Denver Nuggets vs. Boston Celtics

Jan 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	31	27	21	35	114
BOS	35	23	24	28	110

Game Recap

Jamal Murray's 21-point, 17-assist showing helps Denver power past Boston for a 114-110 win.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	9	0-1	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2
8Peyton WatsonPF	37	10-15	6-7	4-8	6	2	1	2	4	5	+4	30
14DaRon Holmes IIC	13	2-6	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	2	0	1	-2	6
0Christian BraunSG	29	2-5	1-1	0-1	5	2	0	1	1	1	+4	5
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	8-18	3-9	3-4	8	17	1	0	2	2	-1	22
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	26	4-9	4-8	2-2	2	0	1	1	0	1	+4	14
32Aaron Gordon	23	5-12	2-6	0-0	6	2	0	0	0	0	+2	12
11Bruce Brown	19	2-6	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	2	-3	4
22Zeke Nnaji	24	3-9	1-3	5-7	2	1	2	2	0	3	+6	12
24Jalen Pickett	20	3-6	1-3	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	+7	7
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-8744.8%	20-4445.5%	16-2466.7%	39	27	7	8	7	15	-	114

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	34	14-29	4-6	1-3	7	4	1	0	7	5	-14	33
30Sam HauserPF	29	2-6	2-6	0-0	2	2	2	1	2	3	+4	6
88Neemias QuetaC	24	3-8	0-0	0-0	20	0	0	0	0	3	-16	6
11Payton PritchardSG	33	5-13	1-6	6-6	5	2	2	0	0	2	-5	17
9Derrick WhitePG	34	7-19	3-12	0-0	4	4	0	3	2	2	-14	17
4Anfernee Simons	25	6-9	3-4	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	0	-9	15
52Luka Garza	19	5-5	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	+8	11
28Hugo Gonzalez	20	1-4	1-2	0-2	4	0	0	2	1	1	+9	3
27Jordan Walsh	13	0-2	0-1	1-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	+4	1
55Baylor Scheierman	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	+13	1
99Chris Boucher	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9545.3%	15-3839.5%	9-1560.0%	53	16	6	6	14	20	-	110

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENBOS

(11:56) Jump Ball Queta vs. Holmes II: Tip to Pritchard
(11:45) MISS White 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:44) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:25) Murray 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:01) MISS Brown 4' Driving Layup
(11:00) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) MISS Murray 19' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:40) Queta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:34) Brown 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
23
(10:16) Brown P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Sterling)
(10:09) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:09) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(10:01) MISS Brown 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:59) Nuggets Rebound
+3 (9:48) Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Holmes II 1 AST)
53
(9:26) MISS Pritchard 32' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:24) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:19) Watson 29' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
83
(9:03) MISS Pritchard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:01) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:51) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:50) Queta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:41) White 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
86
+3 (8:20) Watson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
116
+3 (8:09) Hauser 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 1 AST)
119
(7:57) MISS Holmes II 1' Driving Dunk
(7:55) Queta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:48) MISS Brown 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:48) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:40) Brown Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (White 2 AST)
1111
(7:20) Watson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:20) Hauser STEAL (1 STL)
(7:10) MISS White 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:08) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:56) Holmes II 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1411
(6:43) MISS Brown 3' Driving Layup
(6:43) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:42) CELTICS Rebound
(6:42) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:33) MISS Pritchard 4' Driving Layup
(6:33) Holmes II BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:31) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:23) Holmes II 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
1711
+3 (6:11) Brown 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1714
(5:47) Hauser S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Scott)
+1 (5:47) Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1814
+1 (5:47) Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1914
+2 (5:34) Brown 4' Driving Layup (10 PTS)
1916
(5:16) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:16) Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
(5:12) MISS Hauser 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:10) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (4:58) Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Simons 1 AST)
1919
(4:39) MISS Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:37) Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:32) MISS Hauser 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:31) Nuggets Rebound
(4:31) Jump Ball Garza vs. Watson: Tip to Murray
(4:22) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:18) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:16) MISS Hardaway Jr. 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:13) Garza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:09) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:08) Nuggets Rebound
(3:58) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:56) CELTICS Rebound
+2 (3:39) Garza 7' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1921
+3 (3:21) Watson 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
2221
+2 (3:10) Brown 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (15 PTS)
2223
(2:54) Garza P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Sterling)
(2:54) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:41) Brown 14' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
2423
(2:26) Brown P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Sterling)
+3 (2:15) Simons 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2426
+3 (2:00) Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2726
+2 (1:45) Garza 4' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (White 3 AST)
2728
(1:31) White S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Sterling)
+1 (1:31) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2828
+1 (1:31) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2928
+2 (1:16) White 6' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2930
+2 (0:51) Gordon 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3130
+3 (0:39) White 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3133
(0:31) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:28) Gonzalez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:09) White Driving Dunk (10 PTS) (Simons 2 AST)
3135
(0:00) MISS Murray 8' Driving Layup
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

BOS

114Points110

39-87(44.8%)Field Goal(%)43-95(45.3%)

20-44(45.5%)3-Point(%)15-38(39.5%)

16-24(66.7%)Free Throw(%)9-15(60.0%)

39(12)Rebounds(Offensive)53(21)

27Assists16

7Steals6

8Blocks6

7Turnovers14

15Fouls20

26Pts In The Paint48

13Fast Break Pts9

15Pts Off Turnovers9

49Bench Pts31

13Largest Lead9

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: ESPN