Denver
Nuggets
114
–
110
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31 | 27 | 21 | 35 | 114 |
| BOS | 35 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 110 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Peyton Watson
DEN
30
PTS
6
REB
2
AST
+4
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots7
Charges Drawn1
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.31
Impact Composite48.7
Hustle: 16.5Defense: 31.5Impact: 0.7
30 points66.7% FG6-7 from 37 contested shots1 charge drawnonly 16 pts allowed on 51.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
22
PTS
8
REB
17
AST
-1
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-18 (44.4%)
3PT3-9
FT3-4
TS%55.7%
eFG%52.8%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG123
DRTG124
NET-1
Double-Doubleonly 20 pts allowed on 60.8 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Jones | 9:06 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Peyton Watson | 37:17 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10-15 | 67% | 6-7 | 86% | 4-8 | 50% | +4 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 13:25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jamal Murray | 36:40 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-18 | 44% | 3-9 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -1 |
| Christian Braun | 29:39 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-1 | 0% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 26:06 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Bruce Brown | 19:00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jalen Pickett | 20:31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 24:52 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 5-7 | 71% | +6 |
| Aaron Gordon | 23:26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 39 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 39-87 | 45% | 20-44 | 45% | 16-24 | 67% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
Julian Strawther —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 34:11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7-19 | 37% | 3-12 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Jaylen Brown | 34:15 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14-29 | 48% | 4-6 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | -14 |
| Payton Pritchard | 33:43 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-6 | 17% | 6-6 | 100% | -5 |
| Sam Hauser | 29:42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Neemias Queta | 24:27 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Hugo González | 20:45 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | +9 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 4:07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +13 |
| Jordan Walsh | 13:45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| Luka Garza | 19:23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-5 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Anfernee Simons | 25:42 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 53 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 43-95 | 45% | 15-38 | 39% | 9-15 | 60% | — |
Josh Minott —
Xavier Tillman —
Chris Boucher —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN39/87 (45%)
Paint
14/28 (50%)
Mid
8/19 (42%)
3PT
20/45 (44%)
ATB3 31%Paint 50%Mid 36%RA 50%Corner 3 90%
BOS43/95 (45%)
Paint
25/41 (61%)
Mid
10/27 (37%)
3PT
15/38 (39%)
ATB3 36%Paint 58%RA 57%Mid 17%Corner 3 60%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jaylen Brown
defended Peyton Watson
5.1 min • 9 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Neemias Queta
held Zeke Nnaji
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Payton Pritchard
vs Jamal Murray
2.2 min • 7 pts • 100%
| BOS Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | DaRon Holmes II | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 1.0m 7pts 60% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 4.8m 2pts 20% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 3pts 33% | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — |
| Payton Pritchard | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 7pts 100% | 1.0m 6pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Jaylen Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 5pts 50% | 5.1m 9pts 40% | 1.9m 10pts 80% | — | — |
| Neemias Queta | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 33% | 3.6m 0pts 0% |
| Sam Hauser | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 3pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Anfernee Simons | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — | 3.8m 7pts 100% | — |
| Hugo González | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Luka Garza | 1.4m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Jordan Walsh | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.6m 6pts 50% | 3.8m 9pts 80% | 2.6m 2pts 20% | 2.8m 7pts 33% | 2.4m 2pts 33% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 1pts 0% | — | 3.3m 2pts 50% | 3.6m 14pts 36% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = DEN leads
BOS Largest Lead
9
Q3 7:35
DEN Largest Lead
13
Q4 9:36
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 11:20 – Q2 0:23
+2 → +7
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 3:04 – Q2 4:55
+5 → -1
DEN 10-0 run
Q2 3:04 – Q2 5:27
+5 → -3
BOS 9-0 run
Q2 7:40 – Q2 9:09
-1 → +5