January 20, 2001 · 8:00 PM EST
Biggest lead DEN by 1 · DAL by 25 · 4 lead changes
Q1 2:04+10% DENLenard 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCloud 2 AST)DEN 15 · DAL 16
Q1 1:14+10% DENVan Exel 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (McCloud 3 AST)DEN 18 · DAL 18
Q2 10:50+10% DENMcCloud 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)DEN 23 · DAL 25Q2 10:22+11% DENVan Exel 24' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS)DEN 26 · DAL 25| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1SA Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | — |
2LA Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2.0 |
3SA Kings | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3.0 |
4DA Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5.0 |
5UT Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5.0 |
6PH Suns | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 |
7PO Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8.0 |
8MI Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 |
9HO Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 |
10OK Thunder | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 |
11DE Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 |
12LA Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35.0 |
14GS Warriors | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 |
| Zone | DEN | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/1 0% | 0/2 0% |
| Paint | 2/6 33% | 4/18 22% |
| Mid-range | 9/33 27% | 8/35 23% |
| Corner 3 | 2/5 40% | 0/2 0% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/15 33% | 8/16 50% |
| NVNick Van ExelG | 34 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6-16 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -20 | 46.2% |
AM Antonio McDyessF | 32 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -12 | 36.4% |
JP James PoseyF-G | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 24.4% |
| VLVoshon LenardG | 29 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 54.7% |
| KWKevin WillisF-C | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 42.1% |
| GMGeorge McCloudG | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 45.1% |
RL Raef LaFrentzC-F | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -16 | 64.4% |
| RPRobert PackG | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 14.3% |
| MSMark StricklandF | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 62.2% |
DNP: Garth Joseph
| MFMichael FinleyF | 42 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 8-19 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +12 | 53.1% |
DN Dirk NowitzkiF | 38 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 9-21 | 0-1 | 9-9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +14 | 54.1% |
HD Hubert DavisG | 37 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6-12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 70.8% |
| HEHoward EisleyG | 28 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +19 | 22.7% |
SB Shawn BradleyC | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +7 | 0.0% |
| CLChristian LaettnerF-C | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 44.4% |
| LVLoy VaughtF | 22 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +17 | 40.0% |
| CACourtney AlexanderG | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 25.0% |
DNP: Mark Bryant, Steve Nash
12:00Jump Ball Nowitzki vs. McDyess: Tip to LenardDEN 011:53LaFrentz Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 011:20LaFrentz Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)DEN 010:52MISS Van Exel 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 010:44Nowitzki Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Eisley 2 AST)DEN 010:28McDyess Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)DEN 010:11McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 09:53McDyess Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)DEN 09:46Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 09:18Lenard P.FOUL (P1.T1)DEN 09:06McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 09:02Van Exel Driving Layup (2 PTS)DEN 29:02Van Exel Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 38:45MISS Nowitzki Driving LayupDEN 38:43McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 38:41Posey Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 48:41Posey Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 58:22Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 58:21Nowitzki Layup (4 PTS)DEN 58:00McDyess Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)DEN 57:53Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)DEN 57:52LaFrentz S.FOUL (P1.T2)DEN 57:52Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 57:52Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)DEN 57:42MISS Posey 7' Jump ShotDEN 57:40Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)DEN 57:27Nowitzki Layup (8 PTS) (Eisley 3 AST)DEN 57:10McDyess 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (LaFrentz 1 AST)DEN 76:49Van Exel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 76:41MISS Lenard 24' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 76:39McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 76:27Van Exel 8' Jump Shot (5 PTS)DEN 95:51MISS Van Exel 24' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 95:48Posey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 95:47MISS Posey 4' Jump ShotDEN 95:36McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)DEN 95:22Posey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)DEN 95:10MISS Nowitzki 17' Jump ShotDEN 94:42MISS Nowitzki 15' Jump ShotDEN 94:22Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)DEN 94:22McDyess P.FOUL (P1.T3)DEN 94:10Van Exel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 94:00MISS McDyess 18' Jump ShotDEN 93:24Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)DEN 92:53Van Exel 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McCloud 1 AST)DEN 122:14MISS Van Exel 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 122:12McDyess REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)DEN 122:04Lenard 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCloud 2 AST)DEN 151:14Van Exel 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (McCloud 3 AST)DEN 180:57McDyess REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)DEN 180:44Lenard Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 190:44Lenard Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 200:24Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 200:00MISS Lenard 24' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 20The Mavericks routed the Nuggets 97-79 at home.
Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Nick Van Exel led the Nuggets with 16 points.
The Mavericks led by as many as 25 points. The lead changed hands 4 times and the score was tied 2 times. The Nuggets answered with a 10-0 run at one point.
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