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The Denver Nuggets became the first team to beat the Celtics in Boston this season on Friday, walking out of the TD Garden with a 102-100 win. The Celtics had started the season 20-0 at home and ...
Nikola Jokic stars as reigning NBA champions the Denver Nuggets beat Eastern Conference leaders the Boston Celtics 115-109.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. McNichols Arena in Denver was the site of the highest-scoring game in NBA history. Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix was the site of the highest-scoring playoff game. In basketball, points are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making ...
Game 1 vs the Pacers was the first time in Celtics' franchise history that three of its players (Tatum, Brown, and Holiday) scored 25 or more points in a Conference Finals game. [ 31 ] Dereck Lively II became the first player in NBA history to record a perfect 16/16 (100 percent) from the field in a playoff series. [ 32 ]
Nikola Jokic scored 18 points, collected a season-best 16 rebounds and also had 10 assists and three steals during his third triple-double of the season to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 106-102 ...
Despite this, Denver still finished the season with a 48–34 record and earned the sixth seed, led by back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokić [24] and starting power forward Aaron Gordon, who the Nuggets acquired in the middle of the 2020–21 season from the Orlando Magic for Gary Harris, R. J. Hampton, and a 2025 first-round pick. [25]
If Thursday was an NBA Finals preview, the Denver Nuggets are looking pretty good. Nikola Jokic led Denver to a 115-109 win over the Boston Celtics in a marquee matchup between the NBA's defending ...
The Celtics notably had a significant edge on the glass with a 51–35 rebounding advantage, and went 17 of 20 (85%) from the free throw line compared to the Mavs' 7 of 13 (53.8%). [ 22 ] Jaylen Brown was voted the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), after averaging 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 5 assists. [ 2 ]