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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 32 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 102 |
 Celtics | 30 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 108 |
DENTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 39-9043.3% | 11-4425.0% | 13-1872.2% | 52 | 23 | 21 |
| BOS | 38-9639.6% | 10-3727.0% | 22-3073.3% | 54 | 24 | 12 |
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.
Boston Celtics108| 39 | 22 | 6-16 | 2-6 | 8-10 | 0 | +6 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 39 | 12 | 4-17 | 0-6 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −9.6 | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | +3 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 37 | 24 | 8-19 | 1-8 | 7-8 | 0 | +10 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | +4.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 15 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0 | +11 | −0.3 | |||||||
| 19 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −2.7 | ||||||
| Team | 108 | 38-9639.6% | 10-3727.0% | 54 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 22-3073.3% | 18 | 13 | 8 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Sam Hauser, Brodric Thomas, Luke Kornet and Aaron Nesmith (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets102| 34 | 23 | 9-20 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 0 | +3 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 34 | 17 | 8-15 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 13 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.3 | |||||
| 21 | 7 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +8 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 14 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 3-4 | −9 | +1.0 | ||||||||
| 29 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −3 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 102 | 39-9043.3% | 11-4425.0% | 52 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 13-1872.2% | 12 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 32 points on 12 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Markus Howard and DeMarcus Cousins (coach’s decision).
Celtics108Nuggets102ClickTap 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.
Robert Williams III had 15 points (14 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics went on a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 108-102 for their seventh straight win.
The Nuggets led 96-95 when Robert Williams III’s alley oop dunk put the Celtics ahead for good with 3:29 left. They took a 108-100 lead with 20 seconds left.
Derrick White’s cutting layup with 1:59 left made it 100-97, and Jayson Tatum’s 2 free throws with 40.7 seconds left put it away at 104-97.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Nuggets 9-2.
Tatum had 24 points (14 in the paint) and 3 steals. Marcus Smart added 22 points, 7 assists and 4 steals, and White scored 15 points off the bench in his first game with the Celtics.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 23 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists, his 72nd career triple-double.
The Nuggets turned it over 21 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions.
Boston CelticsDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
86 points from the field on 96 shots: 22.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-41 | 61.0% | 65% |
| In the paint | 2-10 | 20.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 1-8 | 12.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-15 | 20.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-22 | 31.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 39 | 12 | 3-8 | −2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 11 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Will Barton | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 2 | 1-1 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones Hyland | 28 | 5 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 18 | 7 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Will Barton | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 8 | 2-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 44 | 8 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jeff Green | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Will Barton | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
White 3' Cutting Layup Shot (15 PTS) (Brown 4 AST)
Q4 1:59
19.5%
62→82
Williams III Alley Oop Dunk (13 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
Q4 7:19
14.7%
43→58
Williams III 1' Alley Oop Dunk (15 PTS) (Brown 3 AST)
Q4 3:29
12.7%
47→60
Nnaji 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Campazzo 2 AST)
Q4 9:27
12.3%
37→24
Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Barton 3 AST)
Q4 5:28
11.7%
68→56
