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Murray and Jokic help Nuggets hand Celtics their first loss at home this season, 102-100
BOSTON (AP) The Denver Nuggets felt they let a winnable game slip away in the closing minutes during a narrow loss at Philadelphia earlier this week.
They found themselves in a similar situation late against one of the NBA's top teams and made sure not to let it happen again.
Jamal Murray scored 35 points, Nikola Jokic finished with 34 and Denver held on to hand the Boston Celtics their first home loss of the season, 102-100 on Friday night.
“Both teams were countering each other,” Murray said. “Both throwing haymakers and we were able to have the final punch.”
Jokic added 12 rebounds and nine assists to help the defending NBA champions end the Celtics' streak at 20 home victories. It was the first of two regular-season meetings between teams with sights on representing their respective conferences in the NBA Finals. They play again in Denver on March 7.
Jayson Tatum had a chance to tie it in the closing seconds, but he missed a one-legged fadeaway off the rim that was contested by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. He finished with 22 points and eight rebounds. Derrick White had 24 points and Kristaps Porzingis added 21.
“I think I kind of rushed it, and that's on me,” Tatum said. “I had more time than I gave myself.”
Jokic, the two-time NBA MVP, feasted on a Celtics defense that opted not to double-team him for most of the game. He was efficient, connecting on 14 of 22 field attempts. It also didn’t stop him from finding his teammates, as he had nine of his assists in the first three quarters. Murray also played solid, going 15 of 22 from the field.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone said it was a needed effort against a Boston defense that entered ranked third in the league in defensive efficiency.
“They played for themselves and they played for other people,” Malone said. “It was high-level basketball from two All-Star players.”
It was even more impressive by Jokic, who was playing in the aftermath of the sudden death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milosevic on Wednesday. Milosevic coached Jokic in Serbia.
Murray said Jokic's response on the court while absorbing the emotions of Milosevic's passing have been “amazing.”
“The last couple of days, just been supporting him, comforting him, giving him a hug,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Nikola went out there and he honored Dejan's memory and his legacy, by playing at the level he played at. Not easy to do with a heavy heart. But Nikola is a special person."
The game was played with high energy throughout, featuring 13 lead changes and eight ties.
Denver erased a six-point halftime deficit with a 12-4 run to open the third quarter. Boston responded with a 9-0 run to retake the lead and carried an 82-81 lead into the fourth.
Murray hit five of his first six shots in the final period to put the Nuggets in front 95-91. Boston pushed back with a 7-0 run, capped by Brown’s driving layup.
Jokic scored coming out of a timeout. Following two empty Boston possessions, he put the Nuggets ahead again with a short hook in the lane.
Jokic missed an awkward stepback 3, but Michael Porter Jr. was there to put it back in. Tatum then got free for a driving dunk to cut Denver’s lead to 101-100.
A shot-clock violation gave the ball back to Boston with just over a minute to play.
White misfired on a 3 and Porzingis was called for a foul on the rebound, but Aaron Gordon missed his corner 3-point attempt on the other end. Tatum rebounded, drove the length of the floor and got up a layup that rolled off the rim.
Gordon was fouled and hit his first free throw. A double lane violation was called on his missed second attempt, resulting in a jump ball with 17.1 seconds left.
Boston won the tip and got it to Tatum, who was trapped. But he was able to call a timeout with 13.4 seconds remaining.
The Celtics nearly lost the ball when play resumed before taking another timeout with 4.9 left to set up their final shot.
Boston took a 61-55 edge into the half after a fast-paced opening 24 minutes.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Visit the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
Celtics: Open a three-game road trip Sunday at Houston.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Derrick White gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point cutting dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:30 |  | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:26 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 0-5 |
| 11:06 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:02 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:47 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 4-5 |
| 10:16 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-5 |
| 9:40 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 8-5 |
| 9:06 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 8-8 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 10-8 |
| 8:30 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 10-11 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 12-11 |
| 7:56 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:55 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point running jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 12-14 |
| 7:21 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:21 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 7:21 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:20 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 6:48 | | Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:48 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving layup | 13-16 |
| 6:14 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 15-16 |
| 6:02 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:02 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-17 |
| 6:02 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-18 |
| 5:44 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 5:42 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Aaron Gordon blocks Jaylen Brown's two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:29 | | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 17-18 |
| 4:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-19 |
| 4:54 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-20 |
| 4:42 | | Derrick White blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s three point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 20-20 |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 20-23 |
| 4:12 | | Al Horford personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 23-23 |
| 3:51 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 25-23 |
| 3:16 | | Derrick White turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:56 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 25-25 |
| 2:37 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:37 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:25 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 25-28 |
| 1:56 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 25-30 |
| 1:27 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot | 27-30 |
| 1:06 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk (Sam Hauser assists) | 27-32 |
| 0:50 | | Peyton Watson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 29-32 |
| 0:32 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point turnaround hook shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 31-32 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Reggie Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot | 31-35 |
| 11:06 | | Payton Pritchard personal foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | Celtics delay of game violation | ||
| 10:55 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:37 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 31-37 |
| 10:37 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-38 |
| 10:29 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:29 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:11 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 33-38 |
| 9:35 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 33-41 |
| 9:19 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 36-41 |
| 8:57 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 38-41 |
| 8:26 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 40-41 |
| 8:03 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point cutting layup (Payton Pritchard assists) | 40-43 |
| 7:44 | | Luke Kornet technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 7:44 | | Jamal Murray misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:44 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:19 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Peyton Watson blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:51 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 43-43 |
| 6:26 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 43-46 |
| 6:01 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running dunk | 43-48 |
| 5:56 | | Jayson Tatum technical foul (Rim hanging) | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 44-48 |
| 5:45 | | Derrick White personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Peyton Watson personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving dunk | 44-50 |
| 5:01 | | Al Horford personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 4:49 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup | 44-52 |
| 4:49 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 46-52 |
| 4:16 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point layup (Derrick White assists) | 46-54 |
| 4:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:52 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point tip dunk | 46-56 |
| 3:42 | | Jump ball. Jamal Murray vs. Jaylen Brown (Michael Porter Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 3:37 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 3:30 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-57 |
| 3:30 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-58 |
| 3:09 | | Derrick White personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-58 |
| 3:07 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-58 |
| 2:50 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 51-58 |
| 2:20 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 1:59 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running reverse layup | 53-58 |
| 1:05 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 53-61 |
| 0:16 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 55-61 |
| 0:05 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 57-61 |
| 11:24 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 11:24 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:24 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-62 |
| 11:11 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot | 57-64 |
| 10:11 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 59-64 |
| 10:11 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:11 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:11 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 62-64 |
| 9:24 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 62-66 |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 64-66 |
| 8:23 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 8:05 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running finger roll layup | 64-68 |
| 7:46 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 66-68 |
| 7:15 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:13 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 69-68 |
| 6:57 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 69-71 |
| 6:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Charge) (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 69-74 |
| 5:10 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 69-76 |
| 4:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 69-77 |
| 4:37 | | Sam Hauser personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-77 |
| 4:25 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-77 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point pullup jump shot | 71-79 |
| 3:57 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup | 73-79 |
| 3:40 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point pullup jump shot | 73-82 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 75-82 |
| 2:58 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 77-82 |
| 2:21 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 79-82 |
| 0:57 | | Peyton Watson blocks Derrick White's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:56 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Sam Hauser shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-82 |
| 0:05 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-82 |
| 0:02 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 81-84 |
| 11:26 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 83-84 |
| 11:26 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:26 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 84-84 |
| 11:15 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 86-84 |
| 10:39 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point driving layup | 86-86 |
| 10:15 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 86-88 |
| 9:24 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 88-88 |
| 9:06 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-89 |
| 9:06 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:06 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Loose ball) (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:16 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 91-89 |
| 8:13 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:49 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Peyton Watson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 93-89 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 93-91 |
| 6:28 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround jump shot | 95-91 |
| 6:12 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 95-94 |
| 5:53 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving floating jump shot | 95-96 |
| 5:06 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup (Derrick White assists) | 95-98 |
| 4:50 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | 97-98 |
| 4:14 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 4:12 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 99-98 |
| 3:18 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Al Horford personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point floating jump shot | 101-98 |
| 2:27 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:27 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:25 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk | 101-100 |
| 1:19 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Nikola Jokic's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:58 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:17 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Derrick White personal foul (Take) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:17 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 102-100 |
| 0:17 | | Jump ball. Kristaps Porzingis vs. Nikola Jokic (Jayson Tatum gains possession) | ||
| 0:13 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:04 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:03 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 0:02 |
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Jayson Tatum misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 0:03 |
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Celtics 60 second timeout | 0:04 |
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Celtics 60 second timeout | 0:13 |
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+ 1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:17 |
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Derrick White personal foul (Take) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | 0:17 |
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Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 0:17 |
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Jayson Tatum misses two point running layup | 0:17 |
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Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | 0:22 |
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Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | 0:26 |
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Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | 0:35 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 102 | 100 |
| Field Goals | 42-81 (51.9%) | 38-89 (42.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-31 (25.8%) | 14-44 (31.8%) |
| Free Throws | 10-13 (76.9%) | 10-14 (71.4%) |
| Total Rebounds | 53 | 44 |
| Offensive | 10 | 12 |
| Defensive | 37 | 26 |
| Team | 6 | 6 |
| Assists | 20 | 21 |
| Steals | 0 | 5 |
| Blocks | 3 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 2 |
| Fouls | 13 | 17 |
| Technicals | 0 | 3 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Murray | 35 | 8 | 5 | 15/21 | 3/7 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -7 | 52 |
| N. Jokic | 34 | 12 | 9 | 14/22 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | +1 | 60 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5/9 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 20 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| A. Gordon | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0/6 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Murray | 35 | 8 | 5 | 15/21 | 3/7 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -7 | 52 |
| N. Jokic | 34 | 12 | 9 | 14/22 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | +1 | 60 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5/9 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 20 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| A. Gordon | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0/6 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Watson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4/11 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 13 |
| R. Jackson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 8 |
| J. Holiday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| C. Braun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Strawther | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 102 | 47 | 20 | 42/81 | 8/31 | 10/13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 37 | +10 | 183 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. White | 24 | 3 | 5 | 9/18 | 5/12 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 39 |
| J. Tatum | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9/24 | 1/8 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 41 |
| K. Porzingis | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6/11 | 3/5 | 6/8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 34 |
| J. Brown | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6/19 | 1/9 | 0/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 19 |
| J. Holiday | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -12 | 14 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. White | 24 | 3 | 5 | 9/18 | 5/12 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 39 |
| J. Tatum | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9/24 | 1/8 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 41 |
| K. Porzingis | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6/11 | 3/5 | 6/8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 34 |
| J. Brown | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6/19 | 1/9 | 0/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 19 |
| J. Holiday | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -12 | 14 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Horford | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 20 |
| L. Kornet | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| P. Pritchard | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| S. Hauser | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 3 |
| S. Mykhailiuk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Stevens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Gabriel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Walsh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Peterson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Queta | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Banton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Brissett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100 | 38 | 21 | 38/89 | 14/44 | 10/14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26 | -10 | 185 |
