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Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets

NBA
Celtics
44-28
124-104
Final
Nuggets
42-30
Ball Arena
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

BOS leadsBiggest lead BOS 28, DEN 3
Q1Q2Q3Q4
DEN leads
Team1234T
BOS33353026124
DEN27163229104

Who won: Celtics 124-104

The Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets 124-104 on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Ball Arena. The Celtics win the series 2-0. The Celtics outscored the Nuggets 35-16 in the 2nd quarter. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics in points (30). Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in points (23).

Player of the game

Jayson Tatum

BOS · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST

8.6

Win probability

100%BOS final
BOSDEN

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 0.3DEN

    Offensive rebound

    Nuggets offensive team rebound

  4. Q4 0.3Markus Howard

    Misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot

    Markus Howard misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot

    M. Howard · 6 PTS

  5. Q4 7.5BOS
    TO

    Shot clock turnover

    shot clock turnover

  6. THREEQ4 32.6
    Markus Howard

    Three! 26 ft

    M. Howard · 6 PTS

    Markus Howard makes 26-foot three pointer

    BOS 124 - 104 DEN
  7. Q4 35.9Nik Stauskas
    TO

    Lost ball turnover

    Nik Stauskas lost ball turnover (Markus Howard steals)

    N. Stauskas

  8. THREEQ4 49.4
    Markus Howard

    Three! 30 ft

    M. Howard · 6 PTS

    Markus Howard makes 30-foot three pointer

    BOS 124 - 101 DEN
  9. Q4 54.5Markus Howard

    Defensive rebound

    Markus Howard defensive rebound

  10. Q4 56.9Luke Kornet

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Luke Kornet misses 26-foot three point jumper

    L. Kornet

  11. Q4 1:03Facundo Campazzo
    TO

    Bad pass

    Facundo Campazzo bad pass (Payton Pritchard steals)

    F. Campazzo

  12. Q4 1:22Malik Fitts

    Misses 22-foot three point jumper

    Malik Fitts misses 22-foot three point jumper

    M. Fitts

  13. Q4 1:32Sam Hauser

    Defensive rebound

    Sam Hauser defensive rebound

  14. Q4 1:35Austin Rivers

    Misses 19-foot step back jumpshot

    Austin Rivers misses 19-foot step back jumpshot

    A. Rivers · 8 PTS

  15. Q4 1:47Payton Pritchard
    +2

    Driving layup

    Payton Pritchard makes driving layup

    P. Pritchard · 17 PTS

    BOS 124 - 98 DEN
  16. Q4 1:57BOS

    Full timeout

    Celtics Full timeout

  17. Q4 2:05Austin Rivers
    +2

    Driving layup

    Austin Rivers makes driving layup

    A. Rivers · 8 PTS

    BOS 122 - 98 DEN
  18. Q4 2:13DeMarcus Cousins

    Defensive rebound

    DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound

  19. Q4 2:17Nik Stauskas

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Nik Stauskas misses 25-foot three point jumper

    N. Stauskas

  20. Q4 2:27Sam Hauser

    Defensive rebound

    Sam Hauser defensive rebound

  21. Q4 2:29Facundo Campazzo

    Misses 23-foot three point jumper

    Facundo Campazzo misses 23-foot three point jumper

    F. Campazzo

  22. Q4 2:34Davon Reed

    Defensive rebound

    Davon Reed defensive rebound

  23. Q4 2:36Nik Stauskas

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Nik Stauskas misses 26-foot three point jumper

    N. Stauskas

  24. Q4 2:53Derrick White

    Defensive rebound

    Derrick White defensive rebound

  25. Q4 2:56DeMarcus Cousins

    Misses 27-foot three point jumper

    DeMarcus Cousins misses 27-foot three point jumper

    D. Cousins · 12 PTS

Leaders

BOSDEN
Points
Jayson Tatum
30
Nikola Jokic
23
Assists
Jayson Tatum
7
Nikola Jokic
4
Rebounds
Robert Williams III
9
Nikola Jokic
8

Season seriesBOS wins series 2-0

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