Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets, NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024

NBA

1-0

107-103

Final

0-1

Etihad Arena

Lead tracker

BOS leadsBiggest lead BOS 7, DEN 12

DEN leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	25	31	23	28	107
DEN	32	31	17	23	103

Who won: Celtics 107-103

The Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets 107-103 in NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 on Friday, October 4, 2024 at Etihad Arena. The Celtics win the series 2-0. Payton Pritchard led the Celtics in points (21). Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in points (14).

Celtics beat the Nuggets 107-103 in the NBA's preseason opener at Abu Dhabi

The NBA returned to the Persian Gulf on Friday for the third consecutive year, and the preseason schedule for the 2023-24 season opened with the Boston Celtics beating the Denver Nuggets 107-103 in a matchup of the two most recent championship clubs.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Celtics2nd in Atlantic Division

Nobody listed.

Nuggets5th in Northwest Division

Jamal Murray G
Personal
Day-To-Day
Spencer Jones F
Hamstring
Day-To-Day

Head to head

BOS wins series 2-0

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Game info

Venue: Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi · Attendance 12,002
Officials: John Goble (Referee), CJ Washington (Referee), Mitchell Ervin (Referee)

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