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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 20 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 103 |
 Celtics | 32 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 110 |
DENTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41-8647.7% | 12-3534.3% | 9-1369.2% | 38 | 27 | 11 |
| BOS | 37-7847.4% | 14-3441.2% | 22-2781.5% | 45 | 26 | 14 |
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 Celtics110| 38 | 16 | 4-15 | 1-7 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −9.5 | |||||
| 37 | 22 | 6-15 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 0 | +10 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +4 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 17 | 6-13 | 5-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −4 | −1.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +0.9 | ||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +3.5 | |||||
| 6 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.9 | ||||
| Team | 110 | 37-7847.4% | 14-3441.2% | 45 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 22-2781.5% | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 28 points on 11 for 18 shooting
Did not play: JD Davison, Drew Peterson, Baylor Scheierman, Xavier Tillman, Jordan Walsh and Anton Watson (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets103| 47 | 24 | 10-22 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 40 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.1 | ||||||
| 40 | 26 | 11-20 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 39 | 20 | 9-15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 0-1 | −3 | −3.3 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −4.9 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.6 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.3 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.6 | ||
| Team | 103 | 41-8647.7% | 12-3534.3% | 38 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 9-1369.2% | 8 | 11 | 2 | |||
Bench 11 points on 3 for 7 shooting
Did not play: Hunter Tyson, Dario Saric and Spencer Jones (coach’s decision).
Celtics110Nuggets103ClickTap 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.
The defending champion Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets 110-103.
The Nuggets got within 102-99 on Jamal Murray’s driving layup with 1:15 to play, but Derrick White answered with an 8-foot floater, and the Nuggets got no closer.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Nuggets 9-2. White scored 5 of the Celtics’ 9 on 2 for 3 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Al Horford had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Celtics scored 4 points off them.
Jaylen Brown had 22 points (12 in the first quarter) and 8 assists, and Horford added 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals.
For the Nuggets, Murray had 26 points and 7 assists, and Christian Braun added 24 points (12 in the paint) and 4 steals. Nikola Jokić had 20 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists. Murray scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Celtics went 22 for 27 at the line to the Nuggets’ 9 for 13. The Nuggets got 8 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.
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).
88 points from the field on 78 shots: 3.1 more 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 | 14-21 | 66.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-17 | 47.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-6 | 16.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 18 | 2 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Jamal Murray | 17 | 16 | 5-9 | +10 |
| Christian Braun | 14 | 1 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 33 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 5 | 1-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 20 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Christian Braun | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 9 | 3-4 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 59 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
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50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Murray 2' Driving Layup (15 PTS) (Braun 3 AST)
Q4 11:27
14.9%
77→62
White 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Brown 5 AST)
Q4 11:06
14.9%
62→77
White 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 3:19
13.9%
82→96
Pickett 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
Q4 9:36
13.3%
91→77
Braun 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Westbrook 6 AST)
Q4 3:49
12.9%
95→82
