Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets

Oct 4, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	25	31	23	28	107
DEN	32	31	17	23	103

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Nuggets, 107-103. Payton Pritchard led all scorers with 21 points (6-12 3pt. FG), four rebounds, and six assists for the Celtics, while Jayson Tatum added 12 points, six rebounds, and five assists in the victory. Nikola Jokic (14 points, eight rebounds) and Russell Westbrook (12 points, four rebounds, eight assists) combined for 26 points for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 1-0 in the NBA Preseason, while the Nuggets fall to 0-1.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	19	3-9	1-5	1-2	2	2	1	1	2	3	-8	8
0Jayson TatumPF	19	4-11	3-7	1-2	6	5	0	0	2	1	-8	12
40Luke KornetC	21	3-5	0-0	0-0	11	3	1	0	1	1	+12	6
9Derrick WhiteSG	19	3-9	1-4	2-2	1	0	2	1	3	2	-8	9
4Jrue HolidayPG	12	2-7	0-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-7	4
26Xavier Tillman	14	2-5	2-3	0-0	3	1	2	1	1	3	-13	6
30Sam Hauser	16	2-8	2-8	1-1	1	3	2	0	0	0	+7	7
11Payton Pritchard	24	6-13	6-12	3-4	4	6	0	0	3	1	+6	21
44Jaden Springer	11	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	+12	0
27Jordan Walsh	24	3-7	2-6	1-2	4	4	0	3	0	3	+12	9
88Neemias Queta	12	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	6
20JD Davison	12	1-3	1-3	4-4	2	1	2	1	0	2	+5	7
13Drew Peterson	12	4-9	2-5	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	1	+5	10
Baylor Scheierman	7	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	1	+5	0
Anton Watson	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
8Lonnie Walker IV	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dmytro Skapintsev	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	2
8Ron Harper Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-1	0
Tristan Enaruna	— did not play —												— did not play —
42Al Horford	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Kristaps Porzingis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-9837.8%	20-6132.8%	13-1776.5%	44	29	13	8	17	24	-	107

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	14	5-8	1-3	1-2	2	0	1	0	3	1	+2	12
32Aaron GordonPF	15	3-10	1-4	0-0	3	3	2	0	1	1	0	7
15Nikola JokicC	16	5-7	0-0	4-5	8	2	2	0	1	2	+4	14
0Christian BraunSG	13	2-4	0-1	1-2	5	3	1	1	1	0	+7	5
27Jamal MurrayPG	15	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	2	2	0	2	1	0	3
4Russell Westbrook	18	3-10	3-6	3-4	4	8	0	0	2	2	+4	12
5Hunter Tyson	18	2-5	2-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	6	+13	6
3Julian Strawther	22	4-8	1-3	2-2	2	2	0	1	0	3	+4	11
31Vlatko Cancar	20	2-5	1-2	1-2	3	1	0	0	4	0	-11	6
20Dario Šaric	14	2-4	0-1	1-1	3	1	0	0	1	2	+7	5
6DeAndre Jordan	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	1	-6	2
24Jalen Pickett	15	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-15	3
21Spencer Jones	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-10	0
23Trey Alexander	15	1-5	0-0	1-2	4	2	2	0	1	2	-9	3
22Zeke Nnaji	12	4-7	1-2	1-2	6	0	0	0	1	1	-5	10
11Jahmir Young	7	1-1	0-0	2-4	0	2	0	0	1	2	-4	4
25PJ Hall	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1	0
30Gabe McGlothan	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	0
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jaylin Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8643.0%	12-3237.5%	17-2665.4%	49	29	10	2	23	24	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Kornet: Tip to White
(11:43) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:40) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:31) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:28) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:18) MISS White 3PT Jump Shot
(11:16) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(11:06) MISS Gordon 14' Turnaround Bank Shot
(11:04) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:04) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(11:04) MISS Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:04) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (11:04) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
(10:52) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:52) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(10:47) Brown S.FOUL (P2.T2) (C.Washington)
(10:47) MISS Braun Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:47) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (10:47) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
02
+2 (10:32) White 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kornet 1 AST)
22
(10:24) MISS Gordon 6' Driving Layup
(10:24) Celtics Rebound
(10:24)
(10:24) Gordon L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(10:17) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:12) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:04) Gordon Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:57) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:57) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(9:52) MISS Braun 2' Running Layup
(9:51) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:49) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(9:49) NUGGETS Rebound
(9:48) Tatum L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+3 (9:38) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
25
(9:23) MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
(9:20) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:15) MISS Murray 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:15) White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:14) Celtics Rebound
(9:14) Jokic L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
+2 (9:00) Holiday 6' Layup (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
45
+2 (8:45) Gordon 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
47
(8:34) MISS White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:29) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:29) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(8:26) Jokic Personal Take Foul (P2.T3) (C.Washington)
(8:21) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:21) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:17) Porter Jr. 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (3 PTS)
49
(8:04) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Washington)
+1 (8:04) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
59
+1 (8:04) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
69
(7:53) MISS Gordon 2' Alley Oop Dunk
(7:52) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (7:49) Porter Jr. 2' Layup (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
611
(7:36) MISS Tatum 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:32) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:27) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:25) Celtics Rebound
(7:14) MISS White 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:13) Kornet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:12) Kornet Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(7:12) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:58) Porter Jr. 2' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
613
+3 (6:48) Brown 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
913
+2 (6:27) Jokic 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
915
(6:15) MISS Brown 2' Driving Layup
(6:13) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:03) Porter Jr. Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:03) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:48) MISS Tillman 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:44) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:43) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:43) White STEAL (1 STL)
(5:40) MISS Holiday 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:34) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:34) Tatum Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1115
+3 (5:21) Westbrook 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1118
(5:00) MISS Holiday 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:55) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:55) Holiday Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1318
(4:43) White S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
+1 (4:43) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1319
+1 (4:43) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1320
+3 (4:36) White 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
1620
(4:18) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(4:15) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (4:10) Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1920
(3:58) MISS Westbrook 2' Layup
(3:58) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:50) White 1' Running Layup (9 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
2120
(3:49) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (3:34) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Tyson 1 AST)
2123
(3:17) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:11) MISS Strawther 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:07) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:57) MISS Tillman 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:54) Tatum REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:52) MISS Holiday 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:49) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:44) MISS Tyson 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:40) NUGGETS Rebound
(2:40) Tillman L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
(2:40) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:40) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (2:40) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2124
(2:24) MISS White 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:24) Strawther BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:22) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (2:04) Šaric 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
2126
(2:04) White S.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Washington)
+1 (2:04) Šaric Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2127
+2 (1:55) Brown 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
2327
(1:43) MISS Cancar 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:43) Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:43) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (1:38) Šaric 1' Layup (5 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
2329
+2 (1:26) Brown Driving Dunk (7 PTS) (Tillman 1 AST)
2529
(1:14) MISS Westbrook 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:12) Tillman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:09) MISS Holiday 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(1:05) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:01) Cancar Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:01) Tillman STEAL (1 STL)
(0:58) White Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:58) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (0:38) Cancar 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Westbrook 3 AST)
2532
(0:32) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:28) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:07) MISS Tyson 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:04) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS White 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:00) Celtics Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

DEN

107Points103

37-98(37.8%)Field Goal(%)37-86(43.0%)

20-61(32.8%)3-Point(%)12-32(37.5%)

13-17(76.5%)Free Throw(%)17-26(65.4%)

44(17)Rebounds(Offensive)49(12)

29Assists29

13Steals10

8Blocks2

17Turnovers23

24Fouls24

30Pts In The Paint50

12Fast Break Pts11

27Pts Off Turnovers24

68Bench Pts62

7Largest Lead12

Game Details

Friday, October 4, 2024 · 12:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 12,002 (62.8%)

tv: NBA TV