Denver Nuggets vs. Boston Celtics

Jan 19, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	31	24	26	21	102
BOS	32	29	21	18	100

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Celtics, 102-100, as they snapped Bostons franchise-best 20-0 at home start to the season. Jamal Murray (35 points, eight rebounds, five assists) and Nikola Jokic (34 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists) totaled 69 of the Nuggets 102 points. Derrick White led the Celtics with 24 points, three rebounds, and five assists as Jayson Tatum (22 points, eight rebounds, five assists) and Kristaps Porzingis (21 points, eight rebounds) added 43 points.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	5-9	1-4	2-3	8	0	0	0	1	3	+6	13
50Aaron GordonPF	41	0-6	0-3	2-3	10	3	0	1	1	3	+1	2
15Nikola JokicC	38	14-22	2-4	4-4	12	9	0	0	4	1	+1	34
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	36	2-6	1-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	15-21	3-7	2-3	8	5	0	0	1	3	-7	35
7Reggie Jackson	20	2-4	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	0	+10	4
8Peyton Watson	20	4-11	1-6	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	2	+7	9
0Christian Braun	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7	0
9Justin Holiday	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8151.9%	8-3125.8%	10-1376.9%	47	20	0	3	9	13	-	102

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	35	6-19	1-9	0-2	2	1	2	0	0	3	-2	13
0Jayson TatumPF	38	9-24	1-8	3-3	8	5	1	0	0	1	+6	22
8Kristaps PorzingisC	36	6-11	3-5	6-8	8	2	0	1	0	4	+2	21
9Derrick WhiteSG	35	9-18	5-12	1-1	3	5	2	1	1	3	-2	24
4Jrue HolidayPG	29	3-7	1-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	0	-12	7
30Sam Hauser	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-5	0
42Al Horford	27	2-5	2-5	0-0	10	2	0	0	0	3	+4	6
11Payton Pritchard	12	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
40Luke Kornet	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	-1	4
45Dalano Banton	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Oshae Brissett	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Svi Mykhailiuk	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
77Lamar Stevens	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-8942.7%	14-4431.8%	10-1471.4%	38	21	5	2	2	17	-	100

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENBOS

(11:58) Jump Ball Porzingis vs. Jokic: Tip to White
+2 (11:47) Porzingis 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
02
(11:30) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (11:26) Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
05
(11:06) MISS Jokic 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(11:03) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:03) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(11:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:58) Caldwell-Pope 20' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
25
(10:47) MISS Brown 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:29) Murray 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
45
(10:16) MISS Holiday 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:14) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:55) Jokic 12' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
65
(9:40) MISS Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:38) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:20) Jokic 6' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
85
+3 (9:06) Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Holiday 2 AST)
88
+2 (8:43) Porter Jr. 18' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
108
+3 (8:30) Porzingis 29' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
1011
+2 (8:04) Jokic 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS)
1211
(7:56) MISS Brown 9' Driving Layup
(7:55) CELTICS Rebound
(7:51) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:48) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:45) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:41) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:36) Holiday 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 1 AST)
1214
(7:21) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (7:21) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1314
(7:21) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:20) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:03) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
(6:48) CELTICS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(6:48) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:35) MISS Jokic 16' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:32) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:27) White 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1316
+2 (6:14) Murray 6' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1516
(6:02) Murray S.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (6:02) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
1517
+1 (6:02) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
1518
(5:44) MISS Gordon 4' Reverse Layup
(5:42) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:30) MISS Brown 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(5:30) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:29) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:16) Jokic 4' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1718
(4:54) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Orr)
+1 (4:54) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
1719
+1 (4:54) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
1720
(4:42) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:42) White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:38) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (4:35) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2020
+3 (4:22) White 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2023
(4:12) Horford P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Lindsay)
+3 (4:05) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2323
(3:51) MISS Porzingis 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:48) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (3:32) Jokic 18' Turnaround Fadeaway (13 PTS)
2523
(3:16) White Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:56) MISS Watson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:52) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:44) Brown 5' Turnaround Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
2525
(2:37) Brown P.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Orr)
(2:37) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:25) MISS Braun 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:23) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (2:16) Horford 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
2528
(1:56) MISS Watson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:54) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:45) Tatum 19' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
2530
+2 (1:27) Jokic 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (15 PTS)
2730
+2 (1:06) Tatum Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
2732
(0:50) MISS Watson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:49) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (0:37) Jackson 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
2932
(0:32) MISS Tatum 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:27) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:25) MISS Hauser 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (0:01) Jackson 13' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
3132

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

BOS

102Points100

42-81(51.9%)Field Goal(%)38-89(42.7%)

8-31(25.8%)3-Point(%)14-44(31.8%)

10-13(76.9%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)

47(10)Rebounds(Offensive)38(12)

20Assists21

0Steals5

3Blocks2

9Turnovers2

13Fouls17

36Pts In The Paint40

4Fast Break Pts13

2Pts Off Turnovers17

13Bench Pts13

4Largest Lead12

Game Details

Friday, January 19, 2024 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: ESPN