Who won Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-109 on January 14, 2026.

Jamal Murray scored 33 for the Denver Nuggets; Naji Marshall scored 24 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Jan 14, 2026 · 9:30 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Dallas Mavericks schedule

Final

Away

Dallas Mavericks

109

Venue: American Airlines Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-109 on the road on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at American Airlines Center. Jamal Murray had 33 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Naji Marshall had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Dallas Mavericks.

The Denver Nuggets led 63-46 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 34-23. Bench points: Denver Nuggets 26, Dallas Mavericks 53. Aaron Gordon had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-109 on January 14, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Jamal Murray scored 33 for the Denver Nuggets; Naji Marshall scored 24 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	29	34	25	30	118
Dallas Mavericks	23	23	32	31	109

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 33 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 6 Aaron Gordon
Assists: 5 Jamal Murray

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 24 Naji Marshall
Rebounds: 10 Daniel Gafford
Assists: 4 Ryan Nembhard

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	38:09	33	2	5	0	0	3	13-24	2-6	5-5	5	+10
Spencer Jones starter	32:15	10	5	2	0	0	1	3-5	2-4	2-2	5	+0
Peyton Watson starter	30:39	18	5	2	0	0	2	6-12	2-5	4-5	5	+2
Aaron Gordon starter	29:55	22	6	3	0	1	0	8-12	3-5	3-5	2	+3
Jalen Pickett starter	27:34	9	6	3	2	0	2	3-9	2-4	1-1	3	+1
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	35:48	12	3	4	2	0	0	4-12	4-10	0-0	1	+12
Bruce Brown bench	23:37	7	5	1	0	0	1	3-5	0-0	1-2	3	+4
Zeke Nnaji bench	17:29	4	5	1	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	2-2	0	+7
DaRon Holmes II bench	4:34	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	+6

Not available: Christian Braun, Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valančiūnas, Nikola Jokić, Tamar Bates

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Naji Marshall starter	38:03	24	5	3	0	0	3	9-16	0-3	6-8	2	-3
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	30:58	12	6	2	1	0	2	4-13	0-3	4-7	3	-8
Jaden Hardy starter	28:29	8	4	1	1	0	0	3-11	1-6	1-1	3	-5
Daniel Gafford starter	17:51	6	10	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	2-4	3	-6
Cooper Flagg starter	14:49	6	1	1	0	1	0	3-9	0-3	0-0	2	-11
Brandon Williams bench	25:25	20	7	1	1	1	1	6-13	0-3	8-12	2	+4
Klay Thompson bench	23:20	8	1	1	0	0	0	3-8	2-7	0-0	0	-9
Caleb Martin bench	23:03	15	4	3	3	0	0	7-9	1-3	0-0	1	+17
Dwight Powell bench	18:09	5	5	0	0	1	0	2-2	0-0	1-1	2	-4
Ryan Nembhard bench	15:19	5	3	4	0	0	0	2-6	1-3	0-0	2	-14
Miles Kelly bench	4:34	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	-6

Not available: Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Dante Exum, Kyrie Irving, Max Christie

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Dallas Mavericks
18/22 (81%)	Free throws	22/33 (66%)
26/47 (55%)	2 pointers	36/59 (61%)
16/38 (42%)	3 pointers	5/34 (14%)
42/85 (49%)	Field goals	41/93 (44%)
39	Rebounds	47
32	Defensive rebounds	34
7	Offensive rebounds	13
21	Assists	16
9	Turnovers	6
4	Steals	6
1	Blocks	3
25	Fouls	20
13	Max points in a row	10
42:29	Time spent in lead	1:42
23	Biggest lead	3

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Dallas Mavericks ahead)

Largest margin: 22 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 23 Q3 4:48
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 3 Q1 6:26
Longest run: 13-0 Denver Nuggets · Q1 0:58 to Q2 10:49

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Dallas Mavericks
10:36	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:21	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	3	2
10:06	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	3	3
9:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	5	3
9:20	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	5	5
9:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	6	5
9:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	7	5
7:52	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	7	7
6:56	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	7	9
6:26	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	7	10
6:14	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	9	10
6:14	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	10	10
6:02	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	10	13
5:17	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	13	13
4:53	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	15	13
4:45	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	15	14
4:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	18	14
4:17	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	18	16
4:01	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	20	16
3:43	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	20	18
3:18	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	23	18
2:44	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	25	18
2:27	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	25	21
1:24	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	25	23
0:58	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	27	23
0:28	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	29	23

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Dallas Mavericks
11:44	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	31	23
11:44	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett Free throw	32	23
11:16	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	35	23
10:49	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II 3-pt field goal	38	23
10:37	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	38	25
9:27	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal	38	27
8:58	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	38	28
8:41	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	39	28
8:41	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	40	28
7:16	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	43	28
6:54	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	46	28
6:16	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	46	30
6:16	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	46	31
5:36	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	46	33
5:14	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	48	33
4:37	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	50	33
4:37	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	51	33
4:27	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell 2-pt field goal	51	35
4:27	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell Free throw	51	36
4:03	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	53	36
3:42	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	54	36
3:01	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	54	38
2:35	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	56	38
1:55	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	56	40
1:28	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	56	41
1:28	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	56	42
1:15	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	59	42
1:03	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	59	44
0:46	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	61	44
0:29	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	61	46
0:07	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	63	46

Q3 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Dallas Mavericks
11:38	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	63	47
11:38	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	63	48
10:53	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 2-pt field goal	63	50
10:42	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	64	50
10:42	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	65	50
10:10	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	66	50
10:10	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	67	50
9:24	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	67	52
9:07	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	69	52
8:49	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy 2-pt field goal	69	54
8:49	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy Free throw	69	55
8:39	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	72	55
8:03	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	74	55
7:18	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy 2-pt field goal	74	57
6:57	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	76	57
6:38	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	76	59
6:11	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	79	59
5:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	81	59
5:18	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	81	61
4:48	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	84	61
4:30	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	84	62
3:57	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	84	63
3:57	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	84	64
3:31	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	84	66
3:10	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	84	68
2:44	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	84	69
2:24	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	86	69
2:10	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell 2-pt field goal	86	71
1:44	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	86	73
1:25	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	88	73
1:18	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	88	75
1:18	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	88	76
0:47	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	88	78

Q4 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Dallas Mavericks
11:47	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	88	80
10:56	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 3-pt field goal	88	83
10:34	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	91	83
10:17	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	91	85
9:57	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	93	85
9:37	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	96	85
9:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	98	85
8:47	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	101	85
8:11	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	101	86
7:26	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	101	88
6:59	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	104	88
6:40	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	106	88
6:26	Dallas Mavericks	Jaden Hardy 3-pt field goal	106	91
5:52	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	106	93
5:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	108	93
5:23	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	108	94
4:56	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	108	96
4:35	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	109	96
4:21	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	109	98
4:04	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	110	98
4:04	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	111	98
3:28	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	113	98
2:35	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 3-pt field goal	113	101
2:04	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	113	102
2:04	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	113	103
1:40	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	113	104
1:40	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	113	105
1:12	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	113	107
0:57	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	115	107
0:34	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	116	107
0:29	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	116	109
0:26	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	117	109
0:26	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	118	109

2025-26 season series

After this game: Dallas Mavericks 2-1. Final series: tied 2-2.

Dec 1: Dallas Mavericks 131 at Denver Nuggets 121
Dec 23: Denver Nuggets 130 at Dallas Mavericks 131
Jan 14: Denver Nuggets 118 at Dallas Mavericks 109 (this game)
Mar 25: Dallas Mavericks 135 at Denver Nuggets 142

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