Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 7, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	37	20	31	30	118
DEN	25	32	26	23	106

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Nuggets, 118-106.The Celtics improve to 27-10, while the Nuggets fall to 20-15.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	37	11-23	1-9	6-6	4	6	1	2	2	2	+23	29
42Al HorfordPF	33	3-5	3-5	0-0	7	0	4	0	1	1	+15	9
8Kristaps PorzingisC	34	9-18	1-3	6-8	11	3	2	1	1	1	+14	25
7Jaylen BrownSG	38	6-13	0-1	2-2	8	8	0	0	4	3	+5	14
4Jrue HolidayPG	32	6-12	3-7	4-4	3	7	2	1	0	1	+10	19
11Payton Pritchard	19	1-6	1-5	0-0	3	4	1	0	2	0	-4	3
40Luke Kornet	17	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	2	0	2	+5	2
30Sam Hauser	17	3-5	3-5	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	9
44Jaden Springer	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	0
88Neemias Queta	7	4-5	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-10	8
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Derrick White	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8850.0%	12-3534.3%	18-2090.0%	41	30	11	7	11	13	-	118

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Christian BraunSF	28	5-10	2-5	0-0	4	2	1	0	2	3	-11	12
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	35	5-13	2-7	3-4	10	3	0	0	1	1	-16	15
9Dario ŠaricC	16	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	4	0	1	1	1	-7	0
4Russell WestbrookSG	33	9-18	4-9	4-5	9	6	1	1	8	2	-10	26
27Jamal MurrayPG	39	8-17	1-5	2-2	4	4	2	0	1	3	-3	19
22Zeke Nnaji	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8	0
8Peyton Watson	33	5-9	2-3	2-2	4	0	1	4	1	3	-3	14
3Julian Strawther	26	8-15	3-6	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	2	-3	19
6DeAndre Jordan	19	0-1	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	0	1	2	+1	1
24Jalen Pickett	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Trey Alexander	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Hunter Tyson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	40-8746.0%	14-3638.9%	12-1580.0%	39	22	6	6	16	17	-	106

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSDEN

(11:58) Jump Ball Saric vs. Porzingis: Tip to Horford
+2 (11:44) Porzingis 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:22) Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
23
(11:15) MISS Tatum 3PT Jump Shot
(11:13) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:06) Braun Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:41) MISS Porzingis 14' Jump Bank Shot
(10:38) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:29) MISS Westbrook 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:27) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) MISS Holiday 3' Driving Layup
(10:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:17) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
26
+3 (10:05) Porzingis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
56
(9:57) MISS Murray 9' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:56) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:53) MISS Saric 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:49) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:37) MISS Porzingis 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:34) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:22) MISS Porter Jr. 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:19) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:19) Horford STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:03) Horford 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
86
+3 (8:45) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)
89
(8:33) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (8:33) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
99
+1 (8:33) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
109
+3 (8:13) Westbrook 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
1012
+2 (8:03) Porzingis 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (9 PTS)
1212
(7:53) Brown P.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
(7:43) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:40) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:36) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:33) Celtics Rebound
+2 (7:29) Holiday 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
1412
(7:15) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:15) Porzingis STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:11) Tatum 3' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
1612
(7:10) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:56) Westbrook 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1615
+3 (6:37) Horford 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
1915
+2 (6:24) Porter Jr. 21' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
1917
+2 (6:06) Tatum 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
2117
(6:05) Celtics Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (5:52) Murray 17' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
2119
(5:41) MISS Porzingis 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:39) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:22) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:20) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:06) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:06) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(5:02) MISS Braun 1' Running Layup
(5:02) Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:59) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:56) Porzingis 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (11 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
2319
(4:36) MISS Saric 2' Layup
(4:36) Holiday BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:36) NUGGETS Rebound
(4:30) MISS Murray 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:29) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:29) MISS Murray Tip Layup Shot
(4:28) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:17) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:14) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:56) Kornet S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Flores)
+1 (3:56) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2320
+1 (3:56) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2321
+2 (3:40) Tatum 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
2521
(3:27) MISS Nnaji 3' Driving Dunk
(3:27) Kornet BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:24) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:18) Pritchard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
2821
(2:55) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:54) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:48) Tatum 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
3021
(2:48) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Flores)
(2:48) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:48) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
3121
+2 (2:34) Strawther 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
3123
(2:19) Westbrook P.FOUL (P1.T3) (G.Petraitis)
(2:09) MISS Porzingis 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:09) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:08) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:08) MISS Pritchard 5' Jump Shot
(2:07) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:07) Porzingis Tip Layup Shot (13 PTS)
3323
(2:00) Hauser S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Wright)
+1 (2:00) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3324
+1 (2:00) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3325
(1:50) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:48) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:46) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:46) Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
(1:30) MISS Tatum 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:30) Westbrook BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:30) Celtics Rebound
(1:25) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Wright)
+1 (1:25) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
3425
+1 (1:25) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
3525
(1:13) MISS Strawther 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:10) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:02) Porzingis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:02) Strawther STEAL (1 STL)
(0:53) MISS Nnaji 6' Driving Layup
(0:51) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:48) MISS Pritchard 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:44) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:33) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:30) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (0:30) Porzingis 2' Jump Bank Shot (15 PTS)
3725
(0:07) MISS Westbrook 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:04) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

DEN

118Points106

44-88(50.0%)Field Goal(%)40-87(46.0%)

12-35(34.3%)3-Point(%)14-36(38.9%)

18-20(90.0%)Free Throw(%)12-15(80.0%)

41(11)Rebounds(Offensive)39(13)

30Assists22

11Steals6

7Blocks6

11Turnovers16

13Fouls17

60Pts In The Paint46

17Fast Break Pts11

25Pts Off Turnovers13

22Bench Pts34

15Largest Lead4

Game Details

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,904 (104.2%)

tv: TNT