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Jokic has 30 points and 12 rebounds in the Nuggets' 103-84 win over the Celtics

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29-83FG39-93

35Field Goal %42

12-433PT15-43

28Three Point %35

14-18FT10-18

9Offensive Rebounds14

39Defensive Rebounds40

18Assists28

4Steals4

8Blocks4

13Turnovers8

0Technical Fouls0

14Points Conceded Off Turnovers5

6Fast Break Points14

20Fouls18

8Largest Lead19

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By AP•Feb 26, 2026 • 5:40 AM

Nikola Jokic’s 30 points lift the Nuggets to a 103-84 win over the Celtics.

DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 30 points and 12 rebounds on a rough shooting night to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 103-84 on Wednesday.

Denver played most of the game without guard Jamal Murray. He left after logging 7:51 due to an illness and did not return.

Tim Hardaway Jr. added 14 points as the Nuggets bounced back from a 1-2 trip out of the All-Star break, which included a loss at Golden State on Sunday. They kept pace with Houston in the tight Western Conference standings. Denver is percentage points behind the Rockets for third place.

Jaylen Brown returned to Boston's lineup after sitting out Tuesday night at Phoenix with a right knee contusion. Brown had 23 points for the Celtics, who finished 3-1 on a Western Conference trip. They had won five straight and nine of 10 before running out of steam in the thin air.

Colorado native Derrick White scored 18 of his 20 points in the second quarter.

Jokic struggled from the field and behind the arc. He shot 11 of 28 overall and was 4 of 13 on 3-pointers, but helped spark an 11-0 run to end the third quarter that gave Denver a 10-point lead heading into the final period.

The Nuggets extended the lead to 17 on Jonas Valanciunas’ tip-in midway through the fourth, and Boston coach Joe Mazzulla took out his starters.

Denver honored Doug Moe with a tribute video at the first timeout. Moe, who won 432 games in his 10 seasons as the Nuggets' coach, died Feb. 17 at 87. He led them to the Western Conference finals in 1985 and won two Midwest Division titles with Denver.

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Celtics: Host Brooklyn on Friday night.

Nuggets: At Oklahoma City on Friday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Neemias Queta vs. Nikola Jokic (Derrick White gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Derrick White misses 16-foot two point shot	0	0
11:35	Nuggets defensive team rebound	0	0
11:20	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:18	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	0	0
11:04	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:03	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	0
10:54	Jamal Murray makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	2	0
10:43	Neemias Queta makes 1-foot dunk (Sam Hauser assists)	2	2
10:11	Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three point shot	5	2
9:59	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	2
9:54	Derrick White offensive rebound	5	2
9:48	Baylor Scheierman makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Derrick White assists)	5	5
9:32	Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	5
9:28	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	5	5
9:12	Jaylen Brown makes 8-foot two point shot	5	7
9:12	Jamal Murray shooting foul	5	7
9:12	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	5	8
8:58	Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three pointer (Jamal Murray assists)	8	8
8:36	Neemias Queta makes 6-foot hook shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	8	10
8:24	Derrick White blocks Nikola Jokic's pullup jump shot	8	10
8:23	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	8	10
8:22	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot hook shot	10	10
8:13	Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	10
8:04	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	10
8:01	Christian Braun offensive rebound	10	10
7:52	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	10	10
7:50	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	10	10
7:43	Neemias Queta offensive foul	10	10
7:43	Neemias Queta offensive foul turnover	10	10
7:43	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Sam Hauser	10	10
7:26	Nikola Vucevic personal foul	10	10
7:20	Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	10
7:16	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	10	10
7:02	Neemias Queta out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	10
6:48	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	10
6:45	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	10	10
6:38	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot	10	12
6:24	Julian Strawther makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	13	12
6:12	Christian Braun shooting foul	13	12
6:12	Nuggets Full timeout	13	12
6:12	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Derrick White	13	12
6:12	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
6:12	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	13	14
6:00	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	14
5:58	Nuggets offensive team rebound	13	14
5:52	Payton Pritchard personal foul	13	14
5:43	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	14
5:41	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	13	14
5:19	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	14
5:17	Baylor Scheierman offensive rebound	13	14
5:08	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	13	16
4:57	Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	16
4:55	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	13	16
4:51	Baylor Scheierman misses 29-foot running jump shot	13	16
4:48	Celtics offensive team rebound	13	16
4:48	Julian Strawther loose ball foul	13	16
4:48	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	13	16
4:48	Spencer Jones enters the game for Cameron Johnson	13	16
4:48	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	13	16
4:35	Hugo Gonzalez misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	16
4:34	Nuggets defensive team rebound	13	16
4:19	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	16
4:16	Christian Braun offensive rebound	13	16
4:12	Christian Braun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	16	16
4:09	Celtics Full timeout	16	16
4:09	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	16	16
4:09	Ron Harper Jr. enters the game for Neemias Queta	16	16
3:56	Spencer Jones personal foul	16	16
3:49	Payton Pritchard makes 31-foot three pointer	16	19
3:30	Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot jumper	16	19
3:27	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	16	19
3:13	Ron Harper Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	19
3:10	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	16	19
3:05	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot running jump shot	16	19
3:02	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	16	19
2:50	Jaylen Brown misses driving layup	16	19
2:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	16	19
2:42	Nikola Jokic makes running layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	18	19
2:18	Hugo Gonzalez misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	19
2:15	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	18	19
2:07	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	19
2:02	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	18	19
1:56	Ron Harper Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	18	19
1:53	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	18	19
1:41	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)	20	19
1:18	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Harper Jr. assists)	20	22
1:13	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	22
1:13	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Christian Braun	20	22
58.5	Payton Pritchard misses driving floating jump shot	20	22
57.3	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	20	22
52.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running layup	20	22
50.3	Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound	20	22
32.3	Jaylen Brown misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	20	22
28.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	20	22
25.6	Payton Pritchard personal foul	20	22
25.6	Derrick White enters the game for Jaylen Brown	20	22
25.6	Neemias Queta enters the game for Ron Harper Jr.	20	22
10.6	Hugo Gonzalez personal foul	20	22
10.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	20	22
10.6	Nuggets offensive team rebound	20	22
10.6	Christian Braun enters the game for Nikola Jokic	20	22
10.6	Sam Hauser enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	20	22
10.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	21	22
1.5	Neemias Queta makes alley oop layup (Payton Pritchard assists)	21	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	24

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

3:00 AM, February 26, 2026

Coverage

ESPN, Altitude Sports

Attendance

19,763

Referees

Karl Lane, Scott Twardoski, Gediminas Petraitis

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	42	21	.667	W1
New York	41	23	.641	W1
Toronto	35	27	.565	L2
Philadelphia	34	28	.548	W1
Brooklyn	15	47	.242	L10

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	23	.635	W5
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

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