Denver Nuggets 102, Boston Celtics 100 — Recap

January 19, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 102, Boston Celtics 100. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 31-32 BOS; Q2 DEN 24-29 BOS; Q3 DEN 26-21 BOS; Q4 DEN 21-18 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 35 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 15-of-21 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 34 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 14-of-22 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-24 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 21 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Jamal Murray

35 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 15-21 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

34 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 2 3PM · 14-22 FG

Scoring · BOS

Derrick White

24 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM · 9-18 FG

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
DEN	31	24	26	21		102
BOS	32	29	21	18		100

🧮 How They Scored

DENBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.1%Effective FG%50.6%

7.8%Turnover %2.1%

25.7%Offensive rebound %25.0%

0.169Free-throw rate0.157

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon F	41	2	10	3	—	1	1	0-6	0-3	2-3	—
Nikola Jokic C	38	34	12	9	—	—	4	14-22	2-4	4-4	—
Jamal Murray G	37	35	8	5	—	—	1	15-21	3-7	2-3	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	37	13	8	—	—	—	1	5-9	1-4	2-3	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	37	5	5	1	—	—	—	2-6	1-3	—	—
Peyton Watson G	21	9	2	—	—	2	—	4-11	1-6	—	—
Christian Braun G	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	—

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	39	22	8	5	1	—	—	9-24	1-8	3-3	—
Derrick White G	36	24	3	5	2	1	1	9-18	5-12	1-1	—
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	36	21	8	2	—	1	—	6-11	3-5	6-8	—
Jaylen Brown G	36	13	2	1	2	—	—	6-19	1-9	0-2	—
Jrue Holiday G	30	7	2	3	—	—	1	3-7	1-3	—	—
Al Horford C-F	27	6	10	2	—	—	—	2-5	2-5	—	—
Sam Hauser F	16	—	1	1	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	—
Payton Pritchard G	12	3	2	1	—	—	—	1-2	1-1	—	—
Luke Kornet F-C	8	4	2	1	—	—	—	2-2	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	37	35	78.4	29.3	-8.8	27.4
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	34	71.5	34.6	-0.2	27.9
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	37	13	63.0	13.8	+5.4	6.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	21	9	40.9	26.2	+21.7	3.7
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	37	5	41.7	7.8	-1.7	4.1
Aaron Gordon	Bench	41	2	13.7	10.3	-0.2	2.3
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Christian Braun	Bench	05	—	0.0	18.2	-77.8	-9.5
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Derrick White	Bench	36	24	65.1	25.0	+0.4	15.8
Jayson Tatum	Bench	39	22	43.4	29.8	+7.0	13.2
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	36	21	72.3	19.0	+3.0	13.9
Jaylen Brown	Bench	36	13	32.7	26.0	+0.4	0.0
Jrue Holiday	Bench	30	7	50.0	13.6	-20.0	5.8
Al Horford	Bench	27	6	60.0	8.3	+5.8	10.0
Luke Kornet	Bench	08	4	100.0	13.3	-7.1	21.5
Payton Pritchard	Bench	12	3	75.0	8.3	+5.3	6.9
Svi Mykhailiuk	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sam Hauser	Bench	16	—	0.0	3.4	-8.6	-1.4