Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 20, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	33	35	30	26	124
DEN	27	16	32	29	104

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Nuggets, 124-104. Jayson Tatum (30 points, six rebounds, seven assists) and Jaylen Brown (30 points, six rebounds) combined for 60 points for the Celtics in the victory, while Nikola Jokic tallied 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 44-28 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 42-30.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	32	11-17	6-10	2-2	6	7	1	0	5	3	+22	30
42Al HorfordPF	23	2-5	2-4	0-0	5	3	0	1	0	3	+4	6
44Robert Williams IIIC	26	4-4	0-0	0-0	9	4	1	2	0	3	+36	8
7Jaylen BrownSG	34	12-19	3-6	3-3	6	0	1	0	1	2	+27	30
36Marcus SmartPG	28	3-9	1-5	0-0	1	7	0	0	1	0	+11	7
12Grant Williams	27	4-8	1-2	4-4	6	1	0	2	0	4	+14	13
9Derrick White	23	2-5	0-2	2-2	1	3	0	0	0	0	-2	6
27Daniel Theis	11	3-5	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	2	-5	7
11Payton Pritchard	19	6-6	5-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	1	+9	17
30Sam Hauser	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
13Nik Stauskas	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5	0
40Luke Kornet	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
8Malik Fitts	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
TOTAL	-	47-8257.3%	19-4047.5%	11-11100%	38	29	4	6	8	18	-	124

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	21	3-5	1-1	6-7	4	0	0	0	2	4	-18	13
32Jeff GreenPF	22	2-4	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-10	6
15Nikola JokicC	33	8-23	2-6	5-6	8	4	1	1	2	2	-21	23
5Will BartonSG	24	3-10	2-5	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	0	-9	8
11Monte MorrisPG	25	3-8	0-3	1-1	4	4	1	0	0	0	-11	7
9Davon Reed	21	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	-5	4
JaMychal Green	13	2-3	1-2	1-2	5	2	1	1	0	1	-7	6
3Bones Hyland	20	3-8	2-5	3-3	3	4	0	0	3	1	-14	11
25Austin Rivers	23	3-7	2-4	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	2	-10	8
4DeMarcus Cousins	17	4-11	1-6	3-4	4	0	0	1	1	2	-8	12
6Bryn Forbes	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0
00Markus Howard	5	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	+5	6
7Facundo Campazzo	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	+3	0
TOTAL	-	35-8740.2%	14-3935.9%	20-2580.0%	41	22	4	3	10	15	-	104

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Williams III: Tip to Je. Green
(11:36) MISS Barton 22' Jump Shot
(11:34) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:33) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:29) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:09) Brown 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
30
(10:48) MISS Morris 3PT Jump Shot
(10:45) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:40) Barton 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
32
(10:20) MISS Horford 3PT Jump Shot
(10:18) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:05) MISS Jokic 5' Floating Jump Shot
(10:03) Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:55) Tatum 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
52
+3 (9:35) Je. Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
55
(9:22) Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+2 (9:10) Williams III 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
75
(8:52) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:52) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(8:48) MISS Brown 4' Layup
(8:44) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:42) Gordon Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (N.Buchert)
(8:42) Gordon Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (8:29) Williams III 4' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
95
(8:20) Williams III S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+1 (8:20) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
96
+1 (8:20) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
97
(8:03) MISS Brown 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(8:00) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:57) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:54) Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:43) MISS Tatum 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:39) Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:28) Celtics T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Williams III ) (J.Orr)
+1 (7:28) Jokic Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
98
(7:22) MISS Jokic 15' Jump Shot
(7:20) Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:59) Smart 12' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
118
+2 (6:45) Morris 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1110
+2 (6:29) Tatum 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
1310
(6:13) Williams III P.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Kennedy)
(6:13) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:06) Jokic 19' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reed 1 AST)
1312
(5:51) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:48) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:43) Jokic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1315
(5:24) MISS Smart 3PT Jump Shot
(5:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:15) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:10) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:03) Brown 15' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1515
+2 (4:51) Morris 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1517
(4:51) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Buchert)
+1 (4:51) Morris Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1518
(4:37) MISS Smart 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:36) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:19) MISS Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:17) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:14) MISS Ja. Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:10) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:57) Smart 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1818
+2 (3:45) Jokic 4' Layup (10 PTS) (Barton 2 AST)
1820
(3:45) Horford S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Orr)
+1 (3:45) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
1821
+2 (3:27) White 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2021
(3:12) Williams P.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (3:12) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
2022
(3:12) MISS Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:10) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:02) MISS White 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:59) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:43) MISS Jokic 3' Driving Layup
(2:42) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:41) Brown 3' Running Layup (7 PTS)
2222
(2:41) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(2:41) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:41) Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
2322
(2:24) Hyland Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (2:11) Theis 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
2522
+2 (1:55) Reed 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
2524
+3 (1:36) Theis 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2824
(1:18) MISS Cousins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:16) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:11) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:07) Cousins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:56) Cousins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hyland 1 AST)
2827
+2 (0:41) Theis 1' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (White 1 AST)
3027
(0:26) MISS Hyland 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:24) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:07) Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3327
(0:00) MISS Hyland 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

DEN

124Points104

47-82(57.3%)Field Goal(%)35-87(40.2%)

19-40(47.5%)3-Point(%)14-39(35.9%)

11-11(100.0%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

38(5)Rebounds(Offensive)41(13)

29Assists22

4Steals4

6Blocks3

8Turnovers10

18Fouls15

44Pts In The Paint36

7Fast Break Pts20

14Pts Off Turnovers16

43Bench Pts47

28Largest Lead3

Game Details

Sunday, March 20, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,602 (102.6%)