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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 13 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 92 |
 Nuggets | 27 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 96 |
BOSTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 33-8140.7% | 7-2725.9% | 19-2382.6% | 40 | 21 | 11 |
| DEN | 39-8844.3% | 7-2825.0% | 11-1384.6% | 48 | 24 | 17 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets96| 38 | 22 | 9-18 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 18 | 7-17 | 0-4 | 4-4 | +10 | +8.2 | ||||||||
| 34 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 34 | 15 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −2.0 | |||||
| 32 | 14 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | +18 | +2.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.7 | |||
| 16 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.3 | |||
| 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −4 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.7 | ||||
| Team | 96 | 39-8844.3% | 7-2825.0% | 48 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 11-1384.6% | 11 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 18 points on 8 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Malik Beasley and Torrey Craig (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics92| 36 | 22 | 6-15 | 4-7 | 6-8 | 0 | −1 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 15 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | −12 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 16 | 6-16 | 0-5 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −3.1 | |||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −5 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 14 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +0.6 | |||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.0 | |||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −6.5 | ||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +2 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 9 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 7 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.5 | ||
| Team | 92 | 33-8140.7% | 7-2725.9% | 40 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 19-2382.6% | 5 | 12 | 6 | |||
Bench 32 points on 13 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Vincent Poirier (coach’s decision).
Nuggets96Celtics92ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić had 18 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, his 31st career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 96-92 for their fourth straight win.
The Nuggets never trailed and led by as many as 19.
The Celtics got within 84-83 on Jaylen Brown’s 3-pointer with 2:19 to play, but Gary Harris answered with 2 free throws, and the Celtics got no closer than 94-92.
Jamal Murray’s 2 free throws with 1.5 seconds left made it 96-92 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Celtics 19-15. Murray scored 8 of the Nuggets’ 19 on 3 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Murray had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Nuggets scored 2 points off them.
Murray scored 22 points.
For the Celtics, Brown had 22 points and 10 rebounds.
The Celtics got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Nuggets 20-7 on the fast break. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Celtics 67-47 in 29 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
85 points from the field on 88 shots: 3.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-21 | 66.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-23 | 34.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-16 | 62.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-23 | 21.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Wanamaker | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Jayson Tatum | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Kemba Walker | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 17 | 8-12 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Theis | 20 | 8 | 4-8 | +3 |
| Robert Williams III | 14 | 2 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Enes Freedom | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 6 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 21 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Jayson Tatum | 18 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Brad Wanamaker | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 11 | 4-4 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
Q4 2:19
19.5%
82→62
Tatum 21' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Wanamaker 4 AST)
Q4 2:56
15.5%
82→66
Murray 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST)
Q4 2:39
15.5%
66→82
Tatum 3' Running Layup (14 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
Q4 3:26
12.8%
73→60
Millsap 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
Q4 3:12
12.8%
60→73
