 6 |
| 6:18 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 6:07 | | Jason Terry shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 12 | 6 |
| 6:07 | | J.R. Smith enters the game for Dahntay Jones | 12 | 6 |
| 6:07 | | Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 7 |
| 6:07 | | Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 8 |
| 5:54 | | Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper | 12 | 8 |
| 5:52 | | Chauncey Billups defensive rebound | 12 | 8 |
| 5:48 | | Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper | 12 | 8 |
| 5:47 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 12 | 8 |
| 5:41 | | Nene Hilario shooting foul (Antoine Wright draws the foul) | 12 | 8 |
| 5:41 | | Denver full timeout | 12 | 8 |
| 5:41 | | Antoine Wright makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 8 |
| 5:41 | | Antoine Wright makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 8 |
| 5:28 | | Erick Dampier shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul) | 14 | 8 |
| 5:28 | | J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 9 |
| 5:28 | | J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 10 |
| 5:18 | | Erick Dampier bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals) | 14 | 10 |
| 5:13 | | Carmelo Anthony makes dunk | 14 | 12 |
| 4:58 | | Jason Terry misses jumper | 14 | 12 |
| 4:58 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 14 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | J.R. Smith makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 14 | 14 |
| 4:54 | | Antoine Wright shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul) | 14 | 14 |
| 4:54 | | Dallas full timeout | 14 | 14 |
| 4:54 | | James Singleton enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki | 14 | 14 |
| 4:54 | | Josh Howard enters the game for Antoine Wright | 14 | 14 |
| 4:54 | | J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 14 |
| 4:52 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 14 | 14 |
| 4:37 | | Jason Kidd misses three point jumper | 14 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | Jason Terry offensive rebound | 14 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Jason Terry makes 18-foot jumper | 16 | 14 |
| 4:16 | | Josh Howard shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 16 | 14 |
| 4:16 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 15 |
| 4:16 | | Antoine Wright enters the game for Josh Howard | 16 | 15 |
| 4:16 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 16 |
| 4:03 | | James Singleton makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 18 | 16 |
| 3:51 | | James Singleton personal foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul) | 18 | 16 |
| 3:51 | | J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 17 |
| 3:51 | | Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Antoine Wright | 18 | 17 |
| 3:51 | | J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 18 |
| 3:33 | | James Singleton misses 20-foot jumper | 18 | 18 |
| 3:32 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 18 | 18 |
| 3:25 | | Chris Andersen makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists) | 18 | 20 |
| 3:01 | | Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper | 18 | 20 |
| 3:00 | | Chris Andersen defensive rebound | 18 | 20 |
| 2:55 | | Nene Hilario misses two point shot | 18 | 20 |
| 2:54 | | Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound | 18 | 20 |
| 2:47 | | Jason Terry bad pass (J.R. Smith steals) | 18 | 20 |
| 2:43 | | Erick Dampier shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul) | 18 | 20 |
| 2:43 | | J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 21 |
| 2:43 | | Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Erick Dampier | 18 | 21 |
| 2:43 | | J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 22 |
| 2:26 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses driving layup | 18 | 22 |
| 2:25 | | Chris Andersen defensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 2:17 | | Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 18 | 24 |
| 2:15 | | Dallas 20 Sec. timeout | 18 | 24 |
| 2:15 | | Ryan Hollins enters the game for James Singleton | 18 | 24 |
| 1:59 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 20 | 24 |
| 1:42 | | Nene Hilario makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists) | 20 | 26 |
| 1:42 | | Ryan Hollins shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 20 | 26 |
| 1:42 | | James Singleton enters the game for Jason Kidd | 20 | 26 |
| 1:42 | | Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 1 | 20 | 26 |
| 1:39 | | James Singleton defensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 1:25 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 20-foot jumper | 20 | 26 |
| 1:23 | | Jason Terry offensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 1:20 | | Jason Terry misses 5-foot jumper | 20 | 26 |
| 1:17 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 1:07 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper | 20 | 26 |
| 1:07 | | Nene Hilario offensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 1:02 | | Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper | 20 | 26 |
| 1:01 | | James Singleton defensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 45.9 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses two point shot | 20 | 26 |
| 43.9 | | Ryan Hollins offensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 36.5 | | J.R. Smith personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul) | 20 | 26 |
| 36.5 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 26 |
| 36.5 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 26 |
| 28.5 | | Ryan Hollins personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 22 | 26 |
| 28.5 | | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 27 |
| 28.5 | | Linas Kleiza enters the game for Nene Hilario | 22 | 27 |
| 28.5 | | Brandon Bass enters the game for Ryan Hollins | 22 | 27 |
| 28.5 | | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 28 |
| 5.9 | | Jose Juan Barea bad pass (Chauncey Billups steals) | 22 | 28 |
| 1.6 | | Linas Kleiza makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists) | 22 | 30 |
| 0.6 | | Jose Juan Barea misses 42-foot three point jumper | 22 | 30 |
| 0.0 | | Dallas offensive rebound | 22 | 30 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 30 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 29 | 13 | .690 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 18 | 23 | .439 | 10.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 17 | 26 | .395 | 12.5 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 34 | .227 | 20 | L1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 35 | 8 | .814 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 29 | 13 | .690 | 5.5 | W4 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8 | L2 |
| Portland | 21 | 22 | .488 | 14 | W2 |
| Utah | 14 | 28 | .333 | 20.5 | L3 |
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