The Denver Nuggets defeated the Boston Celtics 103-84 on February 25, 2026 at Ball Arena. A crowd of 19,763 witnessed the Denver Nuggets secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 21 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 103 |
| BOS | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 84 |
Game Officials
Karl Lane (Referee), Scott Twardoski (Referee), Gediminas Petraitis (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Jalen Pickett | G | Out | Knee – Soreness | 2026-02-27 |
| DEN | Peyton Watson | G | Out | Hamstring – Strain | 2026-03-09 |
| DEN | Aaron Gordon | F | Out | Hamstring – Strain | 2026-02-27 |
| DEN | Tamar Bates | G | Out | Foot – Surgery | 2026-04-01 |
| BOS | Jayson Tatum | F | Out | Achilles – Surgery | 2026-03-04 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 35 | 28 | 78 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 84 |
| DEN | 42 | 35 | 56 | 54 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 103 |
Boston Celtics Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser | F | 24 | 5 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 |
| Neemias Queta | C | 28 | 10 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 |
| Derrick White | G | 33 | 20 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -20 |
| Jaylen Brown | G | 34 | 23 | 7-21 | 33.3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -12 |
| Baylor Scheierman | G | 25 | 9 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -16 |
| Dalano Banton | F | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Nikola Vucevic | C | 23 | 2 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 |
| Luka Garza | C | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Payton Pritchard | G | 28 | 3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -13 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | G | 11 | 3 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| Jordan Walsh | G | 14 | 4 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 |
| Hugo Gonzalez | G | 10 | 5 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
Denver Nuggets Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | F | 35 | 11 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +17 |
| Nikola Jokic | C | 33 | 30 | 11-28 | 39.3 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +13 |
| Jamal Murray | G | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Braun | G | 28 | 6 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| Julian Strawther | G | 26 | 12 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | F | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| DaRon Holmes II | F | 3 | 5 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Spencer Jones | F | 26 | 6 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +22 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | C | 12 | 11 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | G | 21 | 14 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 |
| Bruce Brown | G | 28 | 4 | 1-8 | 12.5 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +8 |
| KJ Simpson | G | 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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