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

By AP•Feb 26, 2026

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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.

Up next

Celtics: Host Brooklyn on Friday night.

Nuggets: At Oklahoma City on Friday night.

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Series Context

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Regular Season Series

DEN at BOS

Thu, Jan 8

114 - 110

Final

BOS at DEN

Thu, Feb 26

84 - 103

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Game Stats

BOS

DEN

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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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	BOS
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	BOS
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Christian Braun	21	24
12:00	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	21	24
11:43	Derrick White blocks Cameron Johnson 's 11-foot pullup jump shot	21	24
11:42	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	21	24
11:37	Bruce Brown misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	21	24
11:34	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	21	24
11:25	Derrick White makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	21	26
11:09	Spencer Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper	21	26
11:05	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	21	26
11:00	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	21	29
10:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	23	29
10:40	Jordan Walsh shooting foul	23	29
10:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	24	29
10:30	Neemias Queta makes dunk (Derrick White assists)	24	31
10:14	Jonas Valanciunas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	27	31
9:56	Spencer Jones personal foul	27	31
9:47	Spencer Jones blocks Payton Pritchard 's 4-foot driving layup	27	31
9:47	Celtics offensive team rebound	27	31
9:43	Neemias Queta misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	31
9:41	Sam Hauser offensive rebound	27	31
9:41	Sam Hauser makes tip shot	27	33
9:23	Jordan Walsh shooting foul	27	33
9:23	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	27	33
9:23	Nuggets offensive team rebound	27	33
9:23	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	28	33
9:10	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	28	36
9:01	Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)	31	36
8:48	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	36
8:46	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	31	36
8:38	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	36
8:35	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	31	36
8:24	Neemias Queta personal foul	31	36
8:14	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	36
8:11	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	31	36
8:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	31	36
8:09	Nuggets offensive team rebound	31	36
8:09	Sam Hauser loose ball foul	31	36
7:55	Neemias Queta blocks Cameron Johnson 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot	31	36
7:51	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	31	36
7:50	Bruce Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper	31	36
7:49	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	31	36
7:41	Cameron Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	34	36
7:38	Celtics Full timeout	34	36
7:38	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Payton Pritchard	34	36
7:38	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Sam Hauser	34	36
7:38	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Jordan Walsh	34	36
7:22	Baylor Scheierman misses driving floating jump shot	34	36
7:19	Celtics offensive team rebound	34	36
7:19	Spencer Jones loose ball foul	34	36
7:19	Christian Braun enters the game for Spencer Jones	34	36
7:11	Nikola Vucevic misses 23-foot three point jumper	34	36
7:08	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	34	36
6:56	Cameron Johnson misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	34	36
6:55	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	34	36
6:47	Jonas Valanciunas makes 5-foot two point shot	36	36
6:35	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	36	39
6:20	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	39
6:18	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	36	39
6:09	Nuggets Full timeout	36	39
6:09	(06:09) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout	36	39
6:09	Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	36	39
6:09	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	36	39
6:09	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	36	39
6:09	Julian Strawther enters the game for Cameron Johnson	36	39
6:09	Ron Harper Jr. enters the game for Neemias Queta	36	39
5:58	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)	38	39
5:43	Derrick White bad pass turnover (Julian Strawther steals)	38	39
5:40	Bruce Brown misses running layup	38	39
5:37	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	38	39
5:29	Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot	38	39
5:27	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	38	39
5:25	Ron Harper Jr. shooting foul	38	39
5:25	Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	39	39
5:25	Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	40	39
5:12	Ron Harper Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	39
5:08	Derrick White offensive rebound	40	39
5:03	Ron Harper Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	39
5:01	Christian Braun defensive rebound	40	39
4:46	Ron Harper Jr. shooting foul	40	39
4:46	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	40	39
4:46	Nuggets offensive team rebound	40	39
4:46	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Ron Harper Jr.	40	39
4:46	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2	40	39
4:43	Derrick White defensive rebound	40	39
4:30	Jaylen Brown misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	40	39
4:28	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	40	39
4:15	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	39
4:12	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	40	39
4:04	Julian Strawther shooting foul	40	39
4:04	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2	40	40
4:04	KJ Simpson enters the game for Bruce Brown	40	40
4:04	Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2	40	41
3:54	Julian Strawther bad pass turnover (Payton Pritchard steals)	40	41
3:44	Baylor Scheierman misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	41
3:40	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	40	41
3:36	Zeke Nnaji blocks Jaylen Brown 's 3-foot driving layup	40	41
3:33	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	40	41
3:27	Julian Strawther misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	41
3:24	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	40	41
3:15	Derrick White steps out of bounds turnover	40	41
3:15	Sam Hauser enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	40	41
3:08	Sam Hauser personal foul	40	41
3:08	Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 1 of 2	40	41
3:08	Nuggets offensive team rebound	40	41
3:08	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Julian Strawther	40	41
3:08	Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 2 of 2	40	41
3:06	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	40	41
2:50	Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper	40	41
2:47	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	40	41
2:41	KJ Simpson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	40	41
2:39	KJ Simpson offensive rebound	40	41
2:39	Jaylen Brown blocks KJ Simpson 's 2-foot tip shot	40	41
2:39	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	40	41
2:24	Jaylen Brown makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Payton Pritchard assists)	40	43
2:04	Zeke Nnaji misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	43
2:01	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	40	43
1:45	Christian Braun personal foul	40	43
1:45	Bruce Brown enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	40	43
1:32	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	43
1:30	Christian Braun defensive rebound	40	43
1:27	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	43	43
1:06	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	43	43
1:02	Derrick White offensive rebound	43	43
1:02	Derrick White makes two point shot	43	45
48.4	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	43	45
48.4	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	44	45
48.4	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	44	45
48.4	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	45	45
37.5	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	45	45
34.8	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes running dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	47	45
19.1	Derrick White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	47	48
3.7	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	47	48
0.4	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	47	48
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	47	48

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	BOS
12:00	Julian Strawther enters the game for KJ Simpson	47	48
12:00	Christian Braun enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	47	48
12:00	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	47	48
12:00	Neemias Queta enters the game for Payton Pritchard	47	48
11:41	Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper	47	48
11:37	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	47	48
11:29	Julian Strawther shooting foul	47	48
11:29	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2	47	48
11:29	Celtics offensive team rebound	47	48
11:29	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	47	49
11:18	Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot	47	49
11:16	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	47	49
11:09	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	47	49
11:09	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	47	50
11:09	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	47	51
10:58	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	50	51
10:33	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	50	51
10:30	Christian Braun defensive rebound	50	51
10:25	Cameron Johnson misses running pullup jump shot	50	51
10:23	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	50	51
10:09	Baylor Scheierman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	50	54
9:51	Bruce Brown steps out of bounds turnover	50	54
9:43	Nikola Jokic personal foul	50	54
9:31	Neemias Queta misses dunk	50	54
9:29	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	50	54
9:29	Julian Strawther out of bounds bad pass turnover	50	54
9:17	Bruce Brown personal foul	50	54
9:03	Jaylen Brown misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	50	54
9:03	Celtics offensive team rebound	50	54
9:03	shot clock turnover	50	54
8:41	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	50	54
8:40	Derrick White defensive rebound	50	54
8:30	Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot	50	54
8:28	Christian Braun defensive rebound	50	54
8:21	Jaylen Brown personal foul	50	54
8:08	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Christian Braun assists)	52	54
7:55	Nikola Jokic personal foul	52	54
7:55	Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 2	52	55
7:55	Neemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 2	52	56
7:37	Christian Braun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	55	56
7:37	Neemias Queta away from play foul	55	56
7:37	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Sam Hauser	55	56
7:37	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1	55	56
7:35	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	55	56
7:28	Derrick White out of bounds bad pass turnover	55	56
7:12	Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot jumper (Julian Strawther assists)	57	56
6:55	Jaylen Brown makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	57	58
6:43	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	58
6:41	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	57	58
6:34	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point jumper	57	58
6:29	Christian Braun defensive rebound	57	58
6:21	Julian Strawther makes 4-foot two point shot	59	58
6:01	Baylor Scheierman misses 26-foot three point jumper	59	58
5:58	Nuggets defensive team rebound	59	58
5:58	Nuggets Full timeout	59	58
5:58	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	59	58
5:58	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Derrick White	59	58
5:58	Sam Hauser enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	59	58
5:35	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	59	58
5:33	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	59	58
5:18	Sam Hauser makes 25-foot three pointer (Payton Pritchard assists)	59	61
4:57	Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point jumper	59	61
4:56	Celtics defensive team rebound	59	61
4:41	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	59	61
4:38	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	59	61
4:33	Bruce Brown lost ball turnover (Payton Pritchard steals)	59	61
4:27	Sam Hauser lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	59	61
4:20	Jaylen Brown personal foul	59	61
4:20	Spencer Jones enters the game for Julian Strawther	59	61
4:14	Neemias Queta shooting foul	59	61
4:14	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	60	61
4:14	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Neemias Queta	60	61
4:14	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	61	61
3:59	Nikola Vucevic misses 13-foot jumper	61	61
3:56	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	61	61
3:49	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)	64	61
3:46	Celtics Full timeout	64	61
3:46	KJ Simpson enters the game for Bruce Brown	64	61
3:31	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	64	61
3:30	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	64	61
3:18	KJ Simpson misses driving layup	64	61
3:16	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	64	61
3:10	Nikola Vucevic makes alley oop layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	64	63
2:52	Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot jumper	64	63
2:48	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	64	63
2:40	Jaylen Brown makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	64	65
2:24	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	66	65
1:57	Christian Braun shooting foul	66	65
1:57	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	66	66
1:57	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Christian Braun	66	66
1:57	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Jordan Walsh	66	66
1:57	Derrick White enters the game for Sam Hauser	66	66
1:57	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	66	67
1:48	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes driving layup (KJ Simpson assists)	68	67
1:36	Jaylen Brown misses driving layup	68	67
1:35	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	68	67
1:28	Cameron Johnson makes running layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	70	67
1:27	Celtics Full timeout	70	67
1:11	Nikola Vucevic misses driving layup	70	67
1:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	70	67
1:05	Spencer Jones makes running layup (Cameron Johnson assists)	72	67
1:05	Jaylen Brown defensive goaltending violation	72	67
44.9	Payton Pritchard misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	72	67
42.7	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	72	67
38.1	Jaylen Brown blocks Spencer Jones 's 6-foot running layup	72	67
38.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	72	67
33.2	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper	75	67
21.6	Jaylen Brown bad pass turnover (KJ Simpson steals)	75	67
19.1	KJ Simpson makes running dunk	77	67
2.9	Derrick White misses 31-foot three point step back jumpshot	77	67
2.9	KJ Simpson defensive rebound	77	67
0.2	KJ Simpson misses heave jump shot	77	67
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	77	67
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	77	67

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	BOS
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	77	67
12:00	Neemias Queta enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	77	67
12:00	Sam Hauser enters the game for Jaylen Brown	77	67
11:50	Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	67
11:47	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	77	67
11:40	Payton Pritchard personal foul	77	67
11:28	Jonas Valanciunas misses driving dunk	77	67
11:26	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	77	67
11:12	Baylor Scheierman misses 27-foot three point jumper	77	67
11:07	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	77	67
10:56	Jonas Valanciunas makes 6-foot two point shot	79	67
10:31	Derrick White misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	79	67
10:27	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	79	67
10:19	Jonas Valanciunas makes 7-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	81	67
10:18	Celtics Full timeout	81	67
10:02	Baylor Scheierman makes 28-foot three pointer (Neemias Queta assists)	81	70
9:44	Jonas Valanciunas misses 13-foot jumper	81	70
9:42	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	81	70
9:26	Baylor Scheierman misses 26-foot three point jumper	81	70
9:23	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	81	70
9:11	Cameron Johnson lost ball turnover (Derrick White steals)	81	70
9:04	Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper	81	70
9:01	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	81	70
8:47	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	81	70
8:44	KJ Simpson offensive rebound	81	70
8:42	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists)	84	70
8:17	Sam Hauser misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	84	70
8:16	Sam Hauser offensive rebound	84	70
8:13	Sam Hauser misses two point shot	84	70
8:13	KJ Simpson defensive rebound	84	70
8:07	Baylor Scheierman shooting foul	84	70
8:07	Spencer Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	85	70
8:07	Julian Strawther enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	85	70
8:07	Bruce Brown enters the game for KJ Simpson	85	70
8:07	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Sam Hauser	85	70
8:07	Spencer Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	85	70
8:05	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	85	70
7:49	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	85	70
7:45	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	85	70
7:35	Derrick White blocks Cameron Johnson's pullup jump shot	85	70
7:33	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	85	70
7:29	Nuggets Full timeout	85	70
7:29	(07:29) [Celtics] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	85	70
7:29	Baylor Scheierman steps out of bounds turnover	85	70
7:15	Julian Strawther makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	87	70
7:02	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	87	70
7:02	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2	87	71
7:02	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	87	71
7:02	Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2	87	72
6:50	Julian Strawther misses driving layup	87	72
6:49	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	87	72
6:48	Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot	89	72
6:37	Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot	89	72
6:35	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	89	72
6:22	Jaylen Brown blocks Bruce Brown 's 4-foot driving layup	89	72
6:19	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	89	72
6:05	Jonas Valanciunas blocks Jaylen Brown 's 7-foot turnaround jump shot	89	72
6:03	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	89	72
5:46	Bruce Brown misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	89	72
5:44	Derrick White defensive rebound	89	72
5:36	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	89	72
5:33	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	89	72
5:33	Nuggets Full timeout	89	72
5:33	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	89	72
5:33	Luka Garza enters the game for Jaylen Brown	89	72
5:33	Ron Harper Jr. enters the game for Derrick White	89	72
5:33	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Payton Pritchard	89	72
5:33	Dalano Banton enters the game for Neemias Queta	89	72
5:11	Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot	89	72
5:07	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	89	72
4:53	Ron Harper Jr. traveling turnover	89	72
4:39	Nikola Jokic misses driving layup	89	72
4:38	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	89	72
4:37	Nikola Jokic misses tip shot	89	72
4:37	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	89	72
4:36	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	91	72
4:25	Ron Harper Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dalano Banton assists)	91	75
3:59	Julian Strawther makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	93	75
3:42	Ron Harper Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	93	75
3:40	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	93	75
3:23	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Hugo Gonzalez steals)	93	75
3:18	Jordan Walsh makes running dunk (Hugo Gonzalez assists)	93	77
3:18	Bruce Brown shooting foul	93	77
3:18	Jordan Walsh misses free throw 1 of 1	93	77
3:16	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	93	77
3:03	Luka Garza personal foul	93	77
2:56	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	95	77
2:43	Hugo Gonzalez steps out of bounds turnover	95	77
2:34	Julian Strawther offensive foul	95	77
2:34	Julian Strawther offensive foul turnover	95	77
2:34	KJ Simpson enters the game for Bruce Brown	95	77
2:34	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Cameron Johnson	95	77
2:34	DaRon Holmes II enters the game for Nikola Jokic	95	77
2:24	Hugo Gonzalez makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ron Harper Jr. assists)	95	80
2:08	DaRon Holmes II makes 15-foot jumper (KJ Simpson assists)	97	80
1:55	Hugo Gonzalez makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	97	82
1:44	Dalano Banton blocks KJ Simpson 's 4-foot driving floating jump shot	97	82
1:44	Nuggets offensive team rebound	97	82
1:39	Julian Strawther makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	100	82
1:25	Jordan Walsh makes driving layup (Luka Garza assists)	100	84
1:15	DaRon Holmes II makes 26-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists)	103	84
1:01	Dalano Banton misses driving layup	103	84
1:00	Luka Garza offensive rebound	103	84
59.3	Julian Strawther blocks Luka Garza 's 6-foot two point shot	103	84
58.3	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	103	84
51.8	Spencer Jones misses driving floating jump shot	103	84
49.1	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	103	84
42.1	Ron Harper Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	103	84
39.2	Luka Garza offensive rebound	103	84
36.2	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	103	84
36.2	Luka Garza misses free throw 1 of 2	103	84
36.2	Celtics offensive team rebound	103	84
36.2	Luka Garza misses free throw 2 of 2	103	84
33.3	DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound	103	84
12.2	shot clock turnover	103	84
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	103	84
0.0	End of Game	103	84

Time, Location & Referees

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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	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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