Boston Celtics @ Denver Nuggets

23-21, 7-13 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Celtics BOS	22	20	26	23	91
Nuggets DEN	29	26	25	18	98

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25-20, 14-11 Home

Arron Afflalo misses 17-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 11-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses two point shot
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 24-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 16-foot two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Timofey Mozgov makes 5-foot two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Timofey Mozgov makes 2-foot two point shot (Kenneth Faried assists)
Greg Stiemsma blocks Al Harrington's 14-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson misses 22-foot jumper
Al Harrington makes 21-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Al Harrington misses three point jumper
Andre Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Al Harrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Corey Brewer makes layup (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Andre Miller misses 82-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington misses jumper
Kosta Koufos makes layup
Kosta Koufos misses two point shot
Corey Brewer misses layup
Ray Allen blocks Kosta Koufos's layup
Corey Brewer makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Corey Brewer makes dunk (Al Harrington assists)
Al Harrington makes layup (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Andre Miller misses 8-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses layup
Andre Miller makes layup
Ty Lawson misses 21-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
Paul Pierce blocks Danilo Gallinari's driving layup
Brandon Bass blocks Arron Afflalo's 6-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot two point shot
Kenneth Faried makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 13-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Kenneth Faried makes layup (Timofey Mozgov assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov misses 11-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson makes 16-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo makes 15-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Timofey Mozgov makes driving dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup
Timofey Mozgov misses 18-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Greg Stiemsma blocks Andre Miller's 9-foot jumper
Greg Stiemsma blocks Andre Miller's 4-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo blocks Andre Miller's 17-foot jumper
Kosta Koufos makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Rudy Fernandez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 2-foot two point shot
Kosta Koufos makes tip shot
Rudy Fernandez misses driving layup
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Al Harrington misses layup
Al Harrington misses three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 17-foot two point shot
Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Al Harrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington misses layup
Kenneth Faried blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Ray Allen misses 8-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 22-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes layup
Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Greg Stiemsma makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
Greg Stiemsma misses 18-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses jumper
Greg Stiemsma misses 19-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot
Avery Bradley makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
Ray Allen makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kosta Koufos blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Marquis Daniels makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses layup
Marquis Daniels makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes 11-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Mickael Pietrus makes 23-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses driving layup
Timofey Mozgov blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brandon Bass misses 13-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 11-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three pointer (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Mickael Pietrus misses 26-foot three point jumper
Greg Stiemsma makes dunk (Marquis Daniels assists)
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Mickael Pietrus assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 16-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper
Greg Stiemsma misses 11-foot hook shot
Avery Bradley misses jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marquis Daniels misses layup
Kosta Koufos blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Marquis Daniels makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 19-foot two point shot
Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses 15-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper

CELTICS

NUGGETS

TIME		BOS	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Timofey Mozgov (Ty Lawson gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Arron Afflalo misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Danilo Gallinari makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)	0	3
11:15	Kenneth Faried blocks Paul Pierce's layup	0	3
11:15	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	0	3
11:07	Danilo Gallinari misses 11-foot jumper	0	3
11:06	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	0	3
10:52	Rajon Rondo misses layup	0	3
10:52	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	0	3
10:44	Arron Afflalo misses two point shot	0	3
10:41	Ray Allen defensive rebound	0	3
10:36	Ray Allen misses 8-foot jumper	0	3
10:34	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	0	3
10:30	Timofey Mozgov offensive foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)	0	3
10:30	Timofey Mozgov turnover	0	3
10:15	Paul Pierce misses 22-foot jumper	0	3
10:15	Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound	0	3
10:03	Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:03	Denver defensive team rebound	0	3
9:40	Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper	2	3
9:30	Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)	2	5
9:15	Rajon Rondo makes layup	4	5
9:00	Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)	4	8
8:48	Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	6	8
8:29	Ty Lawson bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	6	8
8:22	Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	8	8
7:52	Danilo Gallinari misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	8
7:52	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	8	8
7:46	Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)	10	8
7:22	Arron Afflalo makes 16-foot two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)	10	10
7:09	Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	10
7:07	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	10	10
7:03	Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	10
7:01	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	10	10
7:01	Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)	10	10
7:01	Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2	10	11
7:01	Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Kevin Garnett	10	11
7:01	Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2	10	12
6:43	Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper	10	12
6:41	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	10	12
6:31	Timofey Mozgov traveling	10	12
6:15	Greg Stiemsma makes layup (Ray Allen assists)	12	12
6:11	Ty Lawson bad pass	12	12
6:01	Greg Stiemsma misses 18-foot jumper	12	12
6:01	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	12	12
5:50	Timofey Mozgov makes 5-foot two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)	12	14
5:39	Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper	12	14
5:37	Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound	12	14
5:28	Timofey Mozgov makes 2-foot two point shot (Kenneth Faried assists)	12	16
5:22	Boston full timeout	12	16
5:22	Al Harrington enters the game for Kenneth Faried	12	16
5:09	Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper	12	16
5:09	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	12	16
4:48	Greg Stiemsma blocks Al Harrington's 14-foot two point shot	12	16
4:46	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	12	16
4:37	Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	15	16
4:22	Ty Lawson misses 22-foot jumper	15	16
4:20	Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound	15	16
4:16	Brandon Bass traveling	15	16
4:16	Kosta Koufos enters the game for Timofey Mozgov	15	16
4:16	Mickael Pietrus enters the game for Ray Allen	15	16
4:01	Al Harrington makes 21-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)	15	18
3:46	Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper	15	18
3:45	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	15	18
3:43	Paul Pierce shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	15	18
3:43	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2	15	19
3:43	Andre Miller enters the game for Arron Afflalo	15	19
3:43	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2	15	20
3:23	Brandon Bass misses jumper	15	20
3:21	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	15	20
3:15	Al Harrington misses three point jumper	15	20
3:14	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	15	20
3:13	Andre Miller personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	15	20
3:13	Avery Bradley enters the game for Brandon Bass	15	20
3:01	Danilo Gallinari illegal defense foul	15	20
3:01	Paul Pierce makes technical free throw	16	20
2:57	Rajon Rondo bad pass	16	20
2:57	Denver full timeout	16	20
2:43	Al Harrington bad pass	16	20
2:24	Greg Stiemsma misses 19-foot jumper	16	20
2:23	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	16	20
2:12	Andre Miller misses 18-foot jumper	16	20
2:12	Al Harrington offensive rebound	16	20
2:12	Greg Stiemsma shooting foul (Al Harrington draws the foul)	16	20
2:12	Al Harrington makes free throw 1 of 2	16	21
2:12	Corey Brewer enters the game for Danilo Gallinari	16	21
2:12	Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Ty Lawson	16	21
2:12	Kevin Garnett enters the game for Greg Stiemsma	16	21
2:12	Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 2	16	21
2:10	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	16	21
1:53	Rajon Rondo misses two point shot	16	21
1:52	Kosta Koufos defensive rebound	16	21
1:46	Rudy Fernandez makes three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	16	24
1:28	Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	24
1:27	Rudy Fernandez defensive rebound	16	24
1:22	Rudy Fernandez bad pass (Avery Bradley steals)	16	24
1:15	Avery Bradley makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	18	24
56.9	Al Harrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)	18	27
36.9	Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot two point shot	20	27
17.6	Corey Brewer makes layup (Rudy Fernandez assists)	20	29
0.7	Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	22	29
0.3	Andre Miller misses 82-foot three point jumper	22	29
0.0	Denver offensive team rebound	22	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	29

Regular Season Series

Celtics
91
Nuggets
98

Game 1

18/3

Ball Arena

1:00 AM, 18 March 2012

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,003

Referees:
Scott Foster
Gary Zielinski
J.T. Orr

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	21	9	.700	-	W1
Boston	18	11	.621	2.5	W3
Toronto	18	13	.581	3.5	W1
Philadelphia	16	12	.571	4	L1
Brooklyn	9	19	.321	11	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	26	4	.867	-	L1
Denver	21	8	.724	4.5	L1
Minnesota	20	10	.667	6	W3
Portland	12	18	.400	14	L2
Utah	10	19	.345	15.5	L4

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