Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets: player stats (Jan 7, 2025)

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BOS

Game leaders

DEN

Points
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum29 PTS11-23 FG, 1-9 3P, 6-6 FT
Denver Nuggets: Russell Westbrook26 PTS9-18 FG, 4-9 3P, 4-5 FT
Rebounds
Boston Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis11 REB5 OREB, 6 DREB
Denver Nuggets: Michael Porter Jr.10 REB1 OREB, 9 DREB
Assists
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown8 AST14 PTS, 4 TOV
Denver Nuggets: Russell Westbrook6 AST26 PTS, 8 TOV

The Boston Celtics won 118-106 against the Denver Nuggets on January 7, 2025 at Ball Arena. Russell Westbrook scored 26 for the Denver Nuggets, while Jayson Tatum had 29 for the Boston Celtics.

Boston Celtics box score
Boston Celtics
Jaylen BrownG	38:00	14	8	8	6-13	0-1	2-2	0	0	4	3	+5
Jayson TatumF	38:00	29	4	6	11-23	1-9	6-6	1	2	2	2	+23
Al HorfordC-F	34:00	9	7	0	3-5	3-5	0-0	4	0	1	1	+15
Kristaps PorzingisF-C	34:00	25	11	3	9-18	1-3	6-8	2	1	1	1	+14
Jrue HolidayG	32:00	19	3	7	6-12	3-7	4-4	2	1	0	1	+10
Payton PritchardG	20:00	3	3	4	1-6	1-5	0-0	1	0	2	0	−4
Luke KornetF-C	18:00	2	3	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	2	+5
Sam HauserF	18:00	9	2	1	3-5	3-5	0-0	0	1	1	1	0
Neemias QuetaC	8:00	8	0	0	4-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	−10
Jaden SpringerG	1:00	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	+2
Team	241	118	41	30	44-88	12-35	18-20	11	7	11	13

DNP: JD Davison, Drew Peterson, Derrick White, Xavier Tillman, Baylor Scheierman, Jordan Walsh, Anton Watson

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG	39:00	19	4	4	8-17	1-5	2-2	2	0	1	3	−3
Michael Porter Jr.F	36:00	15	10	3	5-13	2-7	3-4	0	0	1	1	−16
Peyton WatsonG	34:00	14	4	0	5-9	2-3	2-2	1	4	1	3	−3
Russell WestbrookG	33:00	26	9	6	9-18	4-9	4-5	1	1	8	2	−10
Christian BraunG	29:00	12	4	2	5-10	2-5	0-0	1	0	2	3	−11
Julian StrawtherG	27:00	19	2	2	8-15	3-6	0-0	1	0	1	2	−3
DeAndre JordanC	20:00	1	5	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	1	2	+1
Dario SaricF	17:00	0	1	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	−7
Zeke NnajiF-C	5:00	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	−8
Team	240	106	39	22	40-87	14-36	12-15	6	6	16	17

DNP: PJ Hall, Trey Alexander, DaRon Holmes II, Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson, Spencer Jones, Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Vlatko Cancar

Team stats

Team stats: Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets
BOS	Stat	DEN
50.0%(better)44-88	Field-goal percentage	46.0%40-87
34.3%12-35	Three-point percentage	38.9%(better)14-36
90.0%(better)18-20	Free-throw percentage	80.0%12-15
41(better)	Rebounds	39
11	Offensive rebounds	13(better)
30(better)	Defensive rebounds	26
30(better)	Assists	22
11(better)	Steals	6
7(better)	Blocks	6
11(better)	Turnovers	16
13(better)	Personal fouls	17

Team advanced
BOS	Stat	DEN
96.3	Pace	96.7(better)
122.0(better)	Off. rating	109.6
109.6(better)	Def. rating	122.0
+12.4(better)	Net rating	−12.4
61.0(better)	TS%	56.6
56.8(better)	eFG%	54.0
10.2(better)	TOV%	14.6
29.7	OREB%	30.2(better)
0.227(better)	FT rate	0.172
39.8	3PA rate	41.4(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

BOS 55%DEN 45%

Expected margin: BOS by 1.5
Result: BOS by 12: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 10.5 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 2.6 pts toward BOS. 4 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

BOS 2, DEN 0

Jan 7 · this gameBoston Celtics 118, Denver Nuggets 106
Mar 2Denver Nuggets 103, Boston Celtics 110

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