Boston
Celtics
118
–
106
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 37 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 118 |
| DEN | 25 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 106 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kristaps Porziņģis
BOS
25
PTS
11
REB
3
AST
+14
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots11
Opp FG% When Defending52.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.39
Impact Composite49.3
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 28.2Impact: 2.5
Double-Double11 contested shots+14 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 58.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jayson Tatum
BOS
29
PTS
4
REB
6
AST
+23
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-23 (47.8%)
3PT1-9
FT6-6
TS%56.6%
eFG%50.0%
STL1
BLK2
TOV2
ORTG132
DRTG105
NET+27
7 contested shots+23 plus/minusonly 31 pts allowed on 69.5 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard | 19:34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 38:27 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6-13 | 46% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Jayson Tatum | 37:59 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-23 | 48% | 1-9 | 11% | 6-6 | 100% | +23 |
| Luke Kornet | 17:30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Sam Hauser | 17:43 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Al Horford | 33:41 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Jrue Holiday | 32:07 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-4 | 100% | +10 |
| Neemias Queta | 7:53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 34:05 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 6-8 | 75% | +14 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 44-88 | 50% | 12-35 | 34% | 18-20 | 90% | — |
Xavier Tillman —
Jordan Walsh —
Jaden Springer —
Derrick White —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35:55 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-7 | 29% | 3-4 | 75% | -16 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4:60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:11 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-17 | 47% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Christian Braun | 28:31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 19:39 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Russell Westbrook | 33:25 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9-18 | 50% | 4-9 | 44% | 4-5 | 80% | -10 |
| Julian Strawther | 26:55 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 53% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Peyton Watson | 33:40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Dario Saric | 16:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 106 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 40-87 | 46% | 14-36 | 39% | 12-15 | 80% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
Trey Alexander —
Jalen Pickett —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS44/88 (50%)
Paint
30/45 (67%)
Mid
4/15 (27%)
3PT
12/35 (34%)
RA 77%ATB3 41%Paint 31%Corner 3 13%Mid 33%
DEN40/87 (46%)
Paint
23/43 (53%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
RA 59%ATB3 33%Paint 40%Corner 3 56%Mid 43%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Michael Porter Jr.
defended Jayson Tatum
7.4 min • 7 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Dario Saric
held Al Horford
4.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Julian Strawther
vs Payton Pritchard
2.3 min • 5 pts • 67%
| DEN Defense | Al Horford | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Jrue Holiday | Kristaps Porziņģis | Luke Kornet | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | — | 6.7m 4pts 40% | 1.7m 7pts 38% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | 7.4m 7pts 33% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 33% |
| Russell Westbrook | 1.9m 4pts 67% | 1.3m 8pts 100% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 4.7m 7pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Peyton Watson | 2.2m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 2.3m 3pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Christian Braun | 2.4m 5pts 100% | 1.0m 3pts 50% | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 4.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | 2.6m 5pts 33% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 5pts 67% | 1.7m 4pts 100% |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Dario Saric | 4.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 50% | 2.9m 7pts 40% | 1.3m 5pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 20% | 1.9m 6pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = BOS leads
DEN Largest Lead
4
Q1 1:43
BOS Largest Lead
15
Q2 1:43
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 2:11 – Q2 3:27
-14 → -7
BOS 8-0 run
Q4 5:39 – Q4 7:31
-7 → -13
BOS 9-0 run
Q4 5:39 – Q4 7:31
-7 → -14
BOS 10-0 run
Q4 5:39 – Q4 7:31
-7 → -15