Boston Celtics @ Denver Nuggets
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Dario Saric misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dario Saric assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
- Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 16-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jayson Tatum blocks Christian Braun's two point shot
- Jrue Holiday blocks Dario Saric 's 2-foot layup
- Jamal Murray misses 5-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses tip shot
- Luke Kornet blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 3-foot driving dunk
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Julian Strawther makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Zeke Nnaji misses driving layup
- Russell Westbrook misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot
- Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
- Julian Strawther makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)
- Julian Strawther makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Julian Strawther misses two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
- Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Julian Strawther makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 13-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Dario Saric assists)
- Peyton Watson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dario Saric assists)
- Jayson Tatum blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 25-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Christian Braun misses driving floating jump shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
- Christian Braun misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes two point shot
- Christian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dario Saric assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Julian Strawther makes driving layup
- Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sam Hauser blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s layup
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 6-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson misses two point shot
- Julian Strawther makes two point shot
- Peyton Watson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot
- Julian Strawther makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Christian Braun makes 4-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Kristaps Porzingis blocks DeAndre Jordan 's 5-foot dunk
- Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Christian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)
- Julian Strawther misses 13-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther misses two point shot
- Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 19-foot two point shot
- Luke Kornet blocks Russell Westbrook 's 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Peyton Watson misses layup
- Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot two point shot
- Julian Strawther makes 2-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 16-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 8-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson makes 2-foot dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kristaps Porzingis makes 18-foot jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- Jayson Tatum misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 14-foot jump bank shot
- Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
- Kristaps Porzingis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 13-foot two point shot
- Al Horford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Kristaps Porzingis makes 3-foot dunk
- Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot
- Jrue Holiday makes 2-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes 3-foot dunk
- Al Horford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot two point shot
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis makes dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)
- Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jayson Tatum makes driving layup
- Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Payton Pritchard assists)
- Peyton Watson blocks Kristaps Porzingis 's 11-foot two point shot
- Payton Pritchard misses 5-foot jumper
- Kristaps Porzingis makes tip shot
- Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook blocks Jayson Tatum 's 12-foot two point shot
- Payton Pritchard misses running pullup jump shot
- Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kristaps Porzingis makes 2-foot jump bank shot
- Luke Kornet makes 1-foot layup (Payton Pritchard assists)
- Sam Hauser makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists)
- Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Neemias Queta makes layup (Payton Pritchard assists)
- Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
- Neemias Queta misses 6-foot two point shot
- Neemias Queta makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Jayson Tatum misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Neemias Queta makes layup (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Neemias Queta makes 5-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Peyton Watson blocks Jaylen Brown 's 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Jayson Tatum misses 15-foot two point shot
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Peyton Watson blocks Jayson Tatum 's 2-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jrue Holiday misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Dario Saric blocks Jayson Tatum 's 2-foot two point shot
- Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jaylen Brown makes 3-foot two point shot
- Jaylen Brown makes 5-foot two point shot
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 13-foot two point shot
- Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Jrue Holiday makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Jaylen Brown makes 2-foot dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Kristaps Porzingis makes dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kristaps Porzingis makes 2-foot dunk
- Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Jrue Holiday makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- Sam Hauser misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot two point shot
- Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Sam Hauser makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three pointer (Luke Kornet assists)
- Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson blocks Kristaps Porzingis 's 5-foot two point shot
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 12-foot jump bank shot
- Jaylen Brown misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Sam Hauser makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
- Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot two point shot
- Jrue Holiday misses two point shot
- Kristaps Porzingis makes dunk
- Jrue Holiday makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kristaps Porzingis assists)
- Kristaps Porzingis misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point shot
- Jaylen Brown makes 2-foot layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Jaylen Brown misses two point shot
- Al Horford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Jayson Tatum makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Al Horford misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jayson Tatum makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists)
- Jrue Holiday makes two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
- Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
CELTICS
NUGGETS
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Dario Saric (Al Horford gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:44 | Kristaps Porzingis makes 18-foot jumper (Jayson Tatum assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:22 | Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer | 2 | 3 | |
| 11:15 | Jayson Tatum misses 22-foot three point jumper | 2 | 3 | |
| 11:13 | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | 2 | 3 | |
| 11:06 | Christian Braun steps out of bounds turnover | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:41 | Kristaps Porzingis misses 14-foot jump bank shot | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:38 | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:29 | Russell Westbrook misses two point shot | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:27 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:22 | Jrue Holiday misses driving layup | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:20 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:17 | Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot | 2 | 6 | |
| 10:05 | Kristaps Porzingis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists) | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:57 | Jamal Murray misses two point shot | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:56 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:53 | Dario Saric misses 26-foot three point jumper | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:49 | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:37 | Kristaps Porzingis misses 13-foot two point shot | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:34 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:22 | Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:20 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:19 | Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Al Horford steals) | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:03 | Al Horford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists) | 8 | 6 | |
| 8:45 | Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dario Saric assists) | 8 | 9 | |
| 8:33 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul | 8 | 9 | |
| 8:33 | Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:33 | Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 9 | |
| 8:13 | Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists) | 10 | 12 | |
| 8:03 | Kristaps Porzingis makes 3-foot dunk | 12 | 12 | |
| 7:53 | Jaylen Brown personal foul | 12 | 12 | |
| 7:43 | Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper | 12 | 12 | |
| 7:40 | Al Horford defensive rebound | 12 | 12 | |
| 7:36 | Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot | 12 | 12 | |
| 7:33 | Celtics offensive team rebound | 12 | 12 | |
| 7:29 | Jrue Holiday makes 2-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 14 | 12 | |
| 7:15 | Russell Westbrook bad pass (Kristaps Porzingis steals) | 14 | 12 | |
| 7:11 | Jayson Tatum makes 3-foot dunk | 16 | 12 | |
| 7:10 | Nuggets Full timeout | 16 | 12 | |
| 6:56 | Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 16 | 15 | |
| 6:37 | Al Horford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists) | 19 | 15 | |
| 6:24 | Michael Porter Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 19 | 17 | |
| 6:06 | Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot two point shot | 21 | 17 | |
| 6:05 | Celtics delay of game violation | 21 | 17 | |
| 5:52 | Jamal Murray makes 16-foot two point shot | 21 | 19 | |
| 5:41 | Kristaps Porzingis misses 27-foot three point jumper | 21 | 19 | |
| 5:39 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 21 | 19 | |
| 5:22 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 21 | 19 | |
| 5:20 | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | 21 | 19 | |
| 5:06 | Jaylen Brown bad pass (Jamal Murray steals) | 21 | 19 | |
| 5:02 | Jayson Tatum blocks Christian Braun's two point shot | 21 | 19 | |
| 4:59 | Al Horford defensive rebound | 21 | 19 | |
| 4:56 | Kristaps Porzingis makes dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Jrue Holiday blocks Dario Saric 's 2-foot layup | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Dario Saric | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Peyton Watson enters the game for Christian Braun | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Julian Strawther enters the game for Russell Westbrook | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jaylen Brown | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Luke Kornet enters the game for Jrue Holiday | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Sam Hauser enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:30 | Jamal Murray misses 5-foot two point shot | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:29 | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:29 | Jamal Murray misses tip shot | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:28 | Al Horford defensive rebound | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:17 | Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 23 | 19 | |
| 4:14 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 23 | 19 | |
| 3:56 | Luke Kornet shooting foul | 23 | 19 | |
| 3:56 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 20 | |
| 3:56 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 21 | |
| 3:40 | Jayson Tatum makes driving layup | 25 | 21 | |
| 3:27 | Luke Kornet blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 3-foot driving dunk | 25 | 21 | |
| 3:24 | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | 25 | 21 | |
| 3:18 | Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists) | 28 | 21 | |
| 2:55 | Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 28 | 21 | |
| 2:54 | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | 28 | 21 | |
| 2:48 | Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Payton Pritchard assists) | 30 | 21 | |
| 2:48 | Jamal Murray shooting foul | 30 | 21 | |
| 2:48 | Celtics Full timeout | 30 | 21 | |
| 2:48 | Russell Westbrook enters the game for Jamal Murray | 30 | 21 | |
| 2:48 | Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Al Horford | 30 | 21 | |
| 2:48 | Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 1 | 31 | 21 | |
| 2:34 | Julian Strawther makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 31 | 23 | |
| 2:19 | Russell Westbrook personal foul | 31 | 23 | |
| 2:09 | Peyton Watson blocks Kristaps Porzingis 's 11-foot two point shot | 31 | 23 | |
| 2:08 | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | 31 | 23 | |
| 2:08 | Payton Pritchard misses 5-foot jumper | 31 | 23 | |
| 2:07 | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | 31 | 23 | |
| 2:07 | Kristaps Porzingis makes tip shot | 33 | 23 | |
| 2:00 | Sam Hauser shooting foul | 33 | 23 | |
| 2:00 | Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 33 | 24 | |
| 2:00 | Jaden Springer enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis | 33 | 24 | |
| 2:00 | Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 33 | 25 | |
| 1:50 | Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point jumper | 33 | 25 | |
| 1:48 | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | 33 | 25 | |
| 1:46 | Russell Westbrook bad pass (Payton Pritchard steals) | 33 | 25 | |
| 1:30 | Russell Westbrook blocks Jayson Tatum 's 12-foot two point shot | 33 | 25 | |
| 1:30 | Celtics offensive team rebound | 33 | 25 | |
| 1:25 | Peyton Watson shooting foul | 33 | 25 | |
| 1:25 | Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2 | 34 | 25 | |
| 1:25 | Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Jaden Springer | 34 | 25 | |
| 1:25 | Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2 | 35 | 25 | |
| 1:13 | Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 35 | 25 | |
| 1:10 | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | 35 | 25 | |
| 1:02 | Kristaps Porzingis bad pass (Julian Strawther steals) | 35 | 25 | |
| 53.2 | Zeke Nnaji misses driving layup | 35 | 25 | |
| 51.0 | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | 35 | 25 | |
| 48.1 | Payton Pritchard misses running pullup jump shot | 35 | 25 | |
| 44.2 | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | 35 | 25 | |
| 33.2 | Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 35 | 25 | |
| 30.2 | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | 35 | 25 | |
| 30.2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes 2-foot jump bank shot | 37 | 25 | |
| 7.1 | Russell Westbrook misses 21-foot pullup jump shot | 37 | 25 | |
| 4.1 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | 37 | 25 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 37 | 25 | |
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 1-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
10:00 PM, January 7, 2025Coverage: TNT
Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,904
- Referees:
- Sean Wright
- Gediminas Petraitis
- Che Flores
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 17 | 7 | .708 | - | W4 |
| Boston | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3 | W1 |
| Toronto | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3 | L4 |
| Brooklyn | 6 | 18 | .250 | 11 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 24 | 1 | .960 | - | W16 |
| Denver | 18 | 6 | .750 | 5.5 | W4 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 9 | .640 | 8 | W1 |
| Utah | 9 | 15 | .375 | 14.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 9 | 16 | .360 | 15 | L3 |

