Denver
Nuggets
103
–
110
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 20 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 103 |
| BOS | 32 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 110 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jayson Tatum
BOS
16
PTS
11
REB
7
AST
-2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending27.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.15
Impact Composite63.9
Hustle: 3.5Defense: 60.5Impact: -0.1
Double-Doubleheld opponents to 27.3% FGonly 10 pts allowed on 64.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaylen Brown
BOS
22
PTS
5
REB
8
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG6-15 (40.0%)
3PT2-4
FT8-9
TS%58.0%
eFG%46.7%
STL2
BLK2
TOV5
ORTG122
DRTG107
NET+15
4 deflections4 loose balls recovered+10 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 64.4 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 8:21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 35:44 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:31 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11-20 | 55% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Jalen Pickett | 7:41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Christian Braun | 46:48 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-22 | 46% | 2-8 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| DeAndre Jordan | 8:37 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 39:39 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | -11 |
| Nikola Jokić | 39:23 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-15 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 14:16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -18 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 38 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 41-86 | 48% | 12-35 | 34% | 9-13 | 69% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
Spencer Jones —
Dario Saric —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 33:17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 5-11 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Luke Kornet | 30:46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -4 |
| Payton Pritchard | 25:47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Jayson Tatum | 38:17 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4-15 | 27% | 1-7 | 14% | 7-8 | 88% | -2 |
| Sam Hauser | 17:19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Al Horford | 34:57 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | +4 |
| Neemias Queta | 16:41 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Jaylen Brown | 36:36 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6-15 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 8-9 | 89% | +10 |
| Torrey Craig | 6:20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 45 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 37-78 | 47% | 14-34 | 41% | 22-27 | 81% | — |
Anton Watson —
Xavier Tillman —
Jordan Walsh —
Drew Peterson —
JD Davison —
Baylor Scheierman —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN41/86 (48%)
Paint
19/37 (51%)
Mid
11/19 (58%)
3PT
12/36 (33%)
ATB3 23%RA 63%Paint 44%Corner 3 60%Mid 75%
BOS37/78 (47%)
Paint
22/38 (58%)
Mid
5/15 (33%)
3PT
14/34 (41%)
ATB3 36%RA 64%Paint 47%Corner 3 56%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jayson Tatum
defended Christian Braun
9.6 min • 4 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Neemias Queta
held Nikola Jokić
2.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jaylen Brown
vs Jamal Murray
3.7 min • 16 pts • 50%
| BOS Defense | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Russell Westbrook | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 9.6m 4pts 20% | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 33% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 3pts 50% | — |
| Jaylen Brown | 3.2m 1pts 0% | — | — | 3.7m 16pts 50% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 5.0m 2pts 0% | 1.4m 3pts 50% |
| Al Horford | — | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | 8.2m 7pts 50% | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Luke Kornet | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 9.3m 6pts 60% | — | — |
| Derrick White | 1.7m 3pts 50% | — | — | 5.1m 3pts 50% | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% | 1.0m 6pts 100% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Payton Pritchard | 2.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Sam Hauser | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.6m 3pts 100% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Neemias Queta | — | 2.4m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 4pts 40% | 1.2m 3pts 100% | 2.1m 3pts 33% | 1.0m 4pts 100% | 1.9m 4pts 33% | 2.2m 4pts 0% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | 2.5m 3pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = DEN leads
BOS Largest Lead
20
Q2 9:25
DEN Largest Lead
1
Q1 1:33
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 7:20 – Q1 8:19
+5 → +10
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 9:46 – Q2 11:14
+18 → +12
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 9:46 – Q2 11:14
+18 → +11
BOS 9-0 run
Q2 11:59 – Q3 1:24
+13 → +20