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Brown scores 22, Celtics beat Nuggets 110-103 despite 20 points, 14 boards and 9 assists from Jokic

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Celtics
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41-86FG37-78
48Field Goal %47
12-353PT14-34
34Three Point %41
9-13FT22-27
8Offensive Rebounds10
30Defensive Rebounds35
27Assists26
11Steals7
2Blocks4
11Turnovers14
1Technical Fouls0
8Points Conceded Off Turnovers15
10Fast Break Points14
18Fouls18
1Largest Lead20

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Jaylen Brown gets by his defender and crams home the dunk plus the foul.
Jaylen Brown gets by his defender and crams home the dunk plus the foul.

BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 22 points and Derek White hit a floater from the foul line with less than a minute left on Sunday to help the Boston Celtics recover after blowing most of a 20-point, first-half lead and beat the Denver Nuggets 110-103.

Jayson Tatum scored 16 points with 11 rebounds and White scored 17 for Boston, which has not lost three games in a row all season.

Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and Christian Braun scored 24 for Denver, which has lost three of its last five games.

One game after blowing a 22-point lead and losing to the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics coughed up most of a 20-point lead against Denver, the No. 2 team in the West. The Nuggets, who trailed 59-39 in the final minutes of the first half, scored 10 straight points near the end of the third to cut a 15-point lead to five.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Jokic appeared to be limping from the opening tap. If he's hurt, that could be a big problem for Denver down the stretch.

Celtics: Have shown a tendency to relax after opening big leads.

Key moment

After Murray made a 3-pointer to make it a five-point game with about three minutes left, Boston missed three times and turned the ball over once before Murray's layup made it 102-99.

Brown drove to the basket and missed, but White followed the play, grabbing the ball near the free-throw line and floating in a basket to make it a two-possession game. At the other end, Murray threw the ball away, and Al Horford finished the fast break.

Key stat

Tatum was 4 for 15 from the floor, making just 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

Up next

Both teams are off until Wednesday, when the Celtics host Portland and the Nuggets host Sacramento.

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Nikola Jokic vs. Luke Kornet (Al Horford gains possession)
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Derrick White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
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Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
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Al Horford makes 2-foot two point shot (Luke Kornet assists)
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Luke Kornet blocks Christian Braun 's 4-foot two point shot
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Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
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Jaylen Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover
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Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
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Derrick White misses 23-foot three point shot
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Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
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Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
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Jaylen Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
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Michael Porter Jr. bad pass (Jaylen Brown steals)
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Al Horford makes two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
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Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
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Jamal Murray shooting foul
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Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
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Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
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Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
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Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three pointer (Jayson Tatum assists)
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Jamal Murray bad pass (Derrick White steals)
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Russell Westbrook blocks Jayson Tatum 's 27-foot three point jumper
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Nuggets Full timeout
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(07:52) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout
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Celtics offensive team rebound
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Derrick White misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Al Horford offensive rebound
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Jaylen Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper
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Christian Braun defensive rebound
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Russell Westbrook bad pass (Jaylen Brown steals)
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Al Horford bad pass (Christian Braun steals)
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Russell Westbrook makes 20-foot two point shot
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Jaylen Brown bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)
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Jayson Tatum shooting foul
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Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
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Nuggets offensive team rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
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Luke Kornet misses 3-foot hook shot
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Jamal Murray defensive rebound
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Jamal Murray traveling
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Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jayson Tatum
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Neemias Queta enters the game for Luke Kornet
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Al Horford misses driving floating jump shot
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Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
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Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
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Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Russell Westbrook offensive rebound
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Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Neemias Queta loose ball foul
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Julian Strawther enters the game for Christian Braun
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Russell Westbrook misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
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Neemias Queta defensive rebound
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Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
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Russell Westbrook misses layup
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Derrick White defensive rebound
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Payton Pritchard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
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Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
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Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
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Nuggets Full timeout
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Christian Braun enters the game for Russell Westbrook
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Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
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Neemias Queta defensive rebound
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Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
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Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot
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Jamal Murray shooting foul
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Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
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Sam Hauser enters the game for Al Horford
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Luke Kornet enters the game for Neemias Queta
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Russell Westbrook enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.
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Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jamal Murray
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Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
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Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot two point shot
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Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
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Christian Braun blocks Derrick White 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
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(02:37) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)
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Jayson Tatum enters the game for Derrick White
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Jaylen Brown misses 15-foot two point shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Julian Strawther shooting foul
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Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
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Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
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Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Sam Hauser defensive rebound
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Luke Kornet misses 5-foot hook shot
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Luke Kornet offensive rebound
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Payton Pritchard makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Sam Hauser assists)
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Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Christian Braun personal foul
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Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
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Al Horford enters the game for Sam Hauser
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Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
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Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Al Horford defensive rebound
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Jayson Tatum bad pass (Zeke Nnaji steals)
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