Mavericks 52, Nuggets 47: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
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Game Time: 10:00 PM EST on Tuesday December 6, 2022
Dallas Mavericks 52, Denver Nuggets 47 (Q2 03:13)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Officials really taking control of this one between the Nuggets and Mavericks. Grinded it to a halt. – 10:56 PM
3 technical fouls (Josh Green, Reggie Bullock, Bones Hyland) in the first 20 mins of this game.
A couple of y’all at home will probably get whistled at this rate, too. – 10:55 PM
Nuggets’ full second unit goes even during their first stint tonight. 10-10 in the five minutes that Bones Hyland, Christian Braun, Bruce Brown, Jeff Green and Zeke Nnaji were on the court together. – 10:48 PM
Mavs sending hard doubles against Denver, unafraid of their secondary playmakers.
On the other end, Wood and Dinwiddie have their pick of who they prefer to attack off the dribble. – 10:47 PM
First five minutes of the second quarter were an adventure, but the bench (Bruce, Bones, CB, Jeff and Zeke) played Dallas’ reserves even. Bones already’s got nine points. That’s called progress. – 10:47 PM
Bizzy wanted some extra distance on that bucket 🦴 pic.twitter.com/oAavAB14qO – 10:45 PM
Bones can turn a rough bench unit stretch into even minutes in under 60 seconds. His scoring is so instrumental to the Nuggets vision and hopes for this bench unit. – 10:42 PM
Josh Green has three personal fouls in eight minutes and picked up a technical on his way to the bench. Mavericks’ lead is 38-34. – 10:40 PM
Josh Green has 3 fouls in 8 mins. Not ideal for Mavs’ offense or defense. – 10:40 PM
I love how the entirety of the league knows they still have to get out of the way when Jeff Green is driving to the rim. Kleber BAILED. – 10:39 PM
AG with 🔟 in the first Q
#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/u9NB7lM2Dh – 10:38 PM
Christian Braun in to start the second quarter.
I expect him to play like his hair’s on fire. – 10:37 PM
Nuggets trail by 7 after one quarter in Dallas; 36-29.
Gordon: 10-1-1
Jokic: 3-1-2
Doncic: 8-5-4
Nuggets 6 turnovers absolutely killed them in the first quarter. – 10:36 PM
Christian Braun is in the rotation tonight. Checking in to start the 2nd quarter. – 10:35 PM
The Nuggets had six turnovers which turned into 12 Dallas points in the first quarter. That has to be better. – 10:35 PM
Mavs lead 36-29 after one, as Denver turns it over six times for 12 (!) points. Some of their passes were egregious.
In bright spots, Jeff is indeed back, Bones canned a 3, Zeke is off the bench, and AG has 10 points in the 1st. – 10:35 PM
Luka waits until the final minute to hit a pair of three-pointers and the Mavericks are up 36-29 after a quarter. Both teams shooting it well, but Nuggets have six turnovers that led to 12 Maverick points. – 10:34 PM
Luka Doncic didn’t score until 1:41 left in Q1.
Then he tallied 8 straight points to close the quarter on triple-double pace (8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) with Mavs up 36-29. – 10:34 PM
I love Vlatko Cancar in the rotation, but he’s playing too many minutes right now. He’s not your 6th man. – 10:33 PM
Jamal Murray being out with foul trouble is throwing a wrench in Malone’s rotation. Now he is back to the full five-man bench unit for the next 3-6 minutes. – 10:32 PM
Nuggets going with Zeke Nnaji at backup center tonight instead of DeAndre Jordan. Michael Malone pregame talked up how well Jordan played last time vs. Dallas too. – 10:29 PM
Josh Green is legit. His aggression when attacking that closeout to get to the floater was textbook. – 10:29 PM
With the Mavericks playing smaller, Malone is going with Zeke Nnaji at backup 5 instead of DeAndre Jordan. – 10:28 PM
Mavericks were down 8-0 and have gone on a nice little 24-9 surge since. Tim Hardaway Jr. off to an aggressive start with five points and Dorian Finney-Smith with eight. Luka, by the way, has yet to score and Mavs are doing just fine. – 10:21 PM
Nuggets started arguing with the officials, again, and lost composure. We’ve seen that a lot this season. – 10:19 PM
Ohh Luka with some magic. My goodness. If he ever learns how to be a threat off the ball, sheesh – 10:19 PM
The Nuggets got off to a great start, but the Mavericks doubling Jokić every time he touches the ball has bothered Denver overall. – 10:18 PM
That Luka pass just defied the laws of everything. Just wait. – 10:17 PM
Jokic’s arms look like he just auditioned for The Revenant sequel. – 10:13 PM
The Mavs are not a great D rebounding team – are doubling and scrambling to double Jokic and rarely if ever push in transition making crashing vs them even more +ev Will the Nuggets crash?
Prolly not. – 10:12 PM
Jamal Murray isn’t happy with some of the calls so far. Dwight Powell jumped into him and probably could have been called for a foul on the last play. Murray stopped and eyeballed the ref for several seconds.
(It was debatable) – 10:12 PM
A couple really good 3-point closeouts effort-wise early from KCP and Bruce. The discipline and effort was the biggest difference between the first Dallas game and the second one. – 10:09 PM
8-0 run answered by an 8-0 run. We are all knotted at 8 apiece between the Nuggets and Mavericks. – 10:08 PM
KCP kickin’ off the deep buckets for tonight pic.twitter.com/ev3OoBPzqZ – 10:08 PM
KCP is so good at showing at rollers when Jokic is at the level of the screen and still managing to get back to the corner to contest the 3. That is a skill the Nuggets have not had on the perimeter in years past. – 10:08 PM
Well despite Jokic bleeding once again, the Nuggets are having a near-perfect start in Dallas. – 10:06 PM
One possession, one open wound for Nikola Jokic. Play stopped after Aaron Gordon opens the scoring. – 10:04 PM
Nuggets-Mavs stopped because Nikola Jokic is bleeding 38 seconds into the 1st quarter. – 10:04 PM
Less than a minute in, and we’ve got a JBT. (Joker bleeding timeout). – 10:04 PM
Expect to see Christian Braun back in the rotation tonight: “I have to find ways to get him out there,” Michael Malone said. Malone added that he felt when Braun was seeing the floor in mid-November, his level of play had fallen off from where it was to start of the season. – 9:56 PM
Bones Hyland logged 5 minutes in NOLA, didn’t play the 2nd half. He’ll play more tonight. Michael Malone said he’s looking forward to watching him vs. Dallas: “I understand how important Bones is to our team, especially the second unit because of his ability to score the ball.” – 9:52 PM
Jeff Green will be available tonight and likely play. Gonna be interesting to see what the bench rotation looks like.
The Mavs just got done demolishing the Suns last night, so there’s potential for physical/emotional letdown here. The Nuggets have to take advantage early. – 9:48 PM
Before tonight’s game vs. Nuggets, Jason Kidd asked fans for patience with Jaden Hardy’s playing time:
“Right now, we’ve got a good thing going. Hardy has to wait. Ask Josh. Twitter isn’t the coach or the player. It’s just a platform to express your opinion.” pic.twitter.com/yVt73PMGvU – 9:48 PM
9:02p CST is the official tip time for Mavs at Nuggets tonight. Harp and I with the broadcast on BSSW – 9:38 PM
Your first five on the floor tonight
@ModeloUSA | #FightingSpirit pic.twitter.com/DB98AQjd6h – 9:31 PM
Nuggets starters vs. Mavs:
Jamal Murray
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Bruce Brown
Aaron Gordon
Nikola Jokic – 9:31 PM
Michael Porter Jr. going through a shooting workout right now before Nuggets-Mavs. He’s out again tonight (left heel strain), but it’s a good sign. pic.twitter.com/FNPeDegH9V – 9:27 PM
Mavs starters: Hardaway, DFS, Powell, Dinwiddie, Doncic
DEN starters: Brown, Gordon, Jokic, KCP, Murray
9:02 tip @971TheFreak – 9:26 PM
More Kidd on Hardy: “We have guys who all want to play. What he’s done in the G-League is what we were hoping he could do. And he’s going to continue to spend time there, and with us. But right now, for his playing time, unless you guys want me to play Luka less? (more) – 9:18 PM
This little guy’s reaction to Luka Doncic saying he could have his shoes after the game is priceless. pic.twitter.com/GKy50mUYOl – 9:17 PM
Jason Kidd on Jaden Hardy waiting his turn: “Twitter isn’t patient, because they want it now. But . . . my job is to put those guys in a position to be successful. And right now, we got a good thing going. Hardy has to wait. Ask Josh. Twitter isn’t the coach, or the player.” more – 9:17 PM
Nuggets have lost two in a row. Mavs should expect to see a lot of this tonight. pic.twitter.com/YNqqxstyoE – 8:56 PM
Jason Kidd had a very enlightening pregame newser. His comment on the quick turnaround and altitude in Denver: “We’ll keep our eye on those guys who start, maybe get those guys out a little earlier. That being said, we got to make sure we don’t get knocked out in the 1st qtr.” – 8:54 PM
“I have to find ways to get him out there. We drafted Christian Braun, and he’s shown flashes this season of the player that he can be,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said pregame. Added Braun hadn’t maintained his level since the first 5 games where he was in rotation. – 8:37 PM
🚨TICKET GIVEAWAY FOR TONIGHTS GAME 🚨
*MUST be able to get to Ball Arena by 8pm*
Nuggets vs Mavericks
Who hit the half court shot in Dallas last time these two teams played? – 8:35 PM
Joker’s suit game continues to amaze us pic.twitter.com/Frfg8wD7mh – 8:34 PM
Joker suit game continues to amaze everyone pic.twitter.com/OaHQDhGrfY – 8:33 PM
Talking Josh Green on SportsCenter this morning. More on Green’s emergence tonight on The Jump, 830pm on ESPN. pic.twitter.com/yfvsKvOvT9 – 8:33 PM
Michael Malone said he has to find a way to get Christian Braun out there.
Said he’s a guy who he’s talked to a lot recently and to his credit, has kept the same attitude.
@Matt Moore on the question. – 8:19 PM
Michael Malone said he talked to Bones this morning and reiterated how much they need him. Said he’s vital to the second unit. – 8:18 PM
New @RoseGardenReprt podcast is up. @Adam Mares joins me to discuss the state of the Nuggets and the (great) new @DNVR_Sports documentary ‘A Hundred Invisible Threads.’ https://t.co/aznqYh2a3o
Apple: https://t.co/MSMTJitCsL
Spotify: https://t.co/9HZR0TUPbX pic.twitter.com/iODdCT3XSL – 7:44 PM
Mavs and Nuggets in a late-starting match (9 p.m., Dallas time). We’ll be here yawning — and bringing you updates as needed. So far, all traveling Mavericks are available, although mavs.com writer is iffy after forgetting to take pills. Unmedicated and unfiltered? – 7:38 PM
Watching the film back from last night and the season opener, the only excuse I can think of for the Suns hardly ever trapping Luka is not tipping their hand in case they meet in the playoffs. Because otherwise…yeesh. Defense got sliced and diced playing straight up/switching – 6:05 PM
Can never get enough Unc and DJ content 😁 pic.twitter.com/iFXyCtCYmJ – 5:36 PM
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jeff Green are both still questionable tonight vs. Dallas. Green talked at shootaround this morning like he was playing. Michael Porter Jr. (left heel strain) will miss his seventh straight game. – 5:35 PM
What’s it going to be?
#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/YVvR8nqdcc – 4:56 PM
NEWS: @Minnesota Timberwolves transfer center Luka Garza and guard A.J. Lawson from G League affiliate @iawolves.
In last night’s game against Fort Wayne, Garza finished with a season-high 44 points and 15 rebounds while Lawson had 19 points. – 4:06 PM
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