Boston Celtics at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationJokic has 30 points and 12 rebounds in the Nuggets' 103-84 win over the Celtics
Denver played most of the game without guard Jamal Murray. He left after logging 7:51 due to an illness and did not return.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 14 points as the Nuggets bounced back from a 1-2 trip out of the All-Star break, which included a loss at Golden State on Sunday. They kept pace with Houston in the tight Western Conference standings. Denver is percentage points behind the Rockets for third place.
Jaylen Brown returned to Boston's lineup after sitting out Tuesday night at Phoenix with a right knee contusion. Brown had 23 points for the Celtics, who finished 3-1 on a Western Conference trip. They had won five straight and nine of 10 before running out of steam in the thin air.
Colorado native Derrick White scored 18 of his 20 points in the second quarter.
Jokic struggled from the field and behind the arc. He shot 11 of 28 overall and was 4 of 13 on 3-pointers, but helped spark an 11-0 run to end the third quarter that gave Denver a 10-point lead heading into the final period.
The Nuggets extended the lead to 17 on Jonas Valanciunas’ tip-in midway through the fourth, and Boston coach Joe Mazzulla took out his starters.
Denver honored Doug Moe with a tribute video at the first timeout. Moe, who won 432 games in his 10 seasons as the Nuggets' coach, died Feb. 17 at 87. He led them to the Western Conference finals in 1985 and won two Midwest Division titles with Denver.
Nuggets: At Oklahoma City on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
DEN wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 84 - 103 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 103 |
| 4th 12.2 | ![]() |
shot clock turnover | 84 - 103 |
| 4th 33.3 | ![]() |
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound | 84 - 103 |
| 4th 36.2 | ![]() |
Luka Garza misses free throw 2 of 2 | 84 - 103 |
Statistics
BOS |
DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-83 | FG | 39-93 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 12-43 | 3PT | 15-43 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 14-18 | FT | 10-18 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 18 | Lead Changes | 18 |
| 47 | Percent Led | 41 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trevon Brazile, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,763 · Capacity:
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Brooklyn |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
New York |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Philadelphia |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Toronto |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denver |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Portland |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma City |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Utah |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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