Denver Nuggets @ Boston Celtics
5-4, 3-3 Away
94
5-4, 3-3 Away
8-2, 5-1 Home
85
8-2, 5-1 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses hook shot
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ray Allen makes 14-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Dahntay Jones misses 20-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett blocks Dahntay Jones's 4-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Ray Allen makes driving layup
- Paul Pierce misses jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes jumper
- Chauncey Billups blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Nene Hilario makes driving dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 15-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 12-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses 14-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Nene Hilario makes tip shot
- Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot hook shot
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 18-foot jumper (Renaldo Balkman assists)
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes hook shot
- Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 49-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses 16-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot two point shot
- Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes two point shot
- Eddie House makes 23-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Renaldo Balkman makes 23-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Linas Kleiza blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Tony Allen misses layup
- Leon Powe blocks Anthony Carter's driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Eddie House misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses jumper
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Carter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tony Allen misses layup
- Leon Powe misses layup
- Renaldo Balkman makes 21-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Renaldo Balkman blocks Tony Allen's 5-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 14-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 9-foot running jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 10-foot two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 15-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 6-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes 4-foot two point shot
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 22-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes three point jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 21-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes driving layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Kenyon Martin blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 11-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses 16-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes 18-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes hook shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses jumper
- Paul Pierce blocks Anthony Carter's 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes 14-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Kevin Garnett blocks Carmelo Anthony's 6-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 9-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 15-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes technical free throw
- J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Eddie House makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eddie House makes 24-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Renaldo Balkman misses 23-foot jumper
- Eddie House makes three point jumper (Glen Davis assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Leon Powe misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Eddie House misses layup
- Leon Powe misses tip shot
- Linas Kleiza makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Ray Allen misses 7-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 1
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 9-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes free throw 1 of 2
- Leon Powe misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 10-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Ray Allen blocks Anthony Carter's layup
- Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot jumper
- Eddie House makes three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Eddie House assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 5-foot running jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eddie House misses 22-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
- Patrick O'Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Patrick O'Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Glen Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Nene Hilario vs. Kendrick Perkins (Kevin Garnett gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists) | 0 | 3 |
| 11:18 | | Kenyon Martin misses hook shot | 0 | 3 |
| 11:17 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 11:04 | | Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 11:04 | | Ray Allen makes 14-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists) | 0 | 5 |
| 11:04 | | Dahntay Jones shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 0 | 5 |
| 10:49 | | Dahntay Jones misses 20-foot jumper | 0 | 6 |
| 10:48 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 10:40 | | Paul Pierce makes 4-foot two point shot | 0 | 8 |
| 10:26 | | Kevin Garnett blocks Dahntay Jones's 4-foot jumper | 0 | 8 |
| 10:25 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 0 | 8 |
| 10:03 | | Kevin Garnett bad pass (Dahntay Jones steals) | 0 | 8 |
| 9:52 | | Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper | 2 | 8 |
| 9:36 | | Ray Allen turnover | 2 | 8 |
| 9:21 | | Dahntay Jones makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists) | 4 | 8 |
| 8:57 | | Ray Allen makes driving layup | 4 | 10 |
| 8:37 | | Carmelo Anthony lost ball (Paul Pierce steals) | 4 | 10 |
| 8:36 | | Chauncey Billups personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 4 | 10 |
| 8:29 | | Carmelo Anthony personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 4 | 10 |
| 8:22 | | Paul Pierce misses jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 8:22 | | Paul Pierce offensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 8:18 | | Paul Pierce bad pass (Nene Hilario steals) | 4 | 10 |
| 8:12 | | Chauncey Billups makes driving layup | 6 | 10 |
| 8:12 | | Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 6 | 10 |
| 8:12 | | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 8:00 | | Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 7 | 13 |
| 7:37 | | Nene Hilario misses layup | 7 | 13 |
| 7:37 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 7 | 13 |
| 7:33 | | Paul Pierce lost ball (Nene Hilario steals) | 7 | 13 |
| 7:31 | | Paul Pierce personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 7 | 13 |
| 7:22 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper | 7 | 13 |
| 7:22 | | Dahntay Jones offensive rebound | 7 | 13 |
| 7:16 | | Chauncey Billups makes jumper | 9 | 13 |
| 6:50 | | Chauncey Billups blocks Rajon Rondo's layup | 9 | 13 |
| 6:50 | | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 6:48 | | shot clock violation | 9 | 13 |
| 6:39 | | Nene Hilario makes driving dunk (Chauncey Billups assists) | 11 | 13 |
| 6:18 | | Kevin Garnett lost ball (Kenyon Martin steals) | 11 | 13 |
| 6:13 | | Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup | 13 | 13 |
| 5:58 | | Boston full timeout | 13 | 13 |
| 5:52 | | Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 13 | 15 |
| 5:33 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 5:31 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 5:26 | | Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 5:24 | | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 5:22 | | Kevin Garnett misses two point shot | 13 | 15 |
| 5:20 | | Boston offensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 5:20 | | J.R. Smith enters the game for Dahntay Jones | 13 | 15 |
| 5:16 | | Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 5:15 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 5:03 | | Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 5:03 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 5:00 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot | 13 | 15 |
| 4:58 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 4:56 | | Carmelo Anthony turnover | 13 | 15 |
| 4:46 | | Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 4:43 | | J.R. Smith defensive rebound | 13 | 15 |
| 4:35 | | Chauncey Billups makes 15-foot two point shot | 15 | 15 |
| 4:20 | | Kevin Garnett makes 12-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists) | 15 | 17 |
| 4:01 | | Chauncey Billups lost ball (Rajon Rondo steals) | 15 | 17 |
| 3:58 | | J.R. Smith shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 15 | 17 |
| 3:58 | | Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 18 |
| 3:58 | | Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 3:36 | | Kenyon Martin misses 14-foot jumper | 15 | 19 |
| 3:35 | | Nene Hilario offensive rebound | 15 | 19 |
| 3:34 | | Nene Hilario misses layup | 15 | 19 |
| 3:32 | | Nene Hilario offensive rebound | 17 | 19 |
| 3:32 | | Nene Hilario makes tip shot | 17 | 19 |
| 3:23 | | Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 17 | 21 |
| 2:58 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper | 17 | 21 |
| 2:57 | | Kenyon Martin offensive rebound | 17 | 21 |
| 2:51 | | Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot hook shot | 17 | 21 |
| 2:50 | | Denver offensive rebound | 17 | 21 |
| 2:50 | | Denver full timeout | 17 | 21 |
| 2:50 | | Renaldo Balkman enters the game for Carmelo Anthony | 17 | 21 |
| 2:50 | | Linas Kleiza enters the game for Nene Hilario | 17 | 21 |
| 2:44 | | Kenyon Martin makes layup (J.R. Smith assists) | 19 | 21 |
| 2:12 | | Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper | 19 | 21 |
| 2:11 | | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 19 | 21 |
| 2:06 | | Kendrick Perkins lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals) | 19 | 21 |
| 2:00 | | Kenyon Martin makes 18-foot jumper (Renaldo Balkman assists) | 21 | 21 |
| 1:37 | | Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 21 | 24 |
| 1:15 | | Kenyon Martin makes driving layup | 23 | 24 |
| 1:02 | | Kendrick Perkins makes hook shot | 23 | 26 |
| 42.9 | | Renaldo Balkman turnover | 23 | 26 |
| 42.9 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce | 23 | 26 |
| 42.9 | | Glen Davis enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 23 | 26 |
| 25.9 | | Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper | 23 | 26 |
| 23.8 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 23 | 26 |
| 2.1 | | Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 23 | 29 |
| 0.0 | | Chauncey Billups misses 49-foot three point jumper | 23 | 29 |
| 0.0 | | Denver offensive rebound | 23 | 29 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 29 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Sean Corbin
Referee:Leon Wood
Referee:David Guthrie
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 37 | 8 | .822 | - | W2 |
| Denver | 30 | 15 | .667 | 7 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 18 | .600 | 10 | L4 |
| Portland | 23 | 22 | .511 | 14 | W4 |
| Utah | 15 | 30 | .333 | 22 | L1 |
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 27 | 16 | .628 | - | W1 |
| New York | 26 | 18 | .591 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Toronto | 27 | 19 | .587 | 1.5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia | 24 | 19 | .558 | 3 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 12 | 30 | .286 | 14.5 | L3 |
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