Boston
Celtics
84
–
103
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 84 |
| DEN | 21 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Tim Hardaway Jr.
DEN
14
PTS
4
REB
4
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending33.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.18
Impact Composite59.5
Hustle: 3.0Defense: 53.6Impact: 2.9
+13 plus/minusheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 3 pts allowed on 17.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
30
PTS
12
REB
6
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-28 (39.3%)
3PT4-13
FT4-7
TS%48.3%
eFG%46.4%
TOV1
ORTG100
DRTG83
NET+17
30 pointsDouble-Double4-13 from 3+13 plus/minusheld opponents to 39.1% FGonly 25 pts allowed on 51.1 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 33:46 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7-21 | 33% | 1-6 | 17% | 8-9 | 89% | -12 |
| Derrick White | 32:40 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 43% | 4-9 | 44% | 4-4 | 100% | -20 |
| Neemias Queta | 28:21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Sam Hauser | 24:22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 24:32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dalano Banton | 5:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Luka Garza | 5:33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 27:45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Nikola Vučević | 22:58 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Jordan Walsh | 13:41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -4 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 10:39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Hugo González | 10:10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 84 | 48 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 29-83 | 35% | 12-43 | 28% | 14-18 | 78% | — |
John Tonje —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 32:57 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-28 | 39% | 4-13 | 31% | 4-7 | 57% | +13 |
| Christian Braun | 27:31 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jamal Murray | 7:51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 26:00 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Cameron Johnson | 34:49 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12:18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| KJ Simpson | 14:17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 21:18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-5 | 60% | +13 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 6:58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +1 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 2:34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Bruce Brown | 27:37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Spencer Jones | 25:49 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +22 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 54 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 39-93 | 42% | 15-43 | 35% | 10-18 | 56% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS29/83 (35%)
Paint
14/29 (48%)
Mid
6/17 (35%)
3PT
12/43 (28%)
ATB3 33%RA 59%Paint 29%Corner 3 10%Mid 33%
DEN39/93 (42%)
Paint
22/41 (54%)
Mid
6/20 (30%)
3PT
15/43 (35%)
ATB3 40%RA 57%Paint 43%Corner 3 13%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Nikola Vučević
6.0 min • 14 pts • 46%
Best Defender
Julian Strawther
held Sam Hauser
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Neemias Queta
3.2 min • 9 pts • 38%
| DEN Defense | Baylor Scheierman | Dalano Banton | Derrick White | Hugo González | Jaylen Brown | Jordan Walsh | Luka Garza | Neemias Queta | Nikola Vučević | Payton Pritchard | Ron Harper Jr. | Sam Hauser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 25% | 3.2m 9pts 38% | 6.0m 14pts 46% | — | — | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | 4.8m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Christian Braun | — | — | 3.6m 3pts 100% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.6m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 3pts 50% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% |
| Bruce Brown | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer Jones | 1.0m 1pts 0% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 3pts 50% |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 9pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| KJ Simpson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.6m 5pts 100% | — | 3.1m 6pts 60% | 2.8m 1pts 0% | — | 3.9m 6pts 67% | 1.2m 10pts 80% | 2.7m 2pts 20% | 1.9m 6pts 60% | 3.9m 6pts 100% | 4.1m 2pts 0% | 3.5m 9pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = BOS leads
DEN Largest Lead
19
Q4 7:24
BOS Largest Lead
8
Q2 1:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 2:59 – Q2 5:13
-5 → 0
DEN 9-0 run
Q3 10:12 – Q3 11:27
+1 → +8
DEN 11-0 run
Q3 10:12 – Q3 11:41
+1 → +10
DEN 13-0 run
Q3 10:12 – Q4 1:04
+1 → +12