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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 109 |
 Nuggets | 30 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 115 |
BOSTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 41-9145.1% | 11-3828.9% | 16-2564.0% | 47 | 24 | 12 |
| DEN | 45-9050.0% | 4-2119.0% | 21-2295.5% | 45 | 27 | 7 |
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 Nuggets115| 39 | 32 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 0 | 10-10 | 0 | +9 | +19.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 19 | 7-18 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 34 | 16 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 11 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 30 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.6 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +3.8 | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +0.6 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.7 | ||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.8 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.9 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 45-9050.0% | 4-2119.0% | 45 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 21-2295.5% | 8 | 10 | 4 | |||
Bench 28 points on 11 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Jay Huff, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, Jalen Pickett and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics109| 41 | 41, Season high (his best before, 40) | 16-29 | 2-7 | 7-14 | 0 | +5 | +11.6 | |||||||
| 39 | 15 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | −2 | −4.0 | |||||||
| 37 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-1 | −2 | −3.4 | ||||||||
| 35 | 24 | 9-23 | 3-10 | 3-4 | +6 | −0.8 | ||||||||
| 35 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.5 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.4 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.8 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +2.5 | |||
| Team | 109 | 41-9145.1% | 11-3828.9% | 47 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 16-2564.0% | 13 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 10 points on 3 for 8 shooting
Did not play: Jaden Springer, Svi Mykhailiuk, Luke Kornet and Oshae Brissett (coach’s decision).
Nuggets115Celtics109ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Nikola Jokić had 32 points (20 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 11 assists, his 125th career triple-double, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets went on a 12-3 run in the third quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 115-109.
It was tied at 68 when Aaron Gordon’s dunk put the Nuggets ahead for good with 7:04 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to an 80-71 lead with 4:12 left in the quarter.
The Celtics got within 111-109 on Jrue Holiday’s step-back 3-pointer with 1:08 to play, but Gordon answered with an alley oop dunk, and the Celtics got no closer.
Gordon’s alley oop dunk with 19.8 seconds left made it 113-109 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Celtics 8-3. Gordon scored 4 of the Nuggets’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown had 2 steals.
For the Celtics, Brown had a season-high 41 points and 14 rebounds, and Kristaps Porziņģis added 24 points (12 in the paint) and 12 rebounds.
The Nuggets went 21 for 22 at the line to the Celtics’ 16 for 25. The Celtics forced 8 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
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).
94 points from the field on 90 shots: 7.0 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 | 23-39 | 59.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 10-17 | 58.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-13 | 61.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-8 | 12.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-13 | 23.1% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 34 | 14 | 7-11 | 0 |
| Al Horford | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Jrue Holiday | 10 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Xavier Tillman | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 19 | 6-9 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 27 | 5 | 2-7 | −5 |
| Derrick White | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 10 | 4-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 23 | 4 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 18 | 8 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Jrue Holiday | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 10 | 6 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 71 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
Gordon 1' Alley Oop Dunk (16 PTS) (Jokic 11 AST)
Q4 0:20
25.2%
73→98
Holiday 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Tatum 8 AST)
Q4 1:08
20.6%
93→73
Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST)
Q3 0:32
12.8%
79→92
Nnaji Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Murray 7 AST)
Q4 10:43
11.4%
77→89
Watson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 8 AST)
Q3 0:60
11.2%
77→88
