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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 25 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 112 |
 Celtics | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 131 |
DENTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 42-9245.7% | 12-2941.4% | 16-2080.0% | 38 | 26 | 5 |
| BOS | 50-9055.6% | 16-3743.2% | 15-2075.0% | 46 | 30 | 7 |
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Boston Celtics131| 37 | 34 | 11-21 | 2-7 | 10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +6.8 | |||||
| 35 | 25 | 11-15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +7.5 | |||||
| 34 | 21 | 7-12 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +6.8 | ||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 24 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +28 | −5.2 | ||||
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| 24 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −2.8 | |||||
| 16 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4.3 | |||||
| 13 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +3.7 | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.5 | |||
| Team | 131 | 50-9055.6% | 16-3743.2% | 46 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 15-2075.0% | 10 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 34 points on 14 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Blake Griffin and Justin Jackson (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets112| 35 | 14 | 6-17 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.1 | ||||
| 34 | 15 | 5-11 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.0 | |||
| 30 | 17 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +3.8 | |||||
| 30 | 29 | 12-20 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +6.9 | ||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −6.5 | |||
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| 37 | 16 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0 | −8 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 21 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.6 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.1 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.0 | ||||
| Team | 112 | 42-9245.7% | 12-2941.4% | 38 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 16-2080.0% | 11 | 3 | 1 | |||
Bench 30 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Bones Hyland (health and safety protocols).
Celtics131Nuggets112ClickTap 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.
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points (12 in the first quarter), and the Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets 131-112 for their fifth straight win.
The Celtics took control with a 23-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 19.
Jayson Tatum had 34 points (18 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Al Horford added 21 points with 6 3-pointers. Horford scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 29 points and 8 rebounds. Bruce Brown had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists off the bench.
The Celtics shot 55.6% from the field and 43.2% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 45.7% and 41.4%. The Nuggets forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Nuggets 48-30 in 14 minutes together.
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).
116 points from the field on 90 shots: 20.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-21 | 71.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-18 | 61.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-14 | 57.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-8 | 12.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-29 | 51.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 29 | 5 | 2-3 | −8 |
| Bruce Brown | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 9 | 7 | 2-6 | +3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 14 | 5-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Brown | 20 | 6 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 13 | 7 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Jamal Murray | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 10 | 5-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 37 | 11 | 4-7 | +5 |
| Bruce Brown | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
Hauser 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (White 4 AST)
Q3 2:07
10.4%
62→73
Tatum 2' Driving Layup (26 PTS)
Q4 10:55
9.8%
82→92
Brown 2' Driving Layup (12 PTS)
Q3 1:23
9.5%
77→68
Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 7 AST)
Q2 2:04
9.1%
82→73
Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Smart 3 AST)
Q2 1:50
9.1%
73→82
