Nuggets 118-99 Mavericks (January 14, 2025) Game Summary

DALLAS — – Jamal Murray scored 32 of his season-high 45 points in the first half to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

Murray easily surpassed his previous season high of 34 points scored against Detroit on December 28th.

Murray shot 18 for 26 from the floor, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range, and added six assists and two steals. He went to the bench with just under four minutes remaining, five points shy of a career high of 50 points against Cleveland on February 19, 2021.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 13 points and Nikola Jokic had 10 points and 14 rebounds in the win.

Kyrie Irving was back in the lineup after missing five games with a lower back sprain. He finished with 11 points on 4-for-18 shooting for Dallas. Daniel Gafford scored 13 points and Naji Marshall had 11.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Denver, which beat the Mavs by 11 on Sunday in Dallas, has won four straight and eight of its last 10. In each of the eight wins, Denver has won by 10 or more points.

Mavericks: Dallas absorbed its second worst loss of the season. The 19-point loss was behind a 23-point setback to the Clippers on Dec. 19.

Key moment

Dallas’ Dereck Lively II left the game with a right ankle sprain with eight minutes left in the first quarter and did not return.

Key state

Jamal Murray was 12 of 15 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, for 32 points in the first half. That’s the third-highest first-half points scored in the NBA this season.

Next

Both teams play on Wednesday. The Nuggets host the Houston Rockets and the Mavericks are at the New Orleans Pelicans.

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