Boston Celtics 109, Denver Nuggets 115 — Recap

March 7, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 109, Denver Nuggets 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 28-30 DEN; Q2 BOS 26-32 DEN; Q3 BOS 26-28 DEN; Q4 BOS 29-25 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Jaylen Brown (BOS) 41 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 16-of-29 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 32 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists on 11-of-19 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 24 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-23 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 16 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists on 8-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jaylen Brown

41 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 16-29 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

32 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 11-19 FG

Scoring · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 9-23 FG

Season highs

Jaylen Brown · Season-high 41 pointsJaylen Brown · Season-high 14 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	28	26	26	29		109
DEN	30	32	28	25		115

🧮 How They Scored

BOSDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.1%Effective FG%54.3%

10.5%Turnover %7.2%

26.5%Offensive rebound %19.0%

0.275Free-throw rate0.272

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown G	41	41	14	4	2	—	2	16-29	2-7	7-14	—
Jayson Tatum F	39	15	4	8	2	—	5	5-13	2-5	3-4	—
Derrick White G	37	7	5	6	1	1	1	3-8	0-4	1-1	—
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	35	24	12	2	1	1	3	9-23	3-10	3-4	—
Jrue Holiday G	35	12	4	2	—	—	1	5-10	2-6	—	—
Al Horford C-F	19	2	4	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	2-2	—
Xavier Tillman F	13	2	4	1	—	—	—	1-2	0-1	—	—
Payton Pritchard G	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	—
Sam Hauser F	10	6	—	1	—	1	—	2-3	2-3	—	—

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	39	32	12	11	2	—	—	11-19	—	10-10	—
Jamal Murray G	37	19	6	8	2	—	5	7-18	1-4	4-4	—
Aaron Gordon F	34	16	9	1	1	—	—	8-15	0-2	—	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	34	11	3	1	3	—	2	4-7	1-4	2-2	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	30	9	2	1	—	—	—	4-9	1-4	—	—
Peyton Watson G	17	11	4	1	1	2	—	5-9	1-4	—	—
Christian Braun G	17	7	6	1	—	—	—	2-3	0-1	3-4	—
Zeke Nnaji F-C	8	4	2	—	1	—	—	1-1	—	2-2	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaylen Brown	Bench	41	41	58.3	37.4	+3.2	17.3
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	35	24	48.5	32.9	+7.8	13.0
Jayson Tatum	Bench	39	15	50.8	20.7	+0.2	6.3
Jrue Holiday	Bench	35	12	60.0	13.1	-6.6	5.9
Derrick White	Bench	37	7	41.5	10.2	-2.6	5.1
Sam Hauser	Bench	10	6	100.0	15.0	-35.7	11.0
Al Horford	Bench	19	2	34.7	6.3	-25.6	3.4
Xavier Tillman	Bench	13	2	50.0	5.6	-56.9	7.6
Luke Kornet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Svi Mykhailiuk	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Payton Pritchard	Bench	11	—	0.0	3.8	+1.3	-5.9

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	39	32	68.4	25.6	+11.1	25.4
Jamal Murray	Bench	37	19	48.1	28.6	+5.2	10.4
Aaron Gordon	Bench	34	16	53.3	17.9	-9.4	11.3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	34	11	69.8	12.8	-5.8	6.3
Peyton Watson	Bench	17	11	61.1	25.7	+36.5	17.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	30	9	50.0	12.0	-11.1	2.1
Christian Braun	Bench	17	7	73.5	13.5	+23.3	9.7
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	08	4	106.4	12.5	+13.3	23.1
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0