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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**BOS**|**28**|**26**|**26**|**29**|**109**|[](/BOS)|
**DEN**|**30**|**32**|**28**|**25**|**115**|[](/DEN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/BOS)**BOS**|**41-91 (45.1)**|**11-38 (28.9)**|**16-25 (64.0)**|**13**|**46**|**24**|**12**|**7**|**3**|**18**|**109**|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**45-89 (50.6)**|**4-21 (19.0)**|**21-22 (95.5)**|**8**|**45**|**27**|**8**|**10**|**4**|**19**|**115**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|30:06|4-9 (44.4)|1-4 (25.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|2|1|0|0|0|4|9|-4|
A. Gordon^^PF|34:01|8-15 (53.3)|0-2 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|3|9|1|0|1|0|2|16|-6|
N. Jokic^^C|38:45|11-18 (61.1)|0-0 (0.0)|10-10 (100.0)|4|12|11|1|2|0|1|32|+9|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|33:54|4-7 (57.1)|1-4 (25.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|3|1|2|3|0|3|11|-3|
J. Murray^^PG|37:00|7-18 (38.9)|1-4 (25.0)|4-4 (100.0)|0|6|8|5|2|0|2|19|+4|
R. Jackson|11:03|2-7 (28.6)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|2|0|0|1|0|4|+2|
C. Braun|16:40|2-3 (66.7)|0-1 (0.0)|3-4 (75.0)|1|6|1|0|0|0|4|7|+9|
P. Watson|17:15|5-9 (55.6)|1-4 (25.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|4|1|0|1|2|1|11|+11|
J. Holiday|13:08|1-2 (50.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|2|+6|
Z. Nnaji|8:08|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|4|+2|
**Totals**||**45-89 (50.6)**|**4-21 (19.0)**|**21-22 (95.5)**|**8**|**45**|**27**|**8**|**10**|**4**|**19**|**115**||
**DNP:** ***Jay Huff***, ***DeAndre Jordan***, ***Jalen Pickett***, ***Julian Strawther***, ***Hunter Tyson***
**Inactive:** ***Vlatko Cancar***, ***Collin Gillespie***, ***Braxton Key***
**[](/BOS)BOS**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
J. Brown^^SF|41:04|16-29 (55.2)|2-7 (28.6)|7-14 (50.0)|6|13|4|2|3|0|4|41|+5|
J. Tatum^^PF|38:39|5-13 (38.5)|2-5 (40.0)|3-4 (75.0)|1|4|8|5|2|0|4|15|-2|
K. Porzingis^^C|35:16|9-23 (39.1)|3-10 (30.0)|3-4 (75.0)|2|12|2|3|1|1|2|24|+6|
D. White^^SG|36:57|3-8 (37.5)|0-4 (0.0)|1-1 (100.0)|1|5|6|1|1|1|4|7|-2|
J. Holiday^^PG|34:55|5-10 (50.0)|2-6 (33.3)|0-0 (0.0)|1|4|2|1|0|0|2|12|-6|
A. Horford|18:51|0-2 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|1|4|0|0|0|0|1|2|-10|
X. Tillman|13:25|1-2 (50.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|4|1|0|0|0|0|2|-12|
S. Hauser|10:17|2-3 (66.7)|2-3 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|6|-8|
P. Pritchard|10:36|0-1 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|-1|
**Totals**||**41-91 (45.1)**|**11-38 (28.9)**|**16-25 (64.0)**|**13**|**46**|**24**|**12**|**7**|**3**|**18**|**109**||
**DNP:** ***Oshae Brissett***, ***Luke Kornet***, ***Svi Mykhailiuk***, ***Jaden Springer***
**Inactive:** ***JD Davison***, ***Drew Peterson***, ***Neemias Queta***, ***Jordan Walsh***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**BOS**|54|11|11|5|10|12|9|[](/BOS)|
**DEN**|66|8|19|12|28|9|16|[](/DEN)|
**Lead Changes: 2** | **Times Tied: 6** | **Gametime: 2:24** | **Attendance: 19855**
*Officials: Tony Brothers, Marat Kogut, CJ Washington*
by BigHoneyBot
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Had to check in on the Celtics sub and there’s some real moral victory vibes going on in there
Taintum was ass
I still stand that 5280 isn’t that high. Play a game at 10158 cowards!
That AG putback though.
I legit shouted “holy shit!”
Jokic should win his 4th MVP but 3 isn’t bad either
AG is like Kenneth Faried but with better defense, handling, shooting, passing, and other stuff.
Celtics clutch time strategy is shot chucking and I love it
How good was the bench today!
I hope all the green shirts got their Ls on their way out.
If a finals preview is Nugs sweeping the Celtics then I’m all for it
PWat led everyone in +/-
It’s honestly really annoying that the narrative of this game is gonna be completely different than it would be if we didn’t get obliterated by the refs and if they didn’t get a couple of lucky ass at the end. We thoroughly outplayed these cunts pretty much whole game and it would’ve been a 20+ point blowout if the game had been called evenly
That putback is a dunk of the year contender fo’ sho’
A fart cucumber
An underrated pretty bad Murray game and Jokic taking Jrue instead of Porzingas for some reason was the only reason it was close.
I feel like everyone expects the Murray Jokic 2 man game late, but they haven’t been ready for the Jokic AG dunk fest
Love Shaq
[Moach 😭😭😭](https://twitter.com/Shapalicious/status/1765975854126145685?t=BIu1eaNqxwF29KcU5paD6w&s=19)
Swatson with the game high +11.
Stud
If you think Boston will be in the finals I have serious doubts that you watched them last year in the playoffs. East is weak
Those last few minutes legit left me speechless. This team is incredible. Just like, shit the league has never seen before l.
It’s nice to have Shaquille O’Neal on our side. Shame he lost a million shaq dollars on Tuesday but that’s nugglyfe
Van Gundy says “the Celtics are still the team to beat” after the Nuggets beat them in Denver and Boston this year? WTF? How can you possibly justify thst statement?
Malone told the Celtics fans to take the L on the way out. Lakers and Celtics have a common enemy
Utah Toronto miami spurs Dallas next 5
Maybe Jokic can rest 1
SVG (morale victory champ): “And look, I think this game in its own way speaks well of the Boston Celtics. They are a great 3-point shooting team, they rely on it, they are shooting 30% tonight, they are 16/25 at the free throw line and yet this game goes all the way to the wire. This is still, in my opinion, the Boston Celtics, are still the team to beat in the league.”
[Serious] Assuming salaries worked, would you trade Watson for Tatum straight up?
Wait what, we shot 25% from three in Boston and shot 19% tonight and still won? Oh lord.
Mazzula sounds a lot like Mal, both in tone and delivery.
Tingus ended up 3-10 from 3? Did not feel like it lmao
Pwat 11 4 and 1 with a steal and 2 monster blocks. +11. Leading our all plus +- bench to victory. Take the applause Peyton Christian Zeke Justin and Reggie.
https://i.redd.it/nj633rlqt1nc1.gif
They should post AGs shot chart on a backboard of where he got the ball.
I just wanted to see if Celtic fans were blaming refs. Surprisingly, not yet. In fact a top comment said “thats what having a top 5 player looks like, vs having Tatum.” And the responses were Jokic is “1 of 1.” So they are much better than Laker fans. But still racists so fuck them 😂
The secondhand kid stores have Broncos baby apparel overflowing from bins but nothing for the Nuggets. Meanwhile, the pro shop is selling baby jerseys for like $55; that’s like almost a month of diapers. After a win like this how am I supposed to impulse buy gear for my infant son and afford to put food on the table?
Everyone is gonna hype up AG dunks but that break away Watson dunk got me the most excited
Always been more of a Jeff Van Gundy guy
I will not be surprised at all if the Knicks come out of the East
All year long “depth depth depth”, Boston has it and we don’t. Obviously weird to say about a guy who hasn’t played in the playoffs but I trust Watson more than I trust this Celtics bench.
Watson legitimately looks like he pushes MPJ for closing spot minutes even though MPJ himself is one of our best players and has been playing great, and that is exactly what this team needs just like last year to repeat/dominate the postseason. I don’t care about regular season bench plus minus divided by zero math dork bullshit. 2-0 Nuggets over Celtics, and they definitely don’t want to see us in the finals because we look like a terrible match up for them since Porzingus is a goddamn liability over a 7 game series where Jokic can eat him up.
Nights like tonight big anticipated game on national TV are where the stars shine, and Jokic and Peyton Watson looked like genuine fucking marquee movie stars when people still gave a shit about that. I know one thing [Hotels.com](https://Hotels.com) is going to sell so many motherfucking hotels tonight after that amazing game by those two. Whole team looks like champs, again.
Van Gundy is still ass I see. No idea why TNT hired the guy so bad ESPN fired him.
So many memorable shots in this game
*prayer circle*
Hope Jokic arm good btw looked fine and he obv played through it but hopefully doesn’t need more tests or it’s not too painful tomorrow
No idea who gets the DPOG chain tonight. Could be any of Murray, KCP or PWat
19% from 3 and still won. Moach masterclass
Nice
Good lord, PWat has such a bright future on this team.
Sucks we got another moral loss tonight
This one is not on Malone, because he does nothing and should never be given credit for wins.
Bench was so good tonight (except for Reggie of course)