Boston Celtics 118, Denver Nuggets 106 — Recap

January 7, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 118, Denver Nuggets 106. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 37-25 DEN; Q2 BOS 20-32 DEN; Q3 BOS 31-26 DEN; Q4 BOS 30-23 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 29 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Russell Westbrook (DEN) 26 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 25 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Jrue Holiday (BOS) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

29 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 11-23 FG

Scoring · DEN

Russell Westbrook

26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 9-18 FG

Scoring · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 9-18 FG

Season highs

Kristaps Porzingis · Season-high 11 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	37	20	31	30		118
DEN	25	32	26	23		106

🧮 How They Scored

BOSDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.8%Effective FG%54.0%

10.2%Turnover %14.6%

29.7%Offensive rebound %30.2%

0.227Free-throw rate0.172

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	38	29	4	6	1	2	2	11-23	1-9	6-6	+23
Jaylen Brown G	38	14	8	8	—	—	4	6-13	0-1	2-2	+5
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	34	25	11	3	2	1	1	9-18	1-3	6-8	+14
Al Horford C-F	34	9	7	—	4	—	1	3-5	3-5	—	+15
Jrue Holiday G	32	19	3	7	2	1	—	6-12	3-7	4-4	+10
Payton Pritchard G	20	3	3	4	1	—	2	1-6	1-5	—	-4
Sam Hauser F	18	9	2	1	—	1	1	3-5	3-5	—	—
Luke Kornet F-C	18	2	3	1	—	2	—	1-1	—	—	+5
Neemias Queta C	8	8	—	—	1	—	—	4-5	—	—	-10

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	39	19	4	4	2	—	1	8-17	1-5	2-2	-3
Michael Porter Jr. F	36	15	10	3	—	—	1	5-13	2-7	3-4	-16
Peyton Watson G	34	14	4	—	1	4	1	5-9	2-3	2-2	-3
Russell Westbrook G	33	26	9	6	1	1	8	9-18	4-9	4-5	-10
Christian Braun G	29	12	4	2	1	—	2	5-10	2-5	—	-11
Julian Strawther G	27	19	2	2	1	—	1	8-15	3-6	—	-3
DeAndre Jordan C	20	1	5	1	—	—	1	0-1	—	1-2	+1
Dario Saric F	17	—	1	4	—	1	1	0-2	0-1	—	-7
Zeke Nnaji F-C	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	—	—	-8

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	38	29	56.6	29.7	+26.8	14.1
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	34	25	58.1	28.0	+22.2	16.7
Jrue Holiday	Bench	32	19	69.0	19.4	+15.4	15.8
Jaylen Brown	Bench	38	14	50.4	20.9	+6.6	9.0
Al Horford	Bench	34	9	90.0	8.0	+22.1	9.1
Sam Hauser	Bench	18	9	90.0	13.6	0.0	12.3
Neemias Queta	Bench	8	8	80.0	29.4	-77.1	20.6
Payton Pritchard	Bench	20	3	25.0	16.7	-10.8	4.2
Luke Kornet	Bench	18	2	100.0	2.3	+15.2	6.9
Derrick White	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Russell Westbrook	Bench	33	26	64.4	32.9	-16.0	13.8
Jamal Murray	Bench	39	19	53.1	21.3	-0.7	7.9
Julian Strawther	Bench	27	19	63.3	25.4	-5.7	12.9
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	36	15	50.8	19.0	-20.4	9.7
Peyton Watson	Bench	34	14	70.9	14.1	-4.5	8.7
Christian Braun	Bench	29	12	60.0	19.0	-20.0	5.8
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	20	1	26.6	6.8	-0.5	1.3
Dario Saric	Bench	17	—	0.0	7.1	-26.8	1.7
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	5	—	0.0	16.7	-72.7	-13.3
Jalen Pickett	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0