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Boston Celtics @ 
Denver Nuggets 80–90
2003-03-22 20:00 · NBA · Ball Arena, Denver CO · Att. 17,448
Boston Celtics 2002-03 · Denver Nuggets 2002-03 · 2002-03 season
Team stats
| Celtics | Nuggets | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 23-75 .307 | 35-74 .473 |
| Three-pointers | 6-21 .286 | 2-10 .200 |
| Free throws | 28-32 .875 | 18-27 .667 |
| Offensive rebounds | 12 | 9 |
| Defensive rebounds | 26 | 36 |
| Total rebounds | 38 | 45 |
| Assists | 15 | 25 |
| Steals | 7 | 8 |
| Blocks | 2 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 19 |
| Personal fouls | 24 | 31 |
| Technical fouls | 2 | 0 |
| Points in the paint | -1 | -1 |
| Fast-break points | 4 | 8 |
| Points off turnovers | 20 | 19 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Pierce G | 43 | 31 | 8-25 | 3-5 | 12-12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | -7 |
 Antoine Walker F | 40 | 21 | 7-18 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -5 |
 J.R. Bremer F | 36 | 9 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
| Eric Williams F | 35 | 5 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -12 |
| Tony Battie C | 29 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 |
| Mark Blount C | 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
| Grant Long F | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 |
 Bimbo Coles C | 13 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| Walter McCarty F | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| 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 | 80 | 23-75 | 6-21 | 28-32 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 24 |
FG .307 · 3P .286 · FT .875
Did not play: Tony Delk (dnd - inj - left ankle sprain), Bruno Sundov (dnp - coach's decision), Kedrick Brown (dnp - coach's decision), Mark Bryant (dnp - coach's decision)
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Juwan Howard F | 37 | 27 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +4 |
 Rodney White F | 30 | 11 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -10 |
 Nene Hilario G | 28 | 16 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +8 |
| Shammond Williams G | 26 | 9 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +9 |
 Marcus Camby G | 16 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +7 |
| Donnell Harvey F | 26 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +10 |
| Chris Andersen G | 23 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -9 |
| Junior Harrington F | 23 | 12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +4 |
| Predrag Savovic G | 16 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +16 |
| Ryan Bowen F | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili F | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1 |
| 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 | 90 | 35-74 | 2-10 | 18-27 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 31 |
FG .473 · 3P .200 · FT .667
Did not play: Vincent Yarbrough (dnp - coach's decision)
Officials: Bill Spooner, Scott Foster, Bennie Adams
Play-by-play
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Quarter 1
- 12:00 Start of 1st Period (10:15 PM EST)
- 12:00 DEN Jump Ball Camby vs. Battie: Tip to Bremer
- 11:47 BOS MISS Battie 17' Jump Shot
- 11:45 DEN Camby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:29 DEN White 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST) 0–2
- 11:11 BOS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Battie 1 AST) 3–2
- 10:51 DEN MISS White 8' Jump Shot
- 10:49 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:39 BOS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bremer 1 AST) 6–2
- 10:25 DEN MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:22 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:11 BOS MISS Bremer 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:09 DEN Camby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 10:01 DEN Williams Driving Layup (2 PTS) 6–4
- 9:45 BOS Battie OFF.Foul (P1)
- 9:45 BOS Battie Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
- 9:27 DEN Camby Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
- 9:09 BOS MISS Williams 7' Running Jump Shot
- 9:09 DEN Camby BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 9:06 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 9:04 BOS Battie Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST) 8–4
- 8:54 DEN Nene Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (White 1 AST) 8–6
- 8:38 BOS Walker Layup (5 PTS) (Bremer 2 AST) 10–6
- 8:20 DEN Howard 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Williams 2 AST) 10–8
- 8:01 BOS MISS Pierce 7' Running Jump Shot
- 7:57 BOS MISS Battie 6' Jump Shot
- 7:57 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 7:55 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:44 DEN MISS Howard 16' Jump Shot
- 7:42 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 7:28 BOS Walker 10' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS) 12–8
- 7:13 BOS Williams P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 7:13 BOS SUB: Blount FOR Battie
- 7:05 BOS Celtics T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Pierce )
- 7:05 DEN MISS Howard Free Throw Technical
- 7:05 NUGGETS Rebound
- 7:00 DEN Howard Dunk (4 PTS) (Camby 1 AST) 12–10
- 6:41 BOS Bremer 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 14–10
- 6:31 BOS Blount P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 6:23 DEN Howard Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (White 2 AST) 14–12
- 6:13 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 6:13 BOS SUB: Long FOR Williams
- 6:06 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Fadeaway Jumper
- 6:03 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 5:59 BOS MISS Pierce 7' Jump Shot
- 5:59 DEN Camby BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 5:56 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 5:54 BOS MISS Pierce Layup
- 5:54 DEN Camby BLOCK (3 BLK)
- 5:54 NUGGETS Rebound
- 5:36 DEN Howard 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (8 PTS) (White 3 AST) 14–14
- 5:20 DEN Nene S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 5:20 BOS MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2
- 5:20 Celtics Rebound
- 5:20 BOS SUB: Coles FOR Bremer
- 5:20 DEN SUB: Andersen FOR Nene
- 5:20 BOS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 4:57 DEN White OFF.Foul (P1)
- 4:57 DEN White Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
- 4:38 BOS Walker 23' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 17–14
- 4:19 DEN MISS Howard 18' Jump Shot
- 4:17 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 4:11 DEN Howard P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 4:11 DEN SUB: Harrington FOR Williams
- 4:11 DEN SUB: Harvey FOR Camby
- 4:05 BOS MISS Pierce Driving Layup
- 4:05 DEN Andersen BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 4:03 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 3:54 DEN MISS Andersen 4' Jump Shot
- 3:54 BOS Blount BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 3:52 BOS Coles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 3:46 BOS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Pierce 1 AST) 20–14
- 3:25 DEN MISS Harrington 20' Jump Shot
- 3:23 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 3:19 BOS Long Layup (2 PTS) (Pierce 2 AST) 22–14
- 3:11 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- 2:52 DEN White 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Howard 1 AST) 22–16
- 2:34 BOS Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
- 2:21 DEN MISS Howard 20' Jump Shot
- 2:19 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 2:09 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
- 2:09 DEN Harrington STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:03 DEN Harvey 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harrington 1 AST) 22–18
- 1:43 BOS Pierce Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Blount 1 AST) 24–18
- 1:43 DEN Andersen S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 1:43 BOS SUB: Williams FOR Walker
- 1:43 DEN SUB: Tskitishvili FOR Howard
- 1:43 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
- 1:19 DEN MISS White 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:17 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 1:10 DEN Tskitishvili P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 1:10 BOS MISS Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
- 1:10 Celtics Rebound
- 1:10 BOS Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 0:51 DEN MISS Harvey 19' Jump Shot
- 0:48 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 0:42 BOS MISS Long 18' Jump Shot
- 0:41 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 0:26 DEN Tskitishvili Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
- 0:26 BOS Blount STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:04 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
- 0:04 DEN Harrington STEAL (2 STL)
- 0:00 DEN MISS White 30' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 NUGGETS Rebound
- 0:00 End of 1st Period (10:37 PM EST)
Quarter 2
- 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (10:40 PM EST)
- 11:45 DEN MISS Tskitishvili 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:44 NUGGETS Rebound
- 11:44 BOS Long L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 11:36 DEN Andersen OFF.Foul (P2)
- 11:36 DEN Andersen Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
- 11:21 DEN Harvey P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 11:10 BOS MISS Williams 6' Jump Hook Shot
- 11:05 DEN Tskitishvili REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:57 DEN MISS Harrington 21' Jump Shot
- 10:55 DEN Harvey Tip Shot (4 PTS) 26–20
- 10:55 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 10:38 BOS MISS Battie Driving Layup
- 10:38 DEN Andersen BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 10:35 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 10:32 DEN Tskitishvili Out Of Bounds Turnover (P2.T5)
- 10:32 BOS SUB: Walker FOR Long
- 10:22 DEN Tskitishvili P.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 10:12 BOS MISS Walker 10' Fadeaway Jumper
- 10:09 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 10:05 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 10:05 DEN Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 10:05 DEN MISS Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2
- 10:03 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 9:44 BOS MISS Walker Layup
- 9:44 DEN Andersen BLOCK (3 BLK)
- 9:41 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:36 DEN MISS Tskitishvili 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:34 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:23 BOS Walker 9' Running Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Bremer 3 AST) 28–21
- 9:11 DEN MISS Harvey 4' Jump Hook Shot
- 9:11 Celtics Rebound
- 9:11 DEN Tskitishvili L.B.FOUL (P3.T3)
- 9:11 BOS SUB: Long FOR Williams
- 8:53 BOS Walker 4' Running Hook Shot (17 PTS) 30–21
- 8:35 DEN Tskitishvili OFF.Foul (P4)
- 8:35 DEN Tskitishvili Foul Turnover (P3.T6)
- 8:35 Timeout: Official
- 8:35 DEN SUB: Nene FOR Tskitishvili
- 8:35 BOS SUB: Coles FOR Bremer
- 8:25 BOS Coles Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- 8:25 DEN Harrington STEAL (3 STL)
- 8:24 BOS Coles P.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 8:15 DEN Harvey 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Savovic 1 AST) 30–23
- 8:03 BOS Long FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P2.T4)
- 8:03 BOS Long Foul Turnover (P1.T6)
- 8:03 DEN Savovic Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 8:03 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Long
- 8:03 DEN Savovic Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 7:59 DEN MISS Savovic 22' Jump Shot
- 7:57 DEN MISS Andersen Tip Shot
- 7:57 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 7:55 BOS Coles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:50 DEN Andersen P.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 7:50 BOS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
- 7:50 DEN SUB: Camby FOR Andersen
- 7:50 BOS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 7:39 DEN Savovic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
- 7:26 BOS MISS Coles 20' Jump Shot
- 7:24 DEN Savovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:14 DEN Nene Layup (4 PTS) (Camby 2 AST) 32–27
- 6:59 BOS SUB: Bremer FOR Coles
- 6:53 BOS MISS Pierce 16' Jump Shot
- 6:51 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 6:40 DEN Harrington 19' Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harvey 1 AST) 32–29
- 6:24 BOS Pierce Layup (8 PTS) (Walker 1 AST) 34–29
- 6:02 DEN MISS Harvey 21' Jump Shot
- 6:00 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 5:48 BOS MISS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:46 DEN Camby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 5:39 DEN Harrington Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
- 5:39 BOS Battie STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:28 BOS Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
- 5:28 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
- 5:28 BOS SUB: Blount FOR Battie
- 5:28 BOS SUB: Williams FOR McCarty
- 5:28 DEN SUB: Howard FOR Harrington
- 5:28 DEN SUB: Williams FOR Harvey
- 5:08 DEN MISS Camby 20' Jump Shot
- 5:06 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 4:51 BOS MISS Pierce Reverse Layup
- 4:51 DEN Camby BLOCK (4 BLK)
- 4:48 DEN Camby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 4:44 DEN Howard 16' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Williams 3 AST) 34–31
- 4:27 DEN Savovic S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 4:27 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 4:27 BOS SUB: Long FOR Walker
- 4:27 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 4:08 DEN MISS Camby 17' Jump Shot
- 4:06 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 3:54 BOS MISS Blount Dunk
- 3:54 DEN Howard BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 3:51 DEN Camby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 3:40 DEN MISS Nene 5' Jump Hook Shot
- 3:35 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 3:29 BOS MISS Bremer 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:26 DEN Camby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 3:16 DEN Nene OFF.Foul (P2)
- 3:16 DEN Nene Foul Turnover (P1.T9)
- 3:05 BOS Williams 19' Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bremer 4 AST) 38–31
- 2:45 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
- 2:36 DEN MISS Camby 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:34 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 2:28 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T8)
- 2:13 DEN Howard 15' Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Williams 4 AST) 38–33
- 1:57 BOS MISS Pierce 18' Jump Shot
- 1:55 NUGGETS Rebound
- 1:55 BOS SUB: Walker FOR Long
- 1:44 DEN MISS Camby 11' Jump Shot
- 1:41 DEN Nene Slam Dunk (6 PTS) 38–35
- 1:41 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 1:17 BOS MISS Walker 6' Jump Hook Shot
- 1:11 DEN Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:09 DEN Nene Slam Dunk (8 PTS) (Howard 2 AST) 38–37
- 0:52 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T9)
- 0:52 DEN Camby STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:49 DEN Camby Slam Dunk (2 PTS) 38–39
- 0:35 DEN Nene P.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 0:35 BOS MISS Bremer Free Throw 1 of 2
- 0:35 Celtics Rebound
- 0:35 BOS MISS Bremer Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:33 DEN Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 0:23 NUGGETS Timeout: Short (Full 2 Short 1)
- 0:23 DEN SUB: White FOR Nene
- 0:11 DEN Camby 8' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Williams 5 AST) 38–41
- 0:00 BOS MISS Bremer 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 DEN White BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 0:00 Celtics Rebound
- 0:00 End of 2nd Period (11:09 PM EST)
Quarter 3
- 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (11:26 PM EST)
- 11:47 DEN Williams 14' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) 38–43
- 11:34 BOS Pierce Driving Layup (12 PTS) 40–43
- 11:34 DEN White S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 11:34 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
- 11:25 DEN Williams Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T10)
- 11:15 BOS MISS Pierce Reverse Layup
- 11:15 DEN White BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 11:12 DEN Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 11:07 DEN White Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Howard 3 AST) 41–45
- 10:53 DEN White S.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 10:53 BOS Battie Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 10:53 BOS Battie Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 10:34 DEN Harvey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T11)
- 10:34 BOS Pierce STEAL (1 STL)
- 10:29 BOS Bremer Layup (4 PTS) (Pierce 3 AST) 45–45
- 10:12 DEN Nene 16' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Williams 6 AST) 45–47
- 9:55 BOS MISS Pierce 21' Jump Shot
- 9:53 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 9:47 DEN Howard Driving Layup (14 PTS) 45–49
- 9:23 BOS MISS Walker 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 9:19 BOS MISS Walker Layup
- 9:19 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 9:18 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
- 9:15 BOS MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:13 BOS Battie Tip Shot (6 PTS) 47–49
- 9:13 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 9:01 DEN Howard 13' Jump Shot (16 PTS) 47–51
- 8:50 BOS Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T10)
- 8:40 DEN MISS Howard 7' Jump Hook Shot
- 8:38 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 8:38 BOS Walker S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 8:38 DEN MISS Nene Free Throw 1 of 2
- 8:38 NUGGETS Rebound
- 8:38 DEN Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 8:26 BOS MISS Bremer Driving Layup
- 8:26 DEN White BLOCK (3 BLK)
- 8:26 Celtics Rebound
- 8:24 BOS MISS Pierce 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:22 DEN Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 8:10 DEN Nene 6' Jump Hook Shot (13 PTS) (Howard 4 AST) 47–54
- 7:54 BOS MISS Williams Layup
- 7:52 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 7:44 DEN MISS Harvey 17' Jump Shot
- 7:43 Celtics Rebound
- 7:25 BOS MISS Walker 7' Jump Hook Shot
- 7:21 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 7:19 BOS MISS Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:17 DEN White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:09 DEN Howard 18' Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Harvey 2 AST) 47–56
- 7:07 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
- 6:54 BOS MISS Williams Layup
- 6:52 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
- 6:52 DEN Nene S.FOUL (P4.T3)
- 6:52 BOS Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 6:52 DEN SUB: Tskitishvili FOR Nene
- 6:52 BOS Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 6:28 DEN MISS Harvey 18' Jump Shot
- 6:28 NUGGETS Rebound
- 6:28 NUGGETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#12)
- 6:16 BOS MISS Bremer 11' Jump Shot
- 6:13 DEN White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:57 DEN Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Howard 5 AST) 49–59
- 5:29 DEN Williams P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 5:24 DEN Tskitishvili S.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 5:24 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 5:24 BOS SUB: Blount FOR Battie
- 5:24 BOS SUB: Coles FOR Bremer
- 5:24 BOS SUB: Long FOR Williams
- 5:24 DEN SUB: Bowen FOR Tskitishvili
- 5:24 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
- 5:11 BOS Long P.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 4:59 DEN Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T13)
- 4:59 BOS Blount STEAL (2 STL)
- 4:52 BOS MISS Coles 15' Jump Shot
- 4:50 DEN Bowen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 4:43 DEN White 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Williams 7 AST) 51–62
- 4:21 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T11)
- 4:21 DEN White STEAL (1 STL)
- 4:01 DEN MISS Williams 16' Jump Shot
- 3:59 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 3:52 BOS MISS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:49 DEN Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 3:45 DEN Howard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T14)
- 3:45 BOS Long STEAL (1 STL)
- 3:30 DEN Harvey S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 3:30 BOS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
- 3:30 DEN SUB: Savovic FOR White
- 3:30 DEN SUB: Harrington FOR Williams
- 3:30 BOS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
- 3:13 BOS Pierce S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 3:13 DEN MISS Howard Free Throw 1 of 2
- 3:13 NUGGETS Rebound
- 3:13 DEN Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 3:03 BOS MISS Pierce Layup
- 3:03 DEN Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 3:03 DEN SUB: Andersen FOR Howard
- 2:46 DEN Harvey Driving Finger Roll (8 PTS) 53–65
- 2:32 BOS Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T12)
- 2:32 DEN Savovic STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:29 DEN Savovic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T15)
- 2:29 BOS Pierce STEAL (2 STL)
- 2:17 DEN Harvey P.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 2:17 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 1)
- 2:17 BOS SUB: Williams FOR Walker
- 2:17 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
- 2:17 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
- 1:58 DEN Harrington 18' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Savovic 2 AST) 55–67
- 1:48 DEN Harrington P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 1:48 BOS Coles Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 1:48 BOS Coles Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 1:30 DEN Savovic OFF.Foul (P2)
- 1:30 DEN Savovic Foul Turnover (P3.T16)
- 1:18 BOS Pierce OFF.Foul (P2)
- 1:18 BOS Pierce Foul Turnover (P6.T13)
- 1:01 DEN Harrington 14' Jump Shot (7 PTS) 57–69
- 0:47 BOS Williams OFF.Foul (P2)
- 0:47 BOS Williams Foul Turnover (P1.T14)
- 0:34 DEN MISS Harvey 7' Jump Hook Shot
- 0:32 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 0:29 DEN MISS Savovic 22' Jump Shot
- 0:29 BOS Pierce BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 0:25 DEN Savovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 0:22 BOS Coles S.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 0:22 DEN Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 0:22 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Blount
- 0:22 BOS SUB: Walker FOR Long
- 0:22 BOS SUB: Bremer FOR Coles
- 0:22 DEN Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 0:00 BOS MISS Walker 17' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 0:00 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 0:00 End of 3rd Period (11:53 PM EST)
Quarter 4
- 12:00 Start of 4th Period (11:55 PM EST)
- 11:38 BOS Williams Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T15)
- 11:38 DEN Bowen STEAL (1 STL)
- 11:33 DEN Harrington 11' Jump Shot (11 PTS) 57–73
- 11:15 DEN Savovic P.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 11:09 DEN Howard S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 11:09 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
- 11:09 DEN SUB: Harvey FOR Savovic
- 11:09 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 10:57 BOS Bremer P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 10:46 DEN MISS Harvey 20' Jump Shot
- 10:44 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 10:42 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P7.T16)
- 10:18 DEN MISS Howard 20' Jump Shot
- 10:15 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 9:58 DEN MISS Andersen 16' Jump Shot
- 9:57 DEN Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 9:57 BOS Battie S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 9:57 BOS Battie T.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 9:57 DEN Howard Free Throw Technical (20 PTS)
- 9:57 DEN Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
- 9:57 DEN Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
- 9:44 DEN Harrington P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 9:44 NUGGETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
- 9:36 BOS MISS Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:33 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 9:29 DEN Howard Slam Dunk (24 PTS) (Harrington 2 AST) 59–78
- 9:29 BOS Williams S.FOUL (P3.T3)
- 9:29 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
- 9:29 DEN SUB: White FOR Bowen
- 9:29 DEN Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (25 PTS)
- 9:17 BOS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Bremer 5 AST) 62–79
- 8:52 DEN Howard 15' Turnaround Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Harvey 3 AST) 62–81
- 8:37 DEN Harvey P.FOUL (P4.T4)
- 8:32 BOS MISS Bremer Driving Layup
- 8:28 DEN Harvey REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 8:12 DEN MISS Howard 9' Jump Shot
- 8:10 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
- 8:08 BOS Battie Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T17)
- 8:08 DEN Andersen STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:05 DEN MISS Andersen 4' Jump Shot
- 8:05 Celtics Rebound
- 7:53 BOS MISS Pierce 6' Running Jump Shot
- 7:50 BOS Pierce Tip Shot (24 PTS) 64–81
- 7:50 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 7:41 DEN Harvey OFF.Foul (P5)
- 7:41 DEN Harvey Foul Turnover (P2.T17)
- 7:41 DEN SUB: Williams FOR Harrington
- 7:34 DEN Harvey P.FOUL (P6.PN)
- 7:34 DEN SUB: Nene FOR Harvey
- 7:34 BOS SUB: Blount FOR Battie
- 7:34 BOS SUB: Long FOR Williams
- 7:34 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
- 7:34 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
- 7:15 BOS Pierce S.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 7:15 DEN Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 7:15 DEN Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
- 7:03 BOS MISS Pierce 14' Jump Shot
- 7:01 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 6:43 DEN MISS White 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:41 Celtics Rebound
- 6:27 BOS Bremer 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Walker 2 AST) 69–83
- 6:07 DEN MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:05 BOS Bremer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:59 BOS MISS Bremer 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:57 NUGGETS Rebound
- 5:57 Timeout: Official
- 5:57 BOS SUB: Battie FOR Blount
- 5:57 BOS SUB: Williams FOR Long
- 5:35 DEN MISS Andersen 20' Jump Shot
- 5:32 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 5:26 BOS MISS Battie 17' Jump Shot
- 5:24 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 5:13 DEN Howard Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T18)
- 4:59 BOS Pierce Driving Layup (28 PTS) (Walker 3 AST) 71–83
- 4:32 NUGGETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#19)
- 4:32 DEN SUB: Harrington FOR Williams
- 4:22 BOS Pierce OFF.Foul (P4)
- 4:22 BOS Pierce Foul Turnover (P8.T18)
- 4:05 DEN MISS White 20' Jump Shot
- 4:04 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
- 4:04 BOS Battie S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 4:04 DEN MISS Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2
- 4:04 NUGGETS Rebound
- 4:04 DEN MISS Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2
- 4:02 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 3:56 BOS Pierce OFF.Foul (P5)
- 3:56 BOS Pierce Foul Turnover (P9.T19)
- 3:46 DEN Harrington Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T20)
- 3:32 BOS MISS Bremer 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:30 BOS Battie Tip Shot (8 PTS) 73–83
- 3:30 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
- 3:17 DEN MISS Howard 17' Jump Shot
- 3:15 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 3:07 BOS MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:05 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 3:04 BOS Bremer P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 3:04 DEN MISS Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2
- 3:04 NUGGETS Rebound
- 3:04 DEN Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 2:51 BOS MISS Pierce Driving Layup
- 2:50 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 1)
- 2:50 DEN Andersen REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
- 2:50 DEN Jump Ball Andersen vs. Battie: Tip to Bremer
- 2:50 DEN Andersen Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T21)
- 2:50 BOS Battie STEAL (2 STL)
- 2:30 BOS MISS Pierce 12' Running Jump Shot
- 2:23 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:5 Def:4)
- 2:23 DEN Harrington P.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 2:23 BOS Battie Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 2:23 BOS Battie Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 2:02 BOS Battie S.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 2:02 DEN MISS Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2
- 2:02 NUGGETS Rebound
- 2:02 DEN Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 1:50 BOS MISS Bremer 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:48 DEN Nene REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 1:25 DEN MISS Harrington 7' Jump Shot
- 1:23 BOS Battie REBOUND (Off:5 Def:5)
- 1:17 BOS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Bremer 6 AST) 78–85
- 1:15 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 1)
- 1:15 DEN SUB: Williams FOR Andersen
- 0:58 DEN White 21' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Williams 8 AST) 78–87
- 0:48 DEN Nene S.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 0:48 BOS Bremer Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 0:48 BOS Bremer Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 0:46 BOS Battie P.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 0:46 DEN Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
- 0:46 DEN MISS Nene Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:46 BOS Williams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
- 0:46 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 0)
- 0:40 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:38 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 0:34 BOS Pierce P.FOUL (P6.PN)
- 0:34 BOS SUB: Coles FOR Pierce
- 0:34 DEN Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 0:34 DEN Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 0:23 BOS MISS Battie 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:21 DEN White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 0:00 End of 4th Period (12:32 PM EST)