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Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets: preview and player stats

Regular season10:00 PM

Dallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets

Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

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Who wins?

DAL

Season leaders, per game

DEN
The teams side by side: Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets compared, with league ranks
DALStatDEN
7–4Record6–4
Offense
4.6(better), 11th in the leagueNet rating16th in the league, 1.2
113.2, 12th in the leagueOffensive rating8th in the league, 115.3(better)
101.5, 14th in the leaguePace27th in the league, 98.3
54.8, 10th in the leagueeFG%9th in the league, 55.0(better)
13.5, 18th in the leagueTOV%4th in the league, 11.3(better)
29.9(better), 8th in the leagueOREB%23rd in the league, 24.9
0.270, 22nd in the leagueFT rate10th in the league, 0.296(better)
Defense
108.7(better), 9th in the leagueDefensive rating24th in the league, 114.1
51.8(better), 9th in the leagueOpp. eFG%17th in the league, 54.2
12.9(better), 16th in the leagueOpp. TOV%18th in the league, 12.7
72.0(better), 20th in the leagueDREB%25th in the league, 70.6
0.281, 17th in the leagueOpp. FT rate1st in the league, 0.206(better)

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Dallas Mavericks

  • Dereck Lively IIOut· back Nov 18Report updated ·
    Report note

    Injury/Illness - Right Foot Surgery (2026-11-12, DAL@MIN). Prior reporting (2026-11-11): Lively (foot) is listed as out for Thursday's game in Minnesota. Lively is still working his way back from foot surgery. He's reportedly trending favorably, though he should continue to be classified as week-to-week, at least until the team provides an update. While Lively remains on the shelf, Daniel Gafford is expected to stay in the starting lineup, with Morez Johnson (shin), Santi Aldama and Moussa Cisse all in line to spend time at the five when needed.

  • Morez JohnsonProbable· back Nov 12Report updated ·
    Report note

    Injury/Illness - Left Shin / Tibia Contusion (2026-11-12, DAL@MIN). Prior reporting (2026-11-11): Johnson (shin) is listed as probable for Thursday's game against Minnesota. Johnson is expected to return from a one-game absence due to a left shin contusion. The rookie's return would leave fewer minutes available for the likes of Santi Aldama and Caleb Martin.

  • Sergio De LarreaOut· back Nov 18Report updated ·
    Report note

    Injury/Illness - Right Knee Sprain (2026-11-12, DAL@MIN). Prior reporting (2026-11-11): De Larrea (knee) has been ruled out for Thursday's game at Minnesota. De Larrea hasn't played since Oct. 26 due to a right knee sprain, but he's expected to be re-evaluated soon. Still, he can be considered week-to-week until Dallas provides an update on his progress.

  • Tarik BiberovicOut· back Nov 18Report updated ·
    Report note

    Injury/Illness - Right Heel Bursitis (2026-11-12, DAL@MIN). Prior reporting (2026-11-11): Biberovic (heel) is out for Thursday's game against Minnesota. Biberovic remains plagued by right heel bursitis. The rookie forward carries no timetable for his season debut.

  • Caleb MartinAvailableReport updated ·
    Report note

    Injury/Illness - Right Thumb Splint (2026-11-12, DAL@MIN).

Denver Nuggets

  • Julian StrawtherOut· back Nov 29Report updated ·
    Report note

    Strawther (knee) was diagnosed with a left knee sprain Friday and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette reports. Strawther suffered the injury in Wednesday's preseason game against the Clippers. The 24-year-old has appeared in 172 regular-season games for the Nuggets since entering the league in 2023, averaging 7.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists over 16.2 minutes per contest. He was in line to compete for an expanded role during the 2026-27 campaign. While that may be the case once Strawther is cleared to suit up, Tyus Jones and potentially Ryan Nembhard are candidates to receive more minutes in the interim.

Key players · DAL: Dallas Mavericks key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Cooper Flagg34.125.96.96.9
P.J. Washington33.714.67.61.2
Kyrie Irving30.522.93.24.3
Naji Marshall24.811.13.04.5
Zaccharie Risacher24.27.14.91.4
Key players · DEN: Denver Nuggets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Jamal Murray36.426.25.05.9
Nikola Jokic36.323.510.88.9
Christian Braun34.412.44.12.4
Aaron Gordon29.111.05.02.1
Cameron Johnson28.212.14.01.9

Last five games

Dallas Mavericks: Dallas Mavericks: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Nov 9 vs INDWon 125–122−4.5, did not cover227.5, went over
Nov 8 vs BKNWon 130–93−7.5, covered223.5, went under
Nov 6 vs UTAWon 112–100−6.5, covered226.5, went under
Nov 4 @ SASLost 111–112+12.5, covered227.5, went under
Nov 2 vs SACLost 100–115−7.5, did not cover232.5, went under
Denver Nuggets: Denver Nuggets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Nov 11 @ MEMWon 123–118−3.5, covered231.5, went over
Nov 9 @ HOULost 100–110+4.5, did not cover224.5, went under
Nov 7 @ INDWon 114–102−7.5, covered229.5, went under
Nov 4 vs TORWon 128–109−4.5, covered231.5, went over
Nov 2 vs PORLost 110–118−4.5, did not cover231.5, went under

Standings

Full standings
Western Conference
Team
6GSW84.6672.58-2
7OKC84.6672.56-4
8DAL74.63637-3
9MEM74.63636-4
10DEN64.6003.56-4
11PHX46.4005.54-6
12NOP48.3336.54-6
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Season series

DAL 0, DEN 0
  1. Nov 24 · this gameDallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets
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  3. Mar 31Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks

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