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Denver Nuggets @ 
Boston Celtics 58–77
2003-01-24 19:30 · NBA · TD Garden, Boston MA · Att. 18,087
Denver Nuggets 2002-03 · Boston Celtics 2002-03 · 2002-03 season
Team stats
| Nuggets | Celtics | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 24-78 .308 | 27-71 .380 |
| Three-pointers | 3-12 .250 | 7-23 .304 |
| Free throws | 7-13 .538 | 16-19 .842 |
| Offensive rebounds | 14 | 11 |
| Defensive rebounds | 30 | 29 |
| Total rebounds | 44 | 40 |
| Assists | 13 | 16 |
| Steals | 10 | 13 |
| Blocks | 4 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 15 |
| Personal fouls | 22 | 16 |
| Technical fouls | 0 | 1 |
| Points in the paint | -1 | -1 |
| Fast-break points | 2 | 2 |
| Points off turnovers | 19 | 13 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nene Hilario G | 43 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -20 |
 Vincent Yarbrough F | 33 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -23 |
| Junior Harrington F | 30 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -27 |
| Chris Andersen G | 29 | 5 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -17 |
| Donnell Harvey F | 21 | 10 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -13 |
| Mark Blount C | 21 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili F | 21 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rodney White F | 19 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 |
| John Crotty G | 18 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Ryan Bowen F | 5 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Bzdelik | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.R. Dunn | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John MacLeod | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erik Phillips | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jarinn Akana | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 240 | 58 | 24-78 | 3-12 | 7-13 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 22 |
FG .308 · 3P .250 · FT .538
Did not play: Juwan Howard (nwt - personal reasons), Marcus Camby (dnd - sprained right ankle)
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Pierce G | 41 | 45 | 16-27 | 4-7 | 9-10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +20 |
 Walter McCarty F | 38 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +20 |
| Eric Williams F | 34 | 11 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +22 |
| J.R. Bremer F | 29 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +7 |
 Vin Baker C | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +3 |
| Tony Battie C | 26 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +15 |
| Shammond Williams G | 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
| Kedrick Brown F | 15 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Grant Long F | 15 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 |
 Tony Delk G | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Bruno Sundov F | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 |
| Joe Gallagher | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Carroll | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harter | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim O'Brien | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lester Conner | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Vogel | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 240 | 77 | 27-71 | 7-23 | 16-19 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 16 |
FG .380 · 3P .304 · FT .842
Did not play: Antoine Walker (dnd - sprained right knee)
Officials: Joe Crawford, Ronnie Nunn, Pat Fraher
Play-by-play
Show every play (464)
Quarter 1
- 12:00 Start of 1st Period (7:41 PM EST)
- 12:00 BOS Jump Ball Baker vs. Andersen: Tip to E. Williams
- 11:37 BOS Pierce 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bremer 1 AST) 0–3
- 11:17 DEN Nene Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 11:17 BOS Bremer STEAL (1 STL)
- 11:08 BOS E. Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 10:56 BOS Baker P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 10:46 DEN MISS Harvey 3' Jump Shot
- 10:45 Nuggets Rebound
- 10:45 BOS Baker L.B.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 10:45 BOS Baker T.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 10:45 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Baker
- 10:45 DEN MISS Yarbrough Free Throw Technical
- 10:45 Nuggets Rebound
- 10:32 DEN MISS Harvey 3' Layup
- 10:31 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 10:30 DEN MISS Harvey 3' Layup
- 10:28 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 10:27 DEN MISS Harvey 3' Layup
- 10:26 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 10:14 DEN MISS Andersen 13' Jump Shot
- 10:13 BOS E. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:01 BOS Battie 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McCarty 1 AST) 0–5
- 9:41 DEN MISS Harrington 4' Jump Shot
- 9:40 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:27 BOS McCarty 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bremer 2 AST) 0–8
- 9:05 DEN Nene 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Yarbrough 1 AST) 2–8
- 8:48 BOS McCarty Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
- 8:48 DEN Andersen STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:30 DEN Harvey 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) 4–8
- 8:12 BOS MISS Pierce 16' Jump Shot
- 8:10 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:46 DEN MISS Yarbrough 18' Jump Shot
- 7:44 BOS E. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:33 BOS MISS Battie 13' Jump Shot
- 7:31 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 7:22 BOS Pierce 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) 4–11
- 7:07 BOS Battie S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 7:07 DEN MISS Nene Free Throw 1 of 2
- 7:07 Nuggets Rebound
- 7:07 DEN Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 6:54 BOS MISS Pierce 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:52 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:41 DEN MISS Nene 4' Jump Shot
- 6:41 BOS McCarty BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 6:39 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 6:34 DEN Harvey P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 6:25 DEN Harvey P.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 6:19 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (McCarty 2 AST) 5–13
- 6:10 DEN MISS Andersen 18' Jump Shot
- 6:08 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:50 BOS MISS E. Williams 11' Jump Shot
- 5:48 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 5:31 DEN MISS Harvey 4' Jump Shot
- 5:30 DEN Yarbrough REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 5:27 DEN MISS Harrington 15' Jump Shot
- 5:26 DEN Yarbrough REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 5:24 DEN MISS Yarbrough 7' Jump Shot
- 5:22 BOS Bremer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:13 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Bremer 3 AST) 5–15
- 4:55 BOS E. Williams S.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 4:55 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- 4:55 BOS SUB: Delk FOR Bremer
- 4:55 BOS SUB: Long FOR E. Williams
- 4:55 DEN Harvey Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 4:55 DEN Harvey Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 4:42 BOS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) 7–18
- 4:18 DEN MISS Harvey 9' Jump Shot
- 4:16 Nuggets Rebound
- 4:16 DEN SUB: Tskitishvili FOR Harvey
- 4:03 DEN MISS Yarbrough 13' Jump Shot
- 4:02 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 3:54 DEN MISS Tskitishvili 17' Jump Shot
- 3:52 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 3:47 DEN Andersen 4' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 9–18
- 3:31 BOS MISS Delk 18' Jump Shot
- 3:30 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 3:13 DEN MISS Tskitishvili 11' Jump Shot
- 3:13 BOS McCarty BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 3:11 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 2:53 BOS MISS Delk 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:52 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 2:40 DEN MISS Tskitishvili 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:38 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 2:32 BOS Pierce 3' Layup (15 PTS) 9–20
- 2:02 DEN Tskitishvili 14' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) 11–20
- 1:42 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Layup (17 PTS) (Delk 1 AST) 11–22
- 1:20 DEN Tskitishvili Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
- 1:20 BOS Pierce STEAL (1 STL)
- 1:16 DEN Yarbrough S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 1:16 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 1:16 DEN SUB: Crotty FOR Harrington
- 1:16 DEN SUB: Blount FOR Nene
- 1:16 BOS SUB: Brown FOR McCarty
- 1:16 BOS SUB: Sundov FOR Battie
- 1:16 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
- 1:16 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 0:57 DEN Yarbrough Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
- 0:57 BOS Pierce STEAL (2 STL)
- 0:43 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:40 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 0:25 DEN Andersen OFF.Foul (P1)
- 0:25 DEN Andersen Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
- 0:25 DEN SUB: Bowen FOR Yarbrough
- 0:25 BOS SUB: Bremer FOR Pierce
- 0:02 BOS Bremer Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
- 0:02 DEN Bowen STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:01 DEN MISS Bowen 39' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 Nuggets Rebound
- 0:00 End of 1st Period (8:03 PM EST)
Quarter 2
- 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (8:06 PM EST)
- 11:45 DEN MISS Andersen 2' Layup
- 11:45 BOS Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 11:41 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 11:39 DEN MISS Andersen 4' Jump Shot
- 11:39 BOS Sundov BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 11:37 BOS Delk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:33 BOS MISS Bremer 3' Layup
- 11:31 BOS Bremer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 11:23 BOS MISS Sundov 18' Jump Shot
- 11:22 DEN Bowen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:14 DEN Blount 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Tskitishvili 1 AST) 13–24
- 10:59 DEN SUB: White FOR Bowen
- 10:59 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Delk
- 10:59 DEN SUB: Nene FOR Andersen
- 10:49 BOS MISS Long 19' Jump Shot
- 10:47 DEN Crotty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:38 DEN Crotty 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 15–24
- 10:22 BOS Sundov 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Pierce 1 AST) 15–26
- 10:09 DEN MISS Nene 14' Jump Shot
- 10:07 DEN Tskitishvili REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 10:07 BOS Pierce P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 10:02 DEN Blount 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Nene 1 AST) 17–26
- 9:44 BOS Sundov Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
- 9:44 DEN Nene STEAL (1 STL)
- 9:38 DEN White 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nene 2 AST) 19–26
- 9:15 BOS MISS Bremer 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:13 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 9:04 DEN Tskitishvili Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
- 9:04 BOS Brown STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:56 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- 8:56 DEN Nene STEAL (2 STL)
- 8:41 BOS Brown P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 8:41 Timeout: Official
- 8:41 BOS SUB: E. Williams FOR Long
- 8:41 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Sundov
- 8:33 DEN Blount 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Crotty 1 AST) 21–26
- 8:19 BOS MISS Pierce 17' Jump Shot
- 8:18 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 7:57 DEN MISS Tskitishvili 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:55 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:38 BOS Pierce 18' Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Battie 1 AST) 21–28
- 7:23 DEN White 5' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Crotty 2 AST) 23–28
- 7:08 BOS Pierce 16' Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Bremer 4 AST) 23–30
- 6:53 BOS Battie P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 6:53 DEN SUB: Harvey FOR Tskitishvili
- 6:53 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR Brown
- 6:39 DEN MISS Blount 17' Jump Shot
- 6:37 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 6:32 BOS MISS E. Williams 2' Layup
- 6:32 DEN Blount BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 6:32 CELTICS Rebound
- 6:23 BOS MISS E. Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:20 BOS E. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 6:15 BOS Pierce 20' Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Bremer 5 AST) 23–32
- 5:51 DEN MISS Crotty 13' Jump Shot
- 5:51 BOS E. Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 5:48 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 5:44 BOS MISS Pierce 20' Jump Shot
- 5:42 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 5:34 DEN White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
- 5:34 BOS Battie STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:25 BOS Bremer 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 23–34
- 5:16 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
- 5:16 BOS SUB: Baker FOR Battie
- 5:16 DEN SUB: Harrington FOR Crotty
- 5:16 DEN SUB: Yarbrough FOR White
- 4:59 DEN MISS Yarbrough 16' Jump Shot
- 4:57 DEN Yarbrough REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
- 4:55 DEN MISS Yarbrough 2' Layup
- 4:53 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
- 4:52 DEN MISS Harvey 1' Layup
- 4:50 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 4:47 BOS MISS Bremer 20' Jump Shot
- 4:45 CELTICS Rebound
- 4:41 DEN Harvey P.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 4:41 BOS SUB: S. Williams FOR Bremer
- 4:34 BOS Pierce 16' Jump Shot (27 PTS) 23–36
- 4:06 DEN MISS Blount 13' Jump Shot
- 4:05 Nuggets Rebound
- 4:03 DEN SUB: Bowen FOR Harvey
- 4:03 DEN SUB: Andersen FOR Blount
- 3:49 DEN Andersen 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Yarbrough 2 AST) 25–36
- 3:37 BOS McCarty Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
- 3:37 DEN Andersen STEAL (2 STL)
- 3:30 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 3:30 Nuggets Rebound
- 3:30 DEN Bowen Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 3:30 DEN MISS Bowen Free Throw 1 of 2
- 3:06 BOS MISS McCarty 13' Jump Shot
- 3:03 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 2:55 DEN Yarbrough Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
- 2:55 BOS Baker STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:52 BOS Baker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
- 2:52 DEN Nene STEAL (3 STL)
- 2:43 BOS Baker S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 2:43 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
- 2:43 BOS SUB: Long FOR Baker
- 2:43 DEN MISS Bowen Free Throw 1 of 2
- 2:43 Nuggets Rebound
- 2:43 DEN Bowen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 2:29 BOS E. Williams 7' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 27–38
- 2:14 DEN MISS Andersen 2' Layup
- 2:12 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 2:06 BOS MISS McCarty 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:04 BOS E. Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 2:00 BOS MISS E. Williams 4' Jump Shot
- 1:59 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 1:57 DEN Andersen Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
- 1:57 BOS McCarty STEAL (1 STL)
- 1:54 BOS MISS McCarty 2' Layup
- 1:54 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 1:54 DEN Harrington P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 1:44 DEN Bowen S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 1:44 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
- 1:44 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2
- 1:43 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
- 1:21 DEN MISS Bowen 2' Layup
- 1:20 DEN Bowen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 1:18 DEN Bowen 1' Layup (4 PTS) 29–39
- 0:59 BOS E. Williams 6' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 29–41
- 0:48 DEN MISS Andersen 18' Jump Shot
- 0:46 BOS S. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:38 BOS MISS Long 4' Jump Shot
- 0:35 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 0:29 DEN MISS Andersen 16' Jump Shot
- 0:27 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 0:04 BOS S. Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pierce 2 AST) 29–44
- 0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:32 PM EST)
Quarter 3
- 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:48 PM EST)
- 11:44 DEN MISS Nene 2' Layup
- 11:42 BOS E. Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 11:29 BOS MISS Bremer 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:28 DEN Yarbrough REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
- 11:06 DEN MISS Andersen 17' Jump Shot
- 11:04 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 10:49 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Jump Shot
- 10:47 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 10:38 DEN Yarbrough 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harrington 1 AST) 31–44
- 10:20 DEN Andersen P.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 10:11 BOS E. Williams Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
- 10:11 DEN Nene STEAL (4 STL)
- 10:03 DEN MISS Harvey 4' Jump Shot
- 10:03 BOS Baker BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 10:01 Nuggets Rebound
- 9:50 DEN Harvey 9' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Harrington 2 AST) 33–44
- 9:33 BOS Baker 5' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Bremer 6 AST) 33–46
- 9:20 DEN MISS Yarbrough 20' Jump Shot
- 9:17 Nuggets Rebound
- 9:11 DEN Nene 1' Driving Dunk (5 PTS) 35–46
- 8:54 DEN Andersen P.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 8:46 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
- 8:27 DEN Harvey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
- 8:13 BOS McCarty Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T10)
- 8:13 DEN Yarbrough STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:08 DEN Harvey 1' Dunk (8 PTS) 37–46
- 7:49 DEN Andersen S.FOUL (P4.T3)
- 7:49 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
- 7:49 DEN SUB: Blount FOR Andersen
- 7:49 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
- 7:27 DEN Harvey OFF.Foul (P4)
- 7:27 DEN Harvey Foul Turnover (P2.T10)
- 7:12 BOS MISS Bremer 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:09 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
- 7:06 DEN Harvey Traveling Turnover (P3.T11)
- 7:06 DEN SUB: White FOR Harvey
- 6:54 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T11)
- 6:54 DEN Nene STEAL (5 STL)
- 6:47 BOS Baker S.FOUL (P4.T1)
- 6:47 DEN MISS Blount Free Throw 1 of 2
- 6:47 Nuggets Rebound
- 6:47 BOS SUB: S. Williams FOR Bremer
- 6:47 BOS SUB: Long FOR McCarty
- 6:47 DEN Blount Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 6:33 BOS E. Williams 3' Layup (6 PTS) (Long 1 AST) 38–50
- 6:33 DEN Yarbrough S.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 6:33 BOS E. Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
- 6:09 DEN MISS Harrington 15' Jump Shot
- 6:09 BOS Baker BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 6:06 BOS Long REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:53 DEN Yarbrough S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 5:53 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
- 5:53 BOS SUB: Brown FOR Pierce
- 5:53 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Baker
- 5:53 BOS E. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 5:53 BOS E. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 5:35 DEN MISS Blount 11' Jump Shot
- 5:33 BOS Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:16 BOS MISS E. Williams 3' Jump Shot
- 5:16 DEN Blount BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 5:13 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 5:04 DEN MISS White 15' Jump Shot
- 5:02 BOS Long REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 4:54 BOS S. Williams OFF.Foul (P1)
- 4:54 BOS S. Williams Foul Turnover (P1.T12)
- 4:54 DEN SUB: Tskitishvili FOR Yarbrough
- 4:30 DEN Harrington 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Blount 1 AST) 41–53
- 4:12 DEN Tskitishvili S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 4:12 BOS MISS E. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
- 4:12 CELTICS Rebound
- 4:12 BOS E. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 3:55 DEN MISS Blount 11' Jump Shot
- 3:54 Nuggets Rebound
- 3:47 DEN MISS White 17' Jump Shot
- 3:47 BOS Brown BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 3:46 Nuggets Rebound
- 3:46 Nuggets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#12)
- 3:31 BOS MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:30 CELTICS Rebound
- 3:30 DEN Blount L.B.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 3:30 BOS Long Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 3:30 BOS Long Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 3:13 DEN MISS Tskitishvili 8' Jump Shot
- 3:12 BOS Long REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 2:54 BOS MISS S. Williams 14' Jump Shot
- 2:53 Nuggets Rebound
- 2:52 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
- 2:52 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR E. Williams
- 2:52 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Long
- 2:52 DEN SUB: Crotty FOR Harrington
- 2:34 DEN MISS Nene 3' Jump Shot
- 2:34 BOS McCarty BLOCK (3 BLK)
- 2:31 DEN Tskitishvili REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 2:28 DEN Tskitishvili 5' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) 43–56
- 2:14 BOS MISS McCarty 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:11 DEN Tskitishvili REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 1:55 DEN MISS Crotty 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:53 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 1:39 BOS MISS McCarty 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:37 DEN Tskitishvili REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 1:31 DEN MISS White 18' Jump Shot
- 1:29 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 1:26 DEN Nene Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T13)
- 1:26 BOS McCarty STEAL (2 STL)
- 1:21 BOS McCarty Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T13)
- 1:21 DEN Tskitishvili STEAL (1 STL)
- 1:00 DEN White 9' Jump Shot (6 PTS) 45–56
- 0:45 BOS MISS Pierce 12' Jump Shot
- 0:44 DEN Crotty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 0:27 DEN MISS White 22' Jump Shot
- 0:25 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 0:01 BOS MISS S. Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 0:00 End of 3rd Period (9:12 PM EST)
Quarter 4
- 12:00 Start of 4th Period (9:15 PM EST)
- 11:41 BOS MISS S. Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:39 DEN Tskitishvili REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 11:24 DEN White Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T14)
- 11:24 BOS Pierce STEAL (3 STL)
- 11:17 BOS MISS Pierce 13' Jump Shot
- 11:15 DEN Tskitishvili REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 11:01 DEN White 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Crotty 3 AST) 48–56
- 10:39 BOS MISS McCarty 1' Layup
- 10:38 BOS Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 10:36 BOS Brown 1' Layup (2 PTS) 48–58
- 10:09 Nuggets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#15)
- 9:58 BOS Baker Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T14)
- 9:58 DEN SUB: Harvey FOR Tskitishvili
- 9:58 DEN SUB: Andersen FOR Blount
- 9:40 DEN MISS White 18' Jump Shot
- 9:37 BOS Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 9:30 BOS MISS Brown 16' Jump Shot
- 9:27 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
- 9:05 DEN White Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T16)
- 9:05 BOS S. Williams STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:59 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Layup (32 PTS) 48–60
- 8:59 DEN Andersen S.FOUL (P5.T1)
- 8:59 Timeout: Official
- 8:59 BOS SUB: E. Williams FOR Brown
- 8:59 BOS SUB: Bremer FOR S. Williams
- 8:59 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (33 PTS)
- 8:45 BOS E. Williams P.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 8:37 DEN White Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T17)
- 8:37 BOS Baker STEAL (2 STL)
- 8:35 DEN Crotty P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 8:35 DEN SUB: Yarbrough FOR White
- 8:28 BOS MISS Pierce 15' Jump Shot
- 8:26 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
- 8:08 DEN MISS Crotty 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:07 Nuggets Rebound
- 8:07 BOS Baker L.B.FOUL (P5.T2)
- 8:07 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Baker
- 7:54 DEN Harvey 4' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 50–61
- 7:33 BOS MISS Bremer 5' Jump Shot
- 7:33 DEN Andersen BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 7:31 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
- 7:09 DEN Yarbrough 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Andersen 1 AST) 53–61
- 6:53 BOS Battie OFF.Foul (P3)
- 6:53 BOS Battie Foul Turnover (P1.T15)
- 6:35 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 6:35 DEN MISS Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2
- 6:35 Nuggets Rebound
- 6:35 DEN Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 6:12 BOS MISS Bremer 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:10 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 6:06 BOS MISS Pierce 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:04 CELTICS Rebound
- 6:04 DEN Crotty L.B.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 6:00 DEN Harvey P.FOUL (P5.T4)
- 5:46 BOS MISS E. Williams 3' Layup
- 5:45 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 5:29 BOS MISS McCarty 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:27 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
- 5:07 DEN MISS Harvey 5' Jump Shot
- 5:07 BOS Battie BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 5:05 BOS E. Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 4:51 BOS Pierce 1' Driving Layup (35 PTS) 54–63
- 4:44 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
- 4:44 DEN SUB: Harrington FOR Crotty
- 4:30 DEN MISS Yarbrough 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:29 CELTICS Rebound
- 4:29 DEN Harvey L.B.FOUL (P6.PN)
- 4:29 DEN SUB: Tskitishvili FOR Harvey
- 4:29 BOS E. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 4:29 BOS MISS E. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2
- 4:28 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
- 4:14 DEN MISS Yarbrough 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:13 BOS Bremer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 3:54 BOS MISS E. Williams 9' Jump Shot
- 3:52 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
- 3:49 BOS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot (38 PTS) (Battie 2 AST) 54–67
- 3:32 DEN MISS Tskitishvili 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:29 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
- 3:27 DEN Yarbrough S.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 3:27 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (39 PTS)
- 3:27 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (40 PTS)
- 3:06 DEN Harrington 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS) 56–69
- 2:50 BOS MISS Pierce 3' Layup
- 2:50 DEN Yarbrough BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 2:47 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)
- 2:46 BOS Pierce 1' Layup (42 PTS) 56–71
- 2:36 DEN Harrington Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T18)
- 2:36 BOS Bremer STEAL (2 STL)
- 2:20 BOS Pierce Driving Layup (44 PTS) (McCarty 3 AST) 56–73
- 2:20 DEN Andersen S.FOUL (P6.PN)
- 2:20 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
- 2:20 DEN SUB: Blount FOR Andersen
- 2:20 DEN SUB: White FOR Nene
- 2:20 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (45 PTS)
- 2:14 BOS Bremer P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 2:14 BOS SUB: S. Williams FOR Pierce
- 2:02 DEN MISS White 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:00 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)
- 1:37 CELTICS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#16)
- 1:27 DEN Harrington Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T19)
- 1:27 BOS S. Williams STEAL (2 STL)
- 1:04 BOS MISS Bremer 1' Layup
- 1:02 DEN White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:53 DEN MISS Blount 10' Jump Shot
- 0:50 CELTICS Rebound
- 0:50 BOS SUB: Sundov FOR Battie
- 0:34 BOS Bremer 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (McCarty 4 AST) 56–77
- 0:22 DEN White 19' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Tskitishvili 2 AST) 58–77
- 0:00 End of 4th Period (9:42 PM EST)