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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 84 |
 Nuggets | 21 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 103 |
BOSTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 29-8334.9% | 12-4327.9% | 14-1877.8% | 48 | 18 | 13 |
| DEN | 39-9341.9% | 15-4334.9% | 10-1855.6% | 54 | 28 | 8 |
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Denver Nuggets103| 35 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 30 | 11-28 | 4-13 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.3 | |||||
| 26 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.0 | |||
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| 28 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | −6.6 | |||||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +22 | −2.8 | |||||
| 21 | 14 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +3.9 | |||
| 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +0.8 | |||||
| 12 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.0 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +3.1 | ||
| Team | 103 | 39-9341.9% | 15-4334.9% | 54 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 10-1855.6% | 14 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 42 points on 16 for 37 shooting
Boston Celtics84| 34 | 23 | 7-21 | 1-6 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 0 | 4-4 | −20 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −4.3 | |||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −4.0 | |||||
| 23 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.6 | |||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.3 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.7 | |||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.8 | |||
| Team | 84 | 29-8334.9% | 12-4327.9% | 48 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 14-1877.8% | 9 | 4 | 8 | |||
Bench 17 points on 7 for 28 shooting
Did not play: John Tonje (coach’s decision).
Nuggets103Celtics84ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 30 points (15 in the third quarter) and 12 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets closed the third quarter on an 11-0 run to beat the Boston Celtics 103-84.
The Celtics led 67-66 when Tim Hardaway Jr.’s driving layup put the Nuggets ahead for good with 1:48 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to a 77-67 lead after three quarters.
Jonas Valančiūnas scored 11 points (8 in the paint) off the bench.
For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks but shot 7 for 21, and Ron Harper Jr. went 1 for 7 from 3. Derrick White had 20 points and 3 blocks.
The Nuggets shot 41.9% from the field and 34.9% from 3 to the Celtics’ 34.9% and 27.9%. They held the Celtics to 84 points and outscored them 42-17 off the bench. The Celtics got 9 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.
Denver NuggetsBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
93 points from the field on 93 shots: 4.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-16 | 68.8% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-24 | 45.8% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 2-10 | 20.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-8 | 12.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-35 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vučević | 30 | 14 | 5-11 | +2 |
| Neemias Queta | 12 | 9 | 3-7 | +4 |
| Luka Garza | 5 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Hugo González | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 2-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 38 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Derrick White | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Dalano Banton | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Neemias Queta | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 44 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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.
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = BOS leads
DEN Largest Lead
19
Q4 4:36
BOS Largest Lead
8
Q2 11:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 9:01 – Q2 6:47
-8 → 0
DEN 15-0 run
Q3 1:48 – Q4 10:19
-1 → +14
