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Nikola Jokic's triple-double helps Nuggets to season sweep of Celtics with 115-109 win

AP
Mar 08, 2024

DENVER (AP) Sometimes, Nikola Jokic's triple-double is as meaningful as it is magical.

That was certainly the case Thursday night when Jokic recorded his 20th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets withstood a furious fourth-quarter surge by Boston to beat the Celtics 115-109.

That gave the reigning NBA champs a sweep of their season series with the Eastern Conference leaders.

Jokic had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, several of them on alley-oops to Aaron Gordon, who had 16 points on seven dunks and a running hook.

Jamal Murray added 19 points and eight assists as the Nuggets improved to 7-1 since the All-Star break.

It was Jokic's 30th career 30-point triple-double.

“He’s just an incredible basketball player,” Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis said. "Some things I learned from him today, actually. He’s just so smart, so crafty, so many things you don’t see that he does on the floor that helps that team win. It’s incredible. Whenever you overhelp just a little bit, he’ll find Gordon, he’ll find all these guys. It speaks to how valuable he is for them.”

Asked what exactly he had learned, Porzingis said, “a couple of tricks he does, I'll leave it at that.”

Maybe some of that sorcery Porzingis was referencing had to do with the Jokic-Gordon alley-oop game that's becoming as big a part of Denver's crunch-time arsenal as the Jokic-Murray pick-and-roll.

Gordon's best dunk came off a missed layup by Jokic with two minutes remaining. Gordon corralled the rebound with his right hand and windmilled it through the basket for a 109-103 lead.

“It was a bad miss," Jokic said, “but a great dunk.”

The two teamed up for a game-sealing alley-oop with 20 seconds left after Jayson Tatum's 3-pointer for the lead with 40 seconds remaining rimmed out.

Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 41 points and had 14 rebounds for the Celtics, who hadn't lost consecutive games since early November. But Brown was just 7 of 14 from the foul line.

“Maybe it's the elevation,” Brown said. “I felt fine shooting the ball.”

Boston missed nine free throws overall, while the Nuggets missed just one of 22 foul shots.

Porzingis added 24 points and 12 rebounds for Boston, and Tatum had 15 on a tough shooting night.

The Nuggets' bench outscored Boston's reserves 28-10, led by Peyton Watson's 11 points and stellar perimeter defense.

Both teams were coming off losses that ended long winning streaks. The Celtics' 105-104 defeat at Cleveland on Tuesday snapped an 11-game run, and Denver's 117-107 overtime loss to Phoenix halted the Nuggets' six-game surge.

If these teams are barreling toward a collision in the NBA Finals in June, this was a tantalizing preview. Both coaches viewed the showdown as something of a measuring stick heading into the home stretch, with Denver's Michael Malone noting Boston's NBA-best record and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla calling the reigning champs the league's benchmark.

The game was everything expected of two prime contenders.

Denver's dynamic duo each had buzzer-beaters in the first half, with Murray sinking a 30-footer to end the first quarter and Jokic banking in a 12-foot shot with Porzingis in his face that gave Denver a 62-54 lead at halftime.

Boston quickly erased that deficit with a pair of 3s from Porzingis and a layup from Brown after the break, however.

“That team never goes away,” Malone said.

UP NEXT

Celtics: Visit Phoenix on Saturday night.

Nuggets: Host Utah on Saturday night.

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1st Quarter
BOS
Celtics
28
DEN
Nuggets
30

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Kristaps Porzingis vs. Nikola Jokic (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gains possession)
11:45	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	0-2
11:29		Jrue Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:27		Jrue Holiday offensive rebound
11:24		Derrick White misses three point jump shot
11:20		Derrick White offensive rebound
11:07	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	3-2
10:45		Jamal Murray misses two point reverse layup
10:44		Nuggets offensive rebound
10:36		Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Kristaps Porzingis steals)
10:31	+2	Derrick White makes two point running finger roll layup (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	5-2
10:13	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	5-4
9:56	+2	Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	7-4
9:39	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	7-6
9:25	+2	Jrue Holiday makes two point driving layup	9-6
9:09		Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
9:07		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
9:01		Derrick White turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
8:57		Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals)
8:55	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point alley-oop dunk (Derrick White assists)	11-6
8:43		Jaylen Brown personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
8:31	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	11-8
8:22	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot	13-8
8:21		Jaylen Brown technical foul
8:21	+1	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1	13-9
8:03	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	13-11
7:54	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup	15-11
7:36		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
7:33		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
7:30		Jaylen Brown misses three point running pullup jump shot
7:26		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
7:21	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	15-14
6:59		Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot
6:56		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
6:46		Aaron Gordon misses two point pullup jump shot
6:43		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
6:43		Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul)
6:43		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:31		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
6:31		Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:31		Celtics offensive rebound
6:31	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-14
6:17		Derrick White shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
6:17	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-15
6:17	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-16
6:04	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point pullup jump shot	18-16
5:41		Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:39		Celtics defensive rebound
5:30		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul)
5:16	+2	Kristaps Porzingis makes two point layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	20-16
5:05		Derrick White blocks Reggie Jackson's two point driving layup
5:03		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
4:54		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
4:51		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
4:33	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point driving finger roll layup	20-18
4:19	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot	23-18
4:04		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
4:01		Derrick White defensive rebound
3:54		Jayson Tatum misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
3:52		Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
3:50		Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot
3:50		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:33		Reggie Jackson misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:32		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
3:27		Jaylen Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:26		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
3:17		Al Horford personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
3:06	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	23-20
2:47		Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals)
2:42	+2	Justin Holiday makes two point running layup (Peyton Watson assists)	23-22
2:34		Jrue Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot
2:34		Christian Braun defensive rebound
2:10		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
2:07		Xavier Tillman defensive rebound
1:57	+3	Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	26-22
1:38		Jayson Tatum technical foul (Defensive three second)
1:38		Celtics 60 second timeout
1:38	+1	Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw 1 of 1	26-23
1:25		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:22		Al Horford defensive rebound
1:14		Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup
1:13		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
1:08	+2	Christian Braun makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	26-25
0:50		Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot
0:48		Al Horford offensive rebound
0:42	+2	Xavier Tillman makes two point driving reverse layup (Sam Hauser assists)	28-25
0:33	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot	28-27
0:12		Xavier Tillman misses three point jump shot
0:09		Nuggets defensive rebound
0:04		Jrue Holiday personal foul (Take) (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
0:00	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot	28-30
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
BOS
Celtics
26
DEN
Nuggets
32

Time		Play	Score
11:43	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot	30-30
11:37		Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul)
11:37	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-31
11:37	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-32
11:26		Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Zeke Nnaji steals)
11:21		Derrick White shooting foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul)
11:21	+1	Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-33
11:21	+1	Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-34
11:04		Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot
11:00		Christian Braun defensive rebound
10:55	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot	30-36
10:36		Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot
10:35		Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
10:33		Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup
10:30		Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
10:30		Jaylen Brown misses two point tip layup
10:29		Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
10:29		Jaylen Brown misses two point tip layup
10:29		Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
10:29	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point putback layup	32-36
10:29		Christian Braun shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
10:29		Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:26		Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
10:17	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot	32-38
9:56		Al Horford misses two point layup
9:54		Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
9:39		Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot
9:35		Al Horford defensive rebound
9:30		Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-38
9:30		Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:28		Christian Braun defensive rebound
9:07	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup	33-40
8:50		Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
8:46		Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
8:42	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup	35-40
8:18	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	35-42
8:03		Christian Braun personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul)
7:57	+3	Jaylen Brown makes three point pullup jump shot	38-42
7:28	+2	Christian Braun makes two point turnaround hook shot	38-44
7:10	+2	Derrick White makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot	40-44
7:10		Peyton Watson shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul)
7:10	+1	Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-44
6:57		Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot
6:54		Celtics defensive rebound
6:54		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:51		Jump ball. Derrick White vs. Christian Braun (Al Horford gains possession)
6:40		Reggie Jackson blocks Kristaps Porzingis's two point cutting layup
6:36		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:29		Christian Braun misses three point jump shot
6:29		Derrick White defensive rebound
6:13		Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot
6:10		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
6:00		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot
5:59		Derrick White defensive rebound
5:54		Jrue Holiday misses three point running pullup jump shot
5:51		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
5:47		Reggie Jackson misses two point running reverse layup
5:45		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
5:44		Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup
5:44		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
5:43	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup	41-46
5:43		Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:43	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-47
5:36		Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul)
5:36	+1	Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-47
5:36	+1	Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-47
5:18	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Reggie Jackson assists)	43-49
5:07	+2	Kristaps Porzingis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)	45-49
4:47		Jaylen Brown personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
4:40		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup
4:38		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
4:38		Aaron Gordon misses two point tip layup
4:37		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
4:29		Kristaps Porzingis misses two point driving layup
4:26		Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound
4:26		Kristaps Porzingis misses two point tip layup
4:25		Reggie Jackson defensive rebound
4:21		Reggie Jackson misses two point driving hook shot
4:19		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
4:17		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
4:17	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-49
4:17		Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:15		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
4:06		Aaron Gordon misses two point driving reverse layup
4:04		Xavier Tillman defensive rebound
3:53		Kristaps Porzingis turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals)
3:46		Aaron Gordon misses two point running layup
3:44		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
3:40		Jaylen Brown misses two point running dunk
3:37		Jayson Tatum offensive rebound
3:36		Celtics 60 second timeout
3:26		Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals)
3:16		Jrue Holiday personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
3:16	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-50
3:16	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-51
3:02		Jayson Tatum offensive foul (Charge) (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
3:02		Jayson Tatum turnover (offensive foul)
2:44		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot
2:43		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
2:38	+2	Derrick White makes two point running layup	48-51
2:24		Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup
2:23		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup	50-51
1:51	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot	50-53
1:34		Kristaps Porzingis turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
1:30	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	50-55
1:14	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	52-55
0:59	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	52-57
0:45	+2	Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot (Derrick White assists)	54-57
0:31		Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
0:27		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
0:27		Derrick White shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
0:27		Kristaps Porzingis technical foul
0:27	+1	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1	54-58
0:27	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-59
0:27	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-60
0:11		Justin Holiday blocks Derrick White's two point driving layup
0:06		Christian Braun defensive rebound
0:00	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point bank jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	54-62
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
BOS
Celtics
26
DEN
Nuggets
28

Time		Play	Score
11:40	+3	Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	57-62
11:16		Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot
11:12		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
11:04	+3	Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	60-62
11:02		Nuggets 60 second timeout
10:41		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup
10:41		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
10:41		Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
10:35		Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot
10:31		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
10:30		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
10:27		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup	62-62
9:56		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:54		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
9:47		Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot
9:44		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists)	62-64
9:16		Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals)
9:12		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals)
9:05	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	64-64
8:41	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot (Jamal Murray assists)	64-66
8:27		Derrick White misses three point jump shot
8:25		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
8:12		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
8:09		Jrue Holiday defensive rebound
8:03		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
8:03	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-66
8:03	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-66
7:53		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (traveling)
7:40		Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
7:36	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running layup	66-68
7:21	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup (Derrick White assists)	68-68
7:04	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk	68-70
6:56		Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot
6:53		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:44	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	68-72
6:44		Celtics 60 second timeout
6:29		Jayson Tatum misses two point reverse layup
6:27		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:18	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround hook shot	68-74
6:02		Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:00		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:49		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
5:45		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
5:28	+3	Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	71-74
5:03	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot	71-76
4:45		Kristaps Porzingis turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
4:42		Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
4:42	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-77
4:31		Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
4:42	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-78
4:31		Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
4:12	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	71-80
3:49		Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot
3:46		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
3:42		Kristaps Porzingis blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point running dunk
3:40		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point stepback jump shot	73-80
3:08		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:05		Al Horford defensive rebound
3:00		Kristaps Porzingis misses three point running jump shot
2:55		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
2:45		Sam Hauser blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving layup
2:42		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
2:38		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
2:38		Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:38		Celtics offensive rebound
2:38		Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:36		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
2:16	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	73-82
2:02	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot (Derrick White assists)	75-82
1:44	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	75-84
1:28	+3	Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Xavier Tillman assists)	78-84
0:59	+3	Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	78-87
0:54	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup (Derrick White assists)	80-87
0:31	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	80-90
0:13		Christian Braun personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
0:03		Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot
0:02		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
BOS
Celtics
29
DEN
Nuggets
25

Time		Play	Score
11:46	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse dunk (Justin Holiday assists)	80-92
11:34		Jamal Murray personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
11:34		Aaron Gordon technical foul
11:34	+1	Jayson Tatum makes technical free throw 1 of 1	81-92
11:23	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point driving reverse layup	83-92
11:05		Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup
11:03		Xavier Tillman defensive rebound
10:57		Justin Holiday shooting foul (Al Horford draws the foul)
10:57	+1	Al Horford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-92
10:57	+1	Al Horford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-92
10:43	+2	Zeke Nnaji makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists)	85-94
10:26		Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot
10:23		Xavier Tillman offensive rebound
10:17		Peyton Watson blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving finger roll layup
10:16		Celtics offensive rebound
10:08		Jayson Tatum misses two point driving reverse layup
10:06		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
9:58	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot	85-96
9:57		Celtics 60 second timeout
9:44		Christian Braun personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul)
9:32		Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround jump shot
9:28		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
9:14		Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot
9:11		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
9:02		Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
9:02		Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:02		Celtics offensive rebound
9:02	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-96
8:55		Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals)
8:50		Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup
8:48		Christian Braun defensive rebound
8:42		Peyton Watson misses two point driving layup
8:42		Christian Braun offensive rebound
8:42		Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul)
8:42	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-97
8:42		Christian Braun misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:40		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
8:32	+3	Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	89-97
8:10		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
8:07		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
8:04	+2	Jrue Holiday makes two point running layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	91-97
8:04		Nuggets 60 second timeout
7:50		Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
7:50	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	91-98
7:50	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-99
7:33		Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot
7:30		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
7:25	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point running dunk	91-101
6:57		Jaylen Brown misses three point pullup jump shot
6:53		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:31		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
6:30		Nuggets offensive rebound
6:30		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
6:19		Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot
6:16		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
6:02		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
5:58		Jrue Holiday defensive rebound
5:53		Peyton Watson blocks Jaylen Brown's two point running layup
5:53		Celtics offensive rebound
5:49	+2	Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	93-101
5:27		Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals)
5:22		Jrue Holiday turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals)
5:13	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk	93-103
5:07		Celtics 60 second timeout
5:06		Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul)
5:06		Kristaps Porzingis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:06		Celtics offensive rebound
5:06	+1	Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	94-103
4:43	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	94-105
4:30		Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:29		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
4:22		Nikola Jokic misses two point layup
4:22		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
4:16	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup	96-105
4:16		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
4:16		Nikola Jokic technical foul
4:16	+1	Jayson Tatum makes technical free throw 1 of 1	97-105
4:16	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	98-105
4:03		Jaylen Brown personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
3:54	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	98-107
3:40	+2	Jrue Holiday makes two point driving layup (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	100-107
3:35		Nuggets 60 second timeout
3:25		Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:22		Derrick White defensive rebound
3:15	+2	Kristaps Porzingis makes two point pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists)	102-107
2:47		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
2:44		Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound
2:34		Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot
2:31		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
2:10		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup
2:06		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point tip dunk	102-109
1:52		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
1:52	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	103-109
1:52		Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:50		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
1:43		Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot
1:40		Jrue Holiday defensive rebound
1:34	+3	Jrue Holiday makes three point stepback jump shot	106-109
1:21	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround bank hook shot	106-111
1:08	+3	Jrue Holiday makes three point stepback jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	109-111
0:49		Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals)
0:45		Jayson Tatum misses three point running jump shot
0:40		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
0:40		Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
0:19	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	109-113
0:19		Celtics 60 second timeout
0:17		Derrick White misses three point jump shot
0:14		Nuggets defensive rebound
0:09		Derrick White personal foul (Take) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2	109-114
0:09	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	109-115
0:09		Celtics 60 second timeout
0:07		Jaylen Brown misses three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
0:05		Celtics offensive rebound
0:02		Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
0:02		Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound
0:00		Kristaps Porzingis misses two point tip layup
0:00		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Peyton Watson defensive rebound