The Denver Nuggets (25-12) defeat the Boston Celtics (23-13), 114-110.

114 - 110

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: TD Garden

Officials: Kevin Scott, Andy Nagy, and Jonathan Sterling

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Denver Nuggets	31	27	21	35	114
Boston Celtics	35	23	24	28	110

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Denver Nuggets	114	39-87	44.8%	20-45	44.4%	16-24	66.7%	12	53	27	15	7	7	8
Boston Celtics	110	43-95	45.3%	15-38	39.5%	9-15	60.0%	21	61	16	20	6	14	6

PLAYER STATS


Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Spencer Jones^SF	09:06	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Peyton Watson^PF	37:17	30	10-15	6-7	4-8	1	5	6	2	1	2	4	5	4
DaRon Holmes II^C	13:25	6	2-6	2-5	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	2	0	1	-2
Christian Braun^SG	29:39	5	2-5	1-1	0-1	1	4	5	2	0	1	1	1	4
Jamal Murray^PG	36:40	22	8-18	3-10	3-4	4	4	8	17	1	0	2	2	-1
Tim Hardaway Jr.	26:05	14	4-9	4-8	2-2	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	4
Aaron Gordon	23:25	12	5-12	2-6	0-0	1	5	6	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bruce Brown	19:00	4	2-6	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	-3
Zeke Nnaji	24:51	12	3-9	1-3	5-7	2	0	2	1	2	2	0	3	6
Jalen Pickett	20:30	7	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	7
Julian Strawther	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Tyson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamar Bates	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Johnson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Jokić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonas Valančiūnas	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston Celtics	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jaylen Brown^SF	34:15	33	14-29	4-6	1-3	1	6	7	4	1	0	7	5	-14
Sam Hauser^PF	29:42	6	2-6	2-6	0-0	0	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4
Neemias Queta^C	24:26	6	3-8	0-0	0-0	10	10	20	0	0	0	0	3	-16
Payton Pritchard^SG	33:43	17	5-13	1-6	6-6	3	2	5	2	2	0	0	2	-5
Derrick White^PG	34:11	17	7-19	3-12	0-0	1	3	4	4	0	3	2	2	-14
Anfernee Simons	25:42	15	6-9	3-4	0-0	3	1	4	2	0	0	2	0	-9
Luka Garza	19:23	11	5-5	1-1	0-0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	1	8
Hugo González	20:45	3	1-4	1-2	0-2	1	3	4	0	0	2	1	1	9
Jordan Walsh	13:45	1	0-2	0-1	1-2	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	4
Baylor Scheierman	04:07	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	13
Chris Boucher	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Minott	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Tillman	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Harper Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Shulga	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayson Tatum	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amari Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

IcyTie9

78 | 2 days ago

better on the 3pt but honestly just Zeke diff, the man had an opportunity to step up with the injuries and he has not looked back since, just insane effort every game clamping the celtics

also mandatory UNWATCHABLE LAST 2MIN, FIX YOUR SHIT ADAM SILVER

Betaateb | Nuggets

38 | a day ago

Zeke just clamping them in the 4th, amazing to see him out there playing with confidence!

Narrow-Theory-3533

17 | a day ago

Jalen Brown stopped attacking him cause he was rim protecting like crazy.

Betaateb | Nuggets

72 | 2 days ago

There is no defeating the power of friendship!

jonsnowKITN | NBA

56 | 2 days ago

Nuggets might have even more depth that they wouldn’t have known of with Jokic out

VonMillersThighs | Nuggets

33 | a day ago

Yeah just get your entire starting lineup injured and you may find some hidden gems.

Lmao1903 | NBA

5 | a day ago

You kid but I genuinely think sometimes its beneficial to have guys missing a couple games, ideally not at the same time but in general, so bench guys could go out there and show some stuff. The team figuring out how to play without the main guys are helpful too, like Brunson missing games so Mikal and OG are used more

Felyndiira | Nuggets

2 | 20 hours ago

Honestly, you’re not wrong. We all just discovered the hidden potential of Zeke Nnaji even, and pretty much every one of us wrote him off a long time ago. Not to mention Spencer or just how high P-SWat can rise.

This, combined with Adelman’s apparently great coaching, makes me giddy at what will happen once the full team gets together again.

cagemyelephant_ | Nuggets

16 | a day ago

Malone is such a terrorist. Zeke lacked confidence with him as a coach. Now he’s ballin out there. He needs to prove it more in the next games that he’s consistent

happycleaner

1 | a day ago

spoiler:>!hes not!<

bwrca

11 | a day ago

At least we’re putting the “Without Jokic the Nuggets would win x games” talks out

Misanthrope-_- | Nuggets

1 | a day ago

We put those talks out this season when the bench indeed did get deeper. But the players balling out now are players from last season with exception of spencer jones. Has to chalk it up to different coaching staff.

bwrca

1 | a day ago

Just says ago when Joker went down y’all were saying you’re gonna lose all the games with him out.

Misanthrope-_- | Nuggets

1 | 20 hours ago

Well yeah, who exactly would think the team would win games when starting lineup is bench unit, and it’s on road against a lot of good teams. Most would say team will lose a lot of games even with OKC’s bench in that scenario, let alone the Nuggets bench without a center. They’re just punching way above their weight.

laz10 | DEN

1 | a day ago

would have known

not wouldn’t have known of please sir

Kevinismackin | Nuggets

56 | a day ago

This Nuggets bench timeline is the light in my life I didn’t know I needed

NecessaryFly1996 | Nuggets

19 | a day ago

Adelman with the one game turnaround

bdybwyi

41 | a day ago

The fight in this Nuggets team is otherworldly compared to prior years. It’s a breath of fresh air being competitive with injuries. All around proud of the team

sadboi_2000

32 | a day ago

This Nuggets is the ultimate vibes team lmao. How the fuck they not only win this game, but win it relatively convincingly, is beyond me. If these guys retain some semblance of form when Jokic is back, Nuggets are definitely in top shape for a Championship run.

Narrow-Theory-3533

17 | a day ago

I think the injuries are a blessing in disguise, Jokic gets his rest, the bench guys get their reps.

SirWestbrook | Thunder

3 | a day ago

Tbf back when I was injured, I really didn‘t feel the rest, just pain

heat_fan_ | Raptors

26 | 2 days ago

Murray with a monster game

Betaateb | Nuggets

8 | a day ago

He was so good! Doubled all game so he just sets a career high in assists, and still gets 22 just to be safe. Man is a killer!

MembershipSingle7137

29 | 2 days ago

Jamal carry job

Presence_Present | Bucks

26 | 2 days ago

When tf did Peyton become a 3pt shooter hahah insane

schoolhater12 | Raptors

8 | a day ago

a legit 3&d player. The Watson/Braun dynamics have swapped. Watson is even finishing at the rim now

Presence_Present | Bucks

5 | a day ago

I thought he was only a rim finisher and nothing else. Apparently not haha

bdybwyi

7 | a day ago

I believe he’s among leaders in the NBA in corner 3PT % now when factoring in attempts. He was at 50% on 52 attempts before tonight’s game

Pepper-Jun | Nuggets

19 | 2 days ago

I love this team

SwaggyE93 | Nuggets

18 | a day ago

Does JB always push off with his arm fully extended like that? What on earth

sorendiz | HOU

11 | a day ago

yes

tatum, brown, kawhi, PG13, SGA is basically the all-pushoff 1st team of guys currently in the league

Narrow-Theory-3533

17 | a day ago

The last one minute was unwatchable man. WTF is that fouling shit, let the team play it out. WTF

simon2105

18 | 2 days ago

Jamal: “look at me, I am the jokic now”

LockAndDen | Rockets

17 | a day ago

Last 50 seconds barely took 10 minutes, how can you call it a real NBA game if it’s not at least 15?

anustart_analrapist | Bulls

16 | a day ago

No Joker in the deck, so Murray decided to just throw out 17 aces.

gemcey

15 | a day ago

Zeke Nnaji?!

ajteitel | Suns

12 | a day ago

I still don’t know which teams aren’t frauds in the east

Sad-Eggplant-8320 | Lakers

15 | a day ago

If you follow r/nba for long enough you’ll soon discover that every team is fraudulent.

sorendiz | HOU

6 | a day ago

all teams are fraudulent, but some teams are more fraudulent than others

thermal212

1 | a day ago

Because there are no real contenders in the east. Whoever makes it to the finals gets stomped by whoever comes out of the west, wolves nuggets okc probably even the lakers

Unlucky-Rich-4387 | Nuggets

13 | a day ago

Jamal is so fucking good. Finally he is putting together a complete campaign

AndoArugula | Nuggets

11 | a day ago

jamal is looking at 3rd team all NBA not just the allstar game

AssGobblinSemonDemon

8 | 2 days ago

Brown played selfish tonight

No-wait-theres-more | Celtics

8 | 2 days ago

I was told the Nuggets were a lottery team without Jokic

Unlucky-Rich-4387 | Nuggets

21 | a day ago

We’re shocked honestly. This team has been so horrible without Jokic for so long but 3-2 now without him

PeopleCallMeSimon

12 | a day ago

Read up on the concept of time and then go look at the 2024 season or 2025 season stats for games where Jokic played and didnt play.

NecessaryFly1996 | Nuggets

8 | a day ago

Adelman dif, Malone didn’t seem to like playing younger guys

IcyTie9

8 | a day ago

jokic for trae young, need some backup for Zeke the freak

BeneficialFinger

6 | a day ago

That was with Malone. Turns out dude was kinda a shit coach when it came it came to developing the bench. Genuinely a Jokic merchant cause none of the other starters were good without him under him for most of his tenure.

Booth might be the hero the Nuggets needed but not the one they wanted. His draft prospects all playing well right now (aside from strawther really) and was right about Malone not coaching them properly.

RecordReal123

2 | a day ago

Jokic MVP propaganda

Unlucky-Rich-4387 | Nuggets

12 | a day ago

Up until what we’ve seen this season… we looked awful without him

FrankerZ_123 | Nuggets

9 | a day ago

Jamal All NBA soon™

Narrow-Theory-3533

8 | a day ago

Jamal looking like New Orleans Cp3 out there unbelievable.

DuckDucks | Knicks

8 | a day ago

Rip getting to say “Jokic has never had an allstar teammate”

gemcey

17 | a day ago

Yes pls go vote for Jamal for the all star game thank you

SBORBS | MIA

9 | a day ago

Time to start the conversation. Does Jokic hold his teammates back????

PeopleCallMeSimon

10 | a day ago

He sure does, we need help.

Do you think the Lakers would be willing to trade Zeke Nnaji for Luka Doncic?

zebrainatux | Knicks

7 | a day ago

Denver might be a wagon

redtornado02 | Celtics

5 | a day ago

Honestly JBs worst qualities showed in this game and he was playing like he was a few years ago. Made some terrible plays despite scoring.

juicejug | Celtics

3 | a day ago

7 turnovers is pretty bad

BobbitsC | Nuggets

4 | a day ago

This team is gonna tear through everyone once they’re healthy man. I’m so excited

VonMillersThighs | Nuggets

5 | a day ago

Most road wins in the NBA. LFG

azisen | Celtics

3 | a day ago

Good game 🤝

TravieGee | Nuggets

3 | a day ago

Nuggets won with 3 starters in single digits

kuroturtlez | Raptors

1 | a day ago

Ewing theory?

Competitive-Day-5675 | Lakers

-2 | a day ago

But Jokic has no help!