← ScoresBoston Celtics at Denver Nuggets
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Matchup preview
Last season: too early in this one to read much from it
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BOSSeason leaders, per game
DEN
Points
BOS17.3PointsDEN27.7
Rebounds
BOS8.8ReboundsDEN12.9
Assists
BOS5.4AssistsDEN10.7
Steals
BOS1.7StealsDEN1.4
Blocks
BOS1.3BlocksDEN0.8
The teams side by side: Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets compared, with league ranks| BOS | Stat | DEN |
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| 56–26 | Record | 54–28 |
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| Offense |
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| 7.9(better)4th, 4th in the league | Net rating | 7th7th in the league, 5.1 |
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| 118.12nd, 2nd in the league | Offensive rating | 1st1st in the league, 120.3(better) |
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| 97.130th, 30th in the league | Pace | 20th20th in the league, 100.2 |
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| 55.311th, 11th in the league | eFG% | 1st1st in the league, 57.7(better) |
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| 10.5(better)1st, 1st in the league | TOV% | 3rd3rd in the league, 10.9 |
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| 29.2(better)6th, 6th in the league | OREB% | 25th25th in the league, 23.6 |
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| 0.20730th, 30th in the league | FT rate | 4th4th in the league, 0.294(better) |
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| Defense |
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| 110.2(better)4th, 4th in the league | Defensive rating | 21st21st in the league, 115.3 |
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| 52.3(better)4th, 4th in the league | Opp. eFG% | 15th15th in the league, 54.3 |
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| 11.0(better)26th, 26th in the league | Opp. TOV% | 30th30th in the league, 10.0 |
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| 75.7(better)4th, 4th in the league | DREB% | 7th7th in the league, 75.3 |
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| 0.245(better)6th, 6th in the league | Opp. FT rate | 12th12th in the league, 0.254 |
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This season's meetings
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Injury report
Boston Celtics
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Key players · BOS: Boston Celtics key players: season averages and the last 5 games| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Last 5 | Impact |
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Derrick White | 34.1 | 16.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 11.2 / 3.2 / 4.0 | 5.0 |
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Payton Pritchard | 32.4 | 17.0 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 17.8 / 2.8 / 5.6 | 1.8 |
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Paul George | 30.6 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 15.0 / 4.6 / 2.6 | 2.4 |
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Neemias Queta | 25.3 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 13.2 / 8.4 / 2.6 | 3.9 |
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Sam Hauser | 24.7 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 11.2 / 4.2 / 2.6 | 1.5 |
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Key players · DEN: Denver Nuggets key players: season averages and the last 5 games| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Last 5 | Impact |
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Jamal Murray | 35.4 | 25.4 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 23.6 / 4.6 / 6.8 | 2.8 |
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Nikola Jokic | 34.8 | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 25.4 / 12.6 / 9.8 | 7.2 |
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Christian Braun | 31.8 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 14.6 / 5.0 / 2.0 | 0.8 |
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DeMar DeRozan | 31.3 | 18.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 21.2 / 2.6 / 4.6 | -1.0 |
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Cameron Johnson | 30.5 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 15.4 / 5.2 / 3.8 | 2.0 |
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Eastern Conference| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 |
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| 1 | DET | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 8-2 |
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| 2 | BOS | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 | 8-2 |
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| 3 | NYK | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7 | 6-4 |
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| 4 | CLE | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8 | 7-3 |
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Western Conference| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 |
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| 1 | OKC | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 7-3 |
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| 2 | SAS | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2 | 8-2 |
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| 3 | DEN | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | 10-0 |
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| 4 | LAL | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11 | 7-3 |
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| 5 | HOU | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12 | 9-1 |
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Matchups by position
What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.
BOS attack against DEN defense| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
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| Guards | 48.2 (lg 49.8) 20th, 20th in the league | 13.2 (lg 13.6) 19th, 19th in the league | 14.1 (lg 14.2) 18th, 18th in the league |
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| Forwards | 39.3 (lg 37.4) 7th, 7th in the league | 15.1 (lg 15.3) 17th, 17th in the league | 7.9 (lg 7.0) 2nd, 2nd in the league |
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| Centers | 10.0 (lg 10.7) 20th, 20th in the league | 7.1 (lg 7.5) 24th, 24th in the league | 1.3 (lg 1.9) 29th, 29th in the league |
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DEN attack against BOS defense| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
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| Guards | 46.0 (lg 49.8) 29th, 29th in the league | 13.2 (lg 13.6) 18th, 18th in the league | 13.7 (lg 14.2) 19th, 19th in the league |
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| Forwards | 34.4 (lg 37.4) 28th, 28th in the league | 13.9 (lg 15.3) 28th, 28th in the league | 6.1 (lg 7.0) 28th, 28th in the league |
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| Centers | 9.3 (lg 10.7) 26th, 26th in the league | 6.8 (lg 7.5) 27th, 27th in the league | 1.4 (lg 1.9) 28th, 28th in the league |
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