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Denver Nuggets at Boston Celtics

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39-22, 19-13 Away
Final
103 - 110

43-18, 19-11 Home

Brown scores 22, Celtics beat Nuggets 110-103 despite 20 points, 14 boards and 9 assists from Jokic

Jaylen Brown goes baseline for the and-1 dunk

Jayson Tatum scored 16 points with 11 rebounds and White scored 17 for Boston, which has not lost three games in a row all season.

Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and Christian Braun scored 24 for Denver, which has lost three of its last five games.

One game after blowing a 22-point lead and losing to the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics coughed up most of a 20-point lead against Denver, the No. 2 team in the West. The Nuggets, who trailed 59-39 in the final minutes of the first half, scored 10 straight points near the end of the third to cut a 15-point lead to five.

Takeaways Nuggets: Jokic appeared to be limping from the opening tap. If he's hurt, that could be a big problem for Denver down the stretch.

Celtics: Have shown a tendency to relax after opening big leads.

Key moment After Murray made a 3-pointer to make it a five-point game with about three minutes left, Boston missed three times and turned the ball over once before Murray's layup made it 102-99.

Brown drove to the basket and missed, but White followed the play, grabbing the ball near the free-throw line and floating in a basket to make it a two-possession game. At the other end, Murray threw the ball away, and Al Horford finished the fast break.

Key stat Tatum was 4 for 15 from the floor, making just 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

Up next Both teams are off until Wednesday, when the Celtics host Portland and the Nuggets host Sacramento.

Regular Season Series

BOS wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 110
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 110
4th 0.0 Nuggets offensive team rebound 103 - 110
4th 1.1 Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point shot 103 - 110
4th 7.2 Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2 103 - 110

Statistics

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41-86 FG 37-78
47.7 Field Goal % 47.4
12-35 3PT 14-34
34.3 Three Point % 41.2
9-13 FT 22-27
69.2 Free Throw % 81.5
38 Rebounds 45
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
30 Defensive Rebounds 35
27 Assists 26
11 Steals 7
2 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
10 Fast Break Points 14
38 Points in Paint 44
18 Fouls 18
1 Largest Lead 20
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kristaps Porzingis, C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Jrue Holiday, PG Day-To-Day Apr 3
Al Horford, C Day-To-Day Apr 2
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Peyton Watson, F Day-To-Day Apr 2
Michael Porter Jr., SF Day-To-Day Apr 2
Nikola Jokic, C Day-To-Day Apr 2
Aaron Gordon, PF Day-To-Day Apr 2
Christian Braun, G Day-To-Day Apr 2

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 64 12 .842 - W11
Denver 47 30 .610 17.5 L2
Minnesota 44 32 .579 20 W3
Portland 33 43 .434 31 W1
Utah 16 61 .208 48.5 L7

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 20 .737 - L1
New York 48 28 .632 8 L1
Toronto 28 48 .368 28 L1
Brooklyn 25 51 .329 31 W2
Philadelphia 23 53 .303 33 L9
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