Denver Nuggets vs. Boston Celtics

Mar 2, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	20	28	29	26	103
BOS	32	29	22	27	110

Game Recap

Behind a balanced attack, Boston halts Denver's late comeback bid to snag a 110-103 win at home.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Christian BraunSF	46	10-22	2-8	2-2	6	3	4	1	1	3	-2	24
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	39	3-9	2-6	2-4	5	2	1	0	1	2	-11	10
15Nikola JokicC	39	9-15	2-3	0-0	14	9	2	0	2	2	0	20
4Russell WestbrookSG	35	5-13	2-8	0-1	3	6	2	1	3	3	-3	12
27Jamal MurrayPG	39	11-20	2-7	2-2	6	7	1	0	3	3	-3	26
3Julian Strawther	14	1-4	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	-18	4
22Zeke Nnaji	8	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	4	+4	3
6DeAndre Jordan	8	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-7	1
24Jalen Pickett	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+5	3
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	41-8647.7%	12-3534.3%	9-1369.2%	38	27	11	2	11	18	-	103

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	38	4-15	1-7	7-8	11	7	0	0	6	5	-2	16
42Al HorfordPF	34	7-12	1-3	4-4	8	0	3	0	2	1	+4	19
40Luke KornetC	30	3-5	0-0	2-4	1	4	0	1	0	2	-4	8
7Jaylen BrownSG	36	6-15	2-4	8-9	5	8	2	2	5	2	+10	22
9Derrick WhitePG	33	6-13	5-11	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	2	+6	17
11Payton Pritchard	25	4-7	3-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	+10	11
88Neemias Queta	16	4-5	0-0	0-0	10	1	0	0	0	4	+11	8
30Sam Hauser	17	3-4	2-3	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	0	+3	8
12Torrey Craig	6	0-2	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	-3	1
20JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Drew Peterson	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Baylor Scheierman	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Anton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-7847.4%	14-3441.2%	22-2781.5%	45	26	7	4	14	18	-	110

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENBOS

(11:57) Jump Ball Kornet vs. Jokic: Tip to Horford
+3 (11:42) White 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
03
+3 (11:21) Westbrook 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
33
+2 (11:01) Horford 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Kornet 1 AST)
35
(10:39) MISS Braun 5' Reverse Layup
(10:39) Kornet BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:38) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:37) Brown Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (10:27) Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
65
(10:03) MISS White 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(10:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:46) MISS Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(9:45) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:34) Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
68
(9:18) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:18) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:14) Horford 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
610
+2 (9:05) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
810
(8:41) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
+1 (8:41) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
811
+1 (8:41) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
812
(8:21) MISS Westbrook 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:18) Jokic 3' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
1012
+3 (8:09) Brown 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
1015
(7:57) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:57) White STEAL (1 STL)
(7:53) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:53) Westbrook BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:52) CELTICS Rebound
(7:52) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:40) MISS White 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:37) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:32) MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
(7:30) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:21) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:21) Brown STEAL (2 STL)
(7:17) Horford Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:17) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:08) Westbrook 21' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1215
(6:55) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:55) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(6:48) Tatum S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
(6:48) MISS Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:48) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (6:48) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1315
(6:33) MISS Kornet 4' Hook Shot
(6:32) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:24) Murray Traveling Turnover (P2.T4)
(6:03) MISS Horford 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:02) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:48) MISS Westbrook 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:43) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:42) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:32) MISS Braun 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:31) Nuggets Rebound
(5:31) Queta L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Scott)
(5:20) MISS Westbrook 12' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:18) Queta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:08) MISS Brown 4' Driving Layup
(5:07) Nuggets Rebound
(4:48) MISS Westbrook 5' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:47) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:40) Pritchard 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 1 AST)
1318
(4:30) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:28) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:19) Brown 6' Driving Layup (10 PTS)
1320
(4:19) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:59) MISS Jokic 7' Driving Hook Shot
(3:58) Queta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:41) Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
1323
+2 (3:25) Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (9 PTS)
1523
(3:00) Murray S.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Corbin)
+1 (3:00) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
1524
+1 (3:00) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
1525
(2:49) MISS Jokic 10' Floating Jump Shot
(2:48) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:40) MISS White 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:40) Braun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:39) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:37) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:21) MISS Brown 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (2:10) Braun 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1725
(1:48) Strawther S.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Scott)
+1 (1:48) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1726
+1 (1:48) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1727
(1:35) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:33) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:16) MISS Kornet 5' Hook Shot
(1:15) Kornet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (1:10) Pritchard 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
1730
+3 (0:45) Braun 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2030
(0:36) Braun P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (0:36) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2031
+1 (0:36) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2032
(0:25) MISS Westbrook 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:23) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:00) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:00) Nnaji STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

BOS

103Points110

41-86(47.7%)Field Goal(%)37-78(47.4%)

12-35(34.3%)3-Point(%)14-34(41.2%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

38(8)Rebounds(Offensive)45(10)

27Assists26

11Steals7

2Blocks4

11Turnovers14

18Fouls18

38Pts In The Paint44

10Fast Break Pts14

15Pts Off Turnovers8

11Bench Pts28

1Largest Lead20

Game Details

Sunday, March 2, 2025 · 1:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: ABC