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Denver Nuggets @ Boston Celtics 102–104

2000-12-10 · NBA

Denver Nuggets 2000-01 · Boston Celtics 2000-01 · 2000-01 season

Team stats

NuggetsCeltics
Field goals34-88 .38634-90 .378
Three-pointers6-20 .3006-18 .333
Free throws28-35 .80030-41 .732
Offensive rebounds1213
Defensive rebounds4737
Total rebounds5950
Assists2221
Steals511
Blocks56
Turnovers1817
Personal fouls3333

Denver Nuggets

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Antonio McDyess G483713-270-011-153151820134+6
Nick Van Exel G4363-130-40-0134101043+10
Voshon Lenard G41217-133-54-413431023+3
Raef LaFrentz F2700-70-10-026800105-20
George McCloud C26103-72-42-207730026+8
James Posey F2372-70-23-323502113-9
Keon Clark F2171-40-05-824611204+10
Tracy Murray G1673-81-40-001110021-6
Robert Pack G1041-10-02-202220022-12
Ryan Bowen G631-10-01-111200012+8
Mark Strickland F300-00-00-002200010-8
Total26510234-886-2028-3512475922551833

FG .386 · 3P .300 · FT .800

Did not play: Tariq Abdul-Wahad (dnp - coach's decision)

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Antoine Walker F442611-213-61-11101143074-5
Paul Pierce G43287-141-313-1607751144+4
Bryant Stith G42123-121-35-614522135+11
Kenny Anderson G34135-141-32-213440023+4
Tony Battie C33124-80-04-607712405+5
Milt Palacio G1900-20-10-002221003-2
Eric Williams F1631-60-11-220200000-6
Jerome Moiso F1452-60-01-431410004-3
Vitaly Potapenko F1451-50-03-453821014+5
Adrian Griffin F500-20-10-000001001-3
Total26510434-906-1830-41133750211161733

FG .378 · 3P .333 · FT .732

Did not play: Randy Brown (dnp - coach's decision), Walter McCarty (dnp - coach's decision)

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

  • 12:00 Start of 1st Period (10:11 AM EST)
  • 12:00 BOS Jump Ball Battie vs. McDyess: Tip to Lenard
  • 11:36 DEN MISS McDyess 15' Jump Shot
  • 11:32 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:25 BOS MISS Battie 6' Jump Shot
  • 11:23 DEN LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:06 DEN Lenard 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 2–0
  • 10:41 BOS MISS Walker 29' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:38 DEN Lenard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:34 BOS Walker P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:24 DEN Lenard 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (McDyess 1 AST) 4–0
  • 10:11 BOS MISS Stith 2' Layup
  • 10:07 DEN LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 9:58 DEN MISS Van Exel 17' Jump Shot
  • 9:54 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:50 BOS Anderson 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 4–2
  • 9:37 BOS Battie S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 9:37 DEN Posey Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 9:37 DEN Posey Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 9:24 BOS Pierce 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Walker 1 AST) 6–4
  • 9:14 DEN MISS McDyess 5' Jump Shot
  • 9:11 BOS Stith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:04 BOS Battie 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST) 6–6
  • 8:58 BOS Anderson P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 8:45 DEN MISS Van Exel 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:42 DEN LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 8:38 DEN MISS McDyess 17' Jump Shot
  • 8:35 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:27 BOS MISS Anderson 1' Layup
  • 8:26 BOS Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 8:24 BOS MISS Anderson 2' Layup
  • 8:22 DEN LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 8:20 DEN MISS Van Exel 4' Jump Shot
  • 8:20 BOS Battie BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 8:19 CELTICS Rebound
  • 8:19 DEN Van Exel T.FOUL (P0.T0)
  • 8:19 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 8:19 BOS Stith Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
  • 8:09 BOS Stith 3' Layup (3 PTS) 6–9
  • 8:09 DEN Lenard S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 8:09 BOS Stith Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
  • 7:55 BOS Battie P.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 7:47 DEN MISS McDyess 13' Jump Shot
  • 7:45 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 7:38 BOS Walker 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 6–12
  • 7:22 DEN MISS Posey 2' Layup
  • 7:20 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 7:13 BOS MISS Palacio 16' Jump Shot
  • 7:10 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 6:58 DEN Posey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 6:58 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • 6:58 BOS SUB: Anderson FOR Palacio
  • 6:41 BOS Walker 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 6–14
  • 6:27 DEN MISS Van Exel 3' Layup
  • 6:24 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 6:23 DEN McDyess 1' Tip Shot (2 PTS) 8–14
  • 6:13 BOS Battie 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST) 8–16
  • 6:05 DEN MISS Lenard 3' Layup
  • 6:05 BOS Pierce BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 6:01 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 6:00 DEN McDyess 1' Layup (4 PTS) 10–16
  • 5:56 DEN LaFrentz P.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 5:56 BOS SUB: Potapenko FOR Battie
  • 5:46 BOS MISS Stith 12' Jump Shot
  • 5:44 BOS Potapenko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 5:41 BOS Potapenko Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 5:41 DEN Lenard STEAL (1 STL)
  • 5:21 DEN MISS McDyess 16' Jump Shot
  • 5:19 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 5:13 BOS MISS Potapenko 5' Hook Shot
  • 5:08 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 5:02 DEN MISS LaFrentz 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:58 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 4:50 BOS MISS Anderson 2' Layup
  • 4:47 DEN LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 4:41 DEN MISS Posey 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:40 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
  • 4:40 BOS Potapenko S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 4:40 DEN SUB: Murray FOR LaFrentz
  • 4:40 DEN SUB: Clark FOR Posey
  • 4:40 DEN McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 4:40 BOS SUB: Williams FOR Pierce
  • 4:40 DEN MISS McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 4:37 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 4:21 BOS Walker Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 3:59 DEN Lenard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 3:59 BOS Stith STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:54 BOS Anderson 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Potapenko 1 AST) 11–18
  • 3:39 DEN MISS Murray 4' Jump Shot
  • 3:36 BOS Potapenko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 3:32 DEN Clark S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 3:32 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Stith
  • 3:32 BOS Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 3:32 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 3:32 BOS MISS Williams Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 3:31 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
  • 3:08 DEN MISS Lenard 18' Jump Shot
  • 3:04 BOS Palacio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 2:59 BOS Pierce Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 2:59 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • 2:44 DEN Clark Driving Layup (2 PTS) (McDyess 2 AST) 13–19
  • 2:30 BOS Walker 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Pierce 1 AST) 13–21
  • 2:17 DEN Murray 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Van Exel 1 AST) 15–21
  • 2:07 CELTICS Timeout: Short (Full 1 Short 1)
  • 2:07 BOS SUB: Anderson FOR Palacio
  • 1:58 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:56 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 1:54 BOS MISS Williams 3' Layup
  • 1:52 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
  • 1:40 DEN MISS McDyess 1' Layup
  • 1:38 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
  • 1:31 BOS MISS Walker 3' Layup
  • 1:31 DEN Clark BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 1:28 BOS Potapenko REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 1:27 BOS MISS Potapenko 1' Layup
  • 1:25 DEN Van Exel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 1:22 BOS Potapenko P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 1:22 BOS SUB: Moiso FOR Walker
  • 1:22 DEN Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 1:22 DEN SUB: Pack FOR Van Exel
  • 1:22 DEN Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 1:15 DEN Murray P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 1:06 BOS Potapenko 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Anderson 3 AST) 17–23
  • 1:02 BOS Pierce P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 1:02 DEN Lenard Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 1:02 DEN Lenard Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 0:49 BOS MISS Anderson 1' Layup
  • 0:47 DEN Clark REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 0:43 DEN MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:42 BOS Potapenko REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 0:42 DEN Lenard P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 0:42 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 0:42 BOS Potapenko Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 0:42 DEN SUB: McCloud FOR Lenard
  • 0:42 BOS Potapenko Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 0:25 DEN Pack 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 21–25
  • 0:04 BOS Moiso 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Pierce 2 AST) 21–27
  • 0:00 End of 1st Period (10:36 AM EST)

Quarter 2

  • 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (10:38 AM EST)
  • 11:46 BOS MISS Williams 8' Jump Shot
  • 11:44 DEN Clark REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 11:36 DEN Murray 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Pack 1 AST) 23–27
  • 11:14 BOS MISS Battie 2' Layup
  • 11:14 DEN LaFrentz BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 11:10 DEN Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:02 DEN MISS Clark 14' Jump Shot
  • 10:58 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 10:53 BOS Pierce 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) 23–29
  • 10:45 DEN Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 10:45 BOS Palacio STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:35 BOS MISS Pierce 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:34 DEN Pack REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:34 BOS Palacio S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:34 BOS SUB: Stith FOR Williams
  • 10:34 DEN Pack Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 10:34 DEN Pack Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 10:21 DEN LaFrentz S.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 10:21 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 10:21 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 10:20 DEN Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
  • 10:20 BOS Battie STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:20 DEN Clark P.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 10:07 DEN Clark S.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 10:07 BOS MISS Moiso Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 10:07 CELTICS Rebound
  • 10:07 DEN SUB: Strickland FOR Clark
  • 10:07 BOS MISS Moiso Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 10:06 DEN Strickland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:50 DEN Pack OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 9:50 DEN Pack Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 9:35 BOS MISS Moiso 10' Jump Shot
  • 9:33 DEN McCloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:23 DEN MISS LaFrentz 16' Jump Shot
  • 9:22 CELTICS Rebound
  • 9:10 DEN McCloud P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 9:02 BOS Pierce 6' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 25–33
  • 8:53 DEN Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (McCloud 1 AST) 28–33
  • 8:41 BOS Stith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Moiso 1 AST) 28–36
  • 8:34 DEN Strickland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 8:34 BOS Battie STEAL (2 STL)
  • 8:33 DEN Pack P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 8:33 Timeout: Official
  • 8:33 BOS SUB: Walker FOR Moiso
  • 8:33 BOS SUB: Anderson FOR Palacio
  • 8:33 BOS Battie Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 8:33 BOS MISS Battie Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 8:32 DEN Strickland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:15 BOS Stith S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 8:15 BOS SUB: Potapenko FOR Battie
  • 8:15 DEN McCloud Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 8:15 DEN McCloud Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 8:06 BOS Stith 2' Layup (9 PTS) (Walker 2 AST) 30–39
  • 7:51 DEN MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 7:49 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 7:40 BOS Walker 4' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 30–41
  • 7:31 DEN MISS Murray 16' Jump Shot
  • 7:28 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 7:13 BOS MISS Potapenko 1' Layup
  • 7:10 BOS Potapenko REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
  • 7:06 BOS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Potapenko 2 AST) 30–44
  • 7:00 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
  • 7:00 DEN SUB: Lenard FOR Murray
  • 7:00 DEN SUB: McDyess FOR Strickland
  • 6:58 DEN McCloud Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
  • 6:50 BOS MISS Stith 9' Jump Shot
  • 6:49 DEN McCloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:39 DEN McCloud 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Pack 2 AST) 32–44
  • 6:17 BOS MISS Anderson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:15 DEN LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 6:05 DEN MISS McCloud 20' Jump Shot
  • 6:02 BOS Potapenko REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
  • 5:57 DEN LaFrentz S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 5:57 DEN SUB: Van Exel FOR Pack
  • 5:57 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 5:57 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 5:57 DEN SUB: Bowen FOR LaFrentz
  • 5:57 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 5:48 BOS Potapenko P.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 5:48 BOS SUB: Moiso FOR Potapenko
  • 5:39 DEN Bowen OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 5:39 DEN Bowen Foul Turnover (P1.T8)
  • 5:24 BOS Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
  • 5:23 BOS Palacio P.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 5:13 DEN McDyess 2' Layup (7 PTS) (McCloud 2 AST) 34–46
  • 5:13 BOS Palacio S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 5:13 DEN McDyess Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
  • 5:02 DEN McDyess P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 5:02 BOS Moiso Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 5:02 BOS MISS Moiso Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 5:01 BOS Stith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 5:00 BOS Stith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 5:00 BOS SUB: Anderson FOR Palacio
  • 4:47 DEN Bowen 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Van Exel 2 AST) 37–47
  • 4:47 BOS Moiso S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 4:47 DEN Bowen Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
  • 4:32 BOS MISS Moiso 6' Jump Shot
  • 4:30 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
  • 4:15 DEN McDyess 14' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 40–47
  • 4:02 BOS MISS Walker 1' Layup
  • 3:57 DEN Bowen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 3:55 DEN Lenard 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Van Exel 3 AST) 42–47
  • 3:48 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 1)
  • 3:32 BOS Walker 2' Hook Shot (13 PTS) 42–49
  • 3:09 DEN MISS Lenard 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:08 Nuggets Rebound
  • 3:08 BOS Moiso L.B.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 3:08 DEN MISS McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 3:08 Nuggets Rebound
  • 3:08 DEN McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 2:51 BOS MISS Walker 5' Jump Shot
  • 2:48 BOS Moiso REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 2:44 BOS MISS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:42 BOS Moiso REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • 2:39 BOS MISS Moiso 1' Layup
  • 2:37 DEN Lenard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 2:34 DEN Lenard Discontinue Dribble Turnover (P2.T9)
  • 2:23 BOS Walker Out Of Bounds Turnover (P3.T6)
  • 2:13 DEN McCloud 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Van Exel 4 AST) 46–49
  • 1:55 DEN McCloud S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 1:55 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 1:55 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 1:36 DEN MISS McDyess 12' Jump Shot
  • 1:34 DEN Bowen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 1:31 DEN MISS McCloud 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:28 BOS Moiso REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 1:22 BOS Moiso 1' Reverse Dunk (5 PTS) (Walker 3 AST) 46–53
  • 1:14 DEN McDyess 1' Slam Dunk (13 PTS) (Lenard 1 AST) 48–53
  • 1:02 DEN Bowen S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 1:02 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 1:02 BOS SUB: Williams FOR Stith
  • 1:02 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:59 DEN McCloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 0:45 BOS Moiso P.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 0:45 DEN McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 0:45 BOS SUB: Stith FOR Moiso
  • 0:45 DEN McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
  • 0:28 BOS MISS Williams 3' Layup
  • 0:26 DEN McCloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 0:05 DEN MISS Van Exel 3' Layup
  • 0:04 CELTICS Rebound
  • 0:00 BOS Anderson 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Pierce 3 AST) 50–56
  • 0:00 End of 2nd Period (11:10 AM EST)

Quarter 3

  • 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (11:25 AM EST)
  • 11:47 BOS MISS Pierce 2' Layup
  • 11:47 DEN Posey BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 11:45 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
  • 11:39 DEN Lenard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Van Exel 5 AST) 53–56
  • 11:17 BOS Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Pierce 4 AST) 53–59
  • 11:12 BOS Stith P.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 10:58 DEN McDyess 17' Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Lenard 2 AST) 55–59
  • 10:44 BOS MISS Battie 4' Jump Shot
  • 10:42 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)
  • 10:27 DEN Van Exel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T10)
  • 10:27 BOS Pierce STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:22 BOS Pierce OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 10:22 BOS Pierce Foul Turnover (P2.T7)
  • 10:04 DEN MISS McDyess 13' Jump Shot
  • 10:02 BOS Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 9:53 BOS Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T8)
  • 9:53 DEN Posey STEAL (1 STL)
  • 9:50 DEN Posey Driving Layup (4 PTS) 57–59
  • 9:50 BOS Anderson S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 9:50 DEN Posey Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
  • 9:37 BOS MISS Stith 21' Jump Shot
  • 9:35 DEN LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 9:18 DEN MISS LaFrentz 20' Jump Shot
  • 9:16 BOS Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 9:13 DEN Posey S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 9:13 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 9:13 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 9:11 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:8)
  • 9:03 BOS Pierce P.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 8:54 DEN MISS Van Exel 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:52 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
  • 8:48 DEN Posey P.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 8:42 BOS Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Stith 1 AST) 58–63
  • 8:27 DEN Van Exel Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T11)
  • 8:27 BOS Walker STEAL (1 STL)
  • 8:24 BOS Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T9)
  • 8:08 DEN McDyess 15' Jump Shot (19 PTS) 60–63
  • 7:58 BOS Pierce 2' Layup (16 PTS) (Walker 4 AST) 60–65
  • 7:58 DEN LaFrentz Violation:Lane
  • 7:38 DEN McDyess Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T12)
  • 7:38 BOS Walker STEAL (2 STL)
  • 7:24 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T10)
  • 7:24 DEN Van Exel STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:18 DEN Lenard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Van Exel 6 AST) 63–65
  • 7:10 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 1)
  • 7:06 BOS Stith OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 7:06 BOS Stith Foul Turnover (P2.T11)
  • 6:54 DEN MISS Lenard 1' Layup
  • 6:54 BOS Battie BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 6:51 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:48 BOS MISS Walker 6' Jump Shot
  • 6:46 DEN Posey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 6:33 DEN MISS LaFrentz 3' Layup
  • 6:33 BOS Battie BLOCK (3 BLK)
  • 6:30 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 6:26 BOS Anderson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) 63–68
  • 6:09 DEN McDyess OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 6:09 DEN McDyess Foul Turnover (P2.T13)
  • 6:09 DEN SUB: Clark FOR LaFrentz
  • 6:09 BOS SUB: Williams FOR Stith
  • 5:59 BOS Pierce OFF.Foul (P4)
  • 5:59 BOS Pierce Foul Turnover (P4.T12)
  • 5:39 DEN MISS Posey 6' Jump Shot
  • 5:39 BOS Battie BLOCK (4 BLK)
  • 5:38 DEN Van Exel Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T14)
  • 5:38 DEN Van Exel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 5:38 BOS SUB: Stith FOR Pierce
  • 5:27 BOS Anderson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T13)
  • 5:27 DEN SUB: McCloud FOR Posey
  • 5:15 DEN MISS Van Exel 5' Jump Shot
  • 5:12 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 5:07 BOS MISS Anderson 16' Jump Shot
  • 5:05 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:9)
  • 4:51 DEN MISS Clark 4' Jump Shot
  • 4:48 DEN Lenard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 4:46 DEN MISS Lenard 4' Jump Shot
  • 4:44 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:9)
  • 4:40 DEN Van Exel P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 4:40 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 4:29 BOS MISS Stith 14' Jump Shot
  • 4:28 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • 4:25 BOS MISS Williams 2' Layup
  • 4:23 DEN Clark REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 4:10 DEN Lenard 20' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Clark 1 AST) 65–68
  • 3:48 BOS MISS Walker 19' Jump Shot
  • 3:45 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:10)
  • 3:39 DEN McDyess 2' Layup (21 PTS) (Van Exel 7 AST) 67–68
  • 3:23 DEN McDyess P.FOUL (P3.T4)
  • 3:23 DEN SUB: LaFrentz FOR Clark
  • 3:23 BOS SUB: Potapenko FOR Battie
  • 3:14 BOS MISS Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:12 DEN Van Exel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 3:10 DEN McDyess 1' Slam Dunk (23 PTS) (Van Exel 8 AST) 69–68
  • 2:56 DEN Lenard S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 2:56 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
  • 2:56 DEN SUB: Clark FOR LaFrentz
  • 2:56 BOS Stith Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 2:56 BOS Stith Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 2:40 DEN MISS McDyess 9' Jump Shot
  • 2:38 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:10)
  • 2:31 BOS MISS Stith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:29 BOS Potapenko REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
  • 2:24 BOS Walker 1' Driving Layup (21 PTS) 69–72
  • 2:11 BOS Stith S.FOUL (P4.T4)
  • 2:11 DEN Lenard Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
  • 2:11 DEN Lenard Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
  • 1:49 BOS Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P6.T14)
  • 1:49 DEN Clark STEAL (1 STL)
  • 1:36 DEN Van Exel 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (McCloud 3 AST) 73–72
  • 1:13 BOS MISS Stith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:11 DEN McCloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 0:53 BOS Walker P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 0:53 DEN SUB: Pack FOR Van Exel
  • 0:53 DEN MISS Clark Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:53 Nuggets Rebound
  • 0:53 BOS SUB: Anderson FOR Palacio
  • 0:53 BOS SUB: Moiso FOR Walker
  • 0:53 DEN Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 0:41 BOS MISS Potapenko 16' Jump Shot
  • 0:39 DEN Clark REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 0:37 DEN MISS McDyess 3' Layup
  • 0:37 CELTICS Rebound
  • 0:21 BOS MISS Stith 2' Layup
  • 0:19 DEN Pack REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 0:17 DEN Pack Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T15)
  • 0:17 BOS Stith STEAL (2 STL)
  • 0:03 DEN McCloud S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 0:03 BOS Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 0:03 BOS SUB: Griffin FOR Stith
  • 0:03 BOS Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 0:03 DEN McCloud Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T16)
  • 0:03 BOS Potapenko STEAL (1 STL)
  • 0:00 BOS MISS Anderson 16' Jump Shot
  • 0:00 CELTICS Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 3rd Period (11:50 AM EST)

Quarter 4

  • 12:00 Start of 4th Period (11:53 AM EST)
  • 11:39 DEN MISS McDyess 16' Jump Shot
  • 11:36 DEN Clark REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 11:36 BOS Moiso S.FOUL (P4.T1)
  • 11:36 DEN Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 11:36 DEN MISS Clark Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 11:34 CELTICS Rebound
  • 11:22 BOS MISS Griffin 3' Layup
  • 11:22 DEN McDyess BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 11:21 CELTICS Rebound
  • 11:19 BOS MISS Moiso 1' Layup
  • 11:17 BOS Potapenko REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)
  • 10:57 DEN Clark S.FOUL (P4.T1)
  • 10:57 BOS Potapenko Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 10:57 BOS MISS Potapenko Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 10:55 BOS Moiso REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
  • 10:46 BOS MISS Anderson 18' Jump Shot
  • 10:44 DEN McCloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 10:31 DEN MISS McCloud 11' Jump Shot
  • 10:30 CELTICS Rebound
  • 10:30 DEN SUB: Van Exel FOR Pack
  • 10:16 BOS MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:12 DEN McCloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
  • 10:08 BOS Potapenko P.FOUL (P4.T2)
  • 9:57 BOS Griffin S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 9:57 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Potapenko
  • 9:57 DEN McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
  • 9:57 DEN MISS McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 9:55 CELTICS Rebound
  • 9:45 DEN McCloud P.FOUL (P4.T2)
  • 9:33 BOS Williams 7' Jump Shot (3 PTS) 76–77
  • 9:10 DEN McCloud 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Murray 1 AST) 79–77
  • 8:55 BOS Battie 2' Layup (7 PTS) (Anderson 4 AST) 79–79
  • 8:51 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
  • 8:51 BOS SUB: Walker FOR Moiso
  • 8:51 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Williams
  • 8:40 BOS Battie S.FOUL (P3.T4)
  • 8:40 DEN Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 8:40 DEN MISS Clark Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 8:39 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 8:17 BOS MISS Walker 19' Jump Shot
  • 8:14 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:11)
  • 8:04 DEN McDyess Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T17)
  • 8:04 BOS Griffin STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:54 BOS Anderson OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 7:54 BOS Anderson Foul Turnover (P2.T15)
  • 7:36 DEN Van Exel 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 82–79
  • 7:15 BOS MISS Griffin 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 7:12 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
  • 7:10 BOS Walker 1' Layup (23 PTS) 82–81
  • 6:54 DEN McDyess 1' Reverse Layup (26 PTS) 84–81
  • 6:43 BOS MISS Anderson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:42 Nuggets Rebound
  • 6:42 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 1)
  • 6:42 BOS SUB: Stith FOR Griffin
  • 6:42 DEN SUB: LaFrentz FOR Clark
  • 6:17 DEN MISS McCloud 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:13 BOS Stith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 6:05 BOS MISS Pierce 1' Layup
  • 6:03 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:12)
  • 5:48 DEN MISS McDyess 14' Jump Shot
  • 5:45 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 5:41 BOS Battie 1' Layup (9 PTS) (Pierce 5 AST) 84–83
  • 5:23 BOS Walker P.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 5:23 DEN SUB: Lenard FOR Murray
  • 5:23 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 5:23 DEN McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
  • 5:23 DEN McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
  • 5:10 BOS MISS Pierce 15' Jump Shot
  • 5:07 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:13)
  • 4:55 BOS Battie P.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 4:55 DEN McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
  • 4:55 DEN McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
  • 4:47 DEN McCloud S.FOUL (P5.T3)
  • 4:47 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
  • 4:47 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
  • 4:22 Nuggets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#18)
  • 4:15 DEN McCloud P.FOUL (P6.T4)
  • 4:15 DEN SUB: Posey FOR McCloud
  • 4:07 BOS MISS Pierce 15' Jump Shot
  • 4:05 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:14)
  • 3:51 DEN MISS LaFrentz 21' Jump Shot
  • 3:49 BOS Stith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 3:27 BOS MISS Battie 17' Jump Shot
  • 3:26 DEN Posey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 3:15 DEN MISS Van Exel 4' Jump Shot
  • 3:13 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 3:04 DEN Posey S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 3:04 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
  • 3:04 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
  • 2:43 DEN McDyess 15' Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Lenard 3 AST) 90–87
  • 2:42 Nuggets Violation: Delay of game Violation
  • 2:28 DEN LaFrentz S.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 2:28 Timeout: Official
  • 2:28 BOS MISS Battie Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 2:28 CELTICS Rebound
  • 2:28 BOS Battie Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 2:15 DEN MISS McDyess 19' Jump Shot
  • 2:15 CELTICS Rebound
  • 2:01 BOS Pierce 14' Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Battie 1 AST) 90–90
  • 1:45 BOS Battie P.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 1:45 DEN McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (33 PTS)
  • 1:45 BOS SUB: Anderson FOR Palacio
  • 1:45 DEN MISS McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 1:43 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 1:37 BOS Stith OFF.Foul (P5)
  • 1:37 BOS Stith Foul Turnover (P3.T16)
  • 1:14 DEN MISS Van Exel 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:10 DEN Posey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 0:55 DEN MISS Posey 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:52 DEN LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
  • 0:51 DEN MISS LaFrentz 2' Layup
  • 0:51 BOS Stith BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 0:47 BOS Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 0:43 DEN LaFrentz S.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 0:43 BOS MISS Stith Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:43 CELTICS Rebound
  • 0:43 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 0:43 BOS Stith Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 0:43 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 0)
  • 0:29 DEN MISS LaFrentz 2' Layup
  • 0:27 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
  • 0:27 CELTICS Timeout: Short (Full 4 Short 2)
  • 0:27 BOS SUB: Anderson FOR Palacio
  • 0:08 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Jump Shot
  • 0:07 DEN Posey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 0:07 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 0)
  • 0:07 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 0:07 DEN SUB: Murray FOR LaFrentz
  • 0:01 DEN MISS Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 Nuggets Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 4th Period (12:27 PM EST)

Overtime

  • 5:00 Start of 1st OT (12:30 PM EST)
  • 5:00 BOS Jump Ball Battie vs. McDyess: Tip to Walker
  • 4:50 BOS MISS Palacio 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:44 DEN Van Exel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 4:30 DEN MISS McDyess 16' Jump Shot
  • 4:27 BOS Stith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 4:19 BOS MISS Stith 19' Jump Shot
  • 4:16 DEN Lenard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 4:02 DEN MISS Lenard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:01 BOS Palacio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 3:57 BOS Walker 1' Driving Layup (25 PTS) (Palacio 1 AST) 91–93
  • 3:57 DEN Van Exel S.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 3:57 BOS Walker Free Throw 1 of 1 (26 PTS)
  • 3:51 DEN Van Exel Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T19)
  • 3:51 BOS Walker STEAL (3 STL)
  • 3:48 DEN Van Exel S.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 3:48 BOS Battie Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 3:48 DEN SUB: Clark FOR LaFrentz
  • 3:48 BOS Battie Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 3:30 BOS Walker P.FOUL (P4.T1)
  • 3:16 DEN MISS Posey 2' Layup
  • 3:13 DEN Posey REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 3:12 DEN Posey 1' Tip Shot (7 PTS) 93–96
  • 2:56 BOS MISS Walker 2' Layup
  • 2:56 DEN Clark BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 2:53 DEN McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:15)
  • 2:50 DEN MISS Van Exel 28' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:47 DEN Clark REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 2:45 DEN MISS Clark 2' Layup
  • 2:44 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
  • 2:38 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 2)
  • 2:38 BOS SUB: Anderson FOR Palacio
  • 2:29 DEN McDyess S.FOUL (P4.T3)
  • 2:29 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 2:29 CELTICS Rebound
  • 2:29 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 2:29 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
  • 2:29 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.7 Short 0)
  • 2:29 Nuggets Timeout: Short (Reg.7 Short 1)
  • 2:07 DEN McDyess 7' Jump Shot (35 PTS) (Van Exel 9 AST) 95–97
  • 1:47 BOS Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P7.T17)
  • 1:47 DEN Posey STEAL (2 STL)
  • 1:28 DEN McDyess 17' Jump Shot (37 PTS) 97–97
  • 1:28 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 2)
  • 1:28 BOS SUB: Anderson FOR Palacio
  • 1:02 BOS Pierce 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Stith 2 AST) 97–100
  • 0:38 DEN Lenard 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Van Exel 10 AST) 100–100
  • 0:21 BOS Anderson 12' Jump Shot (13 PTS) 100–102
  • 0:21 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.8 Short 1)
  • 0:21 BOS SUB: Palacio FOR Anderson
  • 0:06 DEN Van Exel 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS) 102–102
  • 0:00 BOS Pierce 18' Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Palacio 2 AST) 102–104
  • 0:00 End of 1st OT (12:46 PM EST)