
Denver Nuggets at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationBrown scores 22, Celtics beat Nuggets 110-103 despite 20 points, 14 boards and 9 assists from Jokic

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.
Celtics: Have shown a tendency to relax after opening big leads.
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.
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 |
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Nuggets offensive team rebound | 103 - 110 |
4th 1.1 | ![]() |
Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point shot | 103 - 110 |
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jrue Holiday, PG | Day-To-Day | Apr 24 |
Jayson Tatum, SF | Day-To-Day | Apr 24 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Russell Westbrook, PG | Day-To-Day | Apr 24 |
DaRon Holmes II, C | Out | Feb 23 |
Game Information

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
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49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
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17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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61 | 21 | .744 | - | W2 |
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51 | 31 | .622 | 10 | W1 |
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30 | 52 | .366 | 31 | L2 |
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26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | L3 |
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24 | 58 | .293 | 37 | L2 |
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