National Basketball Association
Denver 102, Boston 100
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, January 19, 2024
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials: #72 JT Orr, #34 Kevin Cutler, #29 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 19156

Jamal Murray scored a game-high 35 points and Nikola Jokic added 34 to help the Denver Nuggets hand the Boston Celtics their first home loss of the season with a 102-100 victory on Friday night.

Murray made 15 of 21 shots from the floor. He also had eight rebounds and five assists. Jokic finished with 12 rebounds and nine assists.

Jayson Tatum missed a 17-foot jump shot that would have tied the score with three seconds to play. Denver came up with the rebound and ran out the clock.

Boston entered the game 20-0 at home this season, and had won 27 straight home games dating back to last season.

Derrick White led the Celtics with 24 points. Tatum finished with 22 and Kristaps Porzingis had 21. Porzingis, who scored Boston's first 11 points, was held to two points in the second half.

Al Horford had 10 rebounds for Boston, which had its three-game winning streak end.

The Celtics were 14-of-44 from beyond the 3-point arc. Jaylen Brown scored 13 points, but was 1-of-9 on 3-point attempts. Tatum was 1-of-8 on 3-pointers.

The Celtics went on a 7-0 run to take a 98-95 lead with 4:51 to play, but Denver took the lead for good on a Jokic basket that put the Nuggets in front 99-98 with 3:36 remaining.

Michael Porter Jr. finished with 13 points and eight rebounds and Aaron Gordon added 10 rebounds for Denver.

Boston led 32-31 after one quarter, built a 12-point lead in the second and had a 61-55 advantage at halftime. Porzingis, Murray and Jokic each scored 19 in the first half.

A Jokic 3-pointer put Denver in front 69-68 with seven minutes left in the third, but Boston responded with a 9-0 run to take a 77-69 lead. The Nuggets scored the final eight points in the third and trailed 82-81 entering the fourth. White scored 13 of Boston's 21 points in the third.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Denver   Boston
Jamal Murray 35 Scoring Derrick White 24
Nikola Jokic 9 Assists Jayson Tatum 5
Nikola Jokic 12 Rebounds Al Horford 10
Nikola Jokic 4 Free Throws Made Kristaps Porzingis 6
N/A Steals Jaylen Brown 2
Peyton Watson 2 Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Denver 102 51.9 8-31 10-13 20 47 3 0 11
Boston 100 42.7 14-44 10-14 21 38 2 5 3
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Celtics have a W/L % of .727 after a win and .889 after a loss.
  • Denver will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .655 after a win and .714 after a loss.