Boston CelticsCeltics38-20
84FinalFeb 25, 2026
Denver NuggetsNuggets37-22
103TVESPNAltitude Sports
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-offMoneyline
BOS+130
DEN−155
Spread
BOS +3.5−110
DEN −3.5−110
Total O/U
Over 228.5−108
Under 228.5−112
- Spread: Nuggets −3.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 228.5 (187 points).
Recap
The Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 103-84 at Ball Arena in Denver on Feb 25, 2026 to move to 37-22.
The lead changed hands 18 times.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 84 |
| DEN | 21 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 103 |
Team stats
BOSDEN
- FG
- 29-83
- 39-93
- 3PT
- 12-43
- 15-43
- FT
- 14-18
- 10-18
- Rebounds
- 48
- 54
- Assists
- 18
- 28
- Turnovers
- 13
- 8
Top performers
Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Points
Jaylen Brown23
Nikola Jokic30
Assists
Payton Pritchard4
Nikola Jokic6
Rebounds
Jaylen Brown11
Nikola Jokic12
Player stats
Celtics · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser F | 24 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| Neemias Queta C | 28 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -7 |
| Derrick White G | 33 | 20 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -20 |
| Jaylen Brown G | 34 | 23 | 7-21 | 1-6 | 8-9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | -12 |
| Baylor Scheierman G | 25 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -16 |
| Dalano Banton F | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Nikola Vucevic C | 23 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -9 |
| Luka Garza C | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Payton Pritchard G | 28 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -13 |
| Ron Harper Jr. G | 11 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| Jordan Walsh G | 14 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
| Hugo Gonzalez G | 10 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 |
Nuggets · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson F | 35 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +17 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 33 | 30 | 11-28 | 4-13 | 4-7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | +13 |
| Jamal Murray G | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Braun G | 28 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -2 |
| Julian Strawther G | 26 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 |
| Zeke Nnaji F | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 |
| DaRon Holmes II F | 3 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Spencer Jones F | 26 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +22 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 12 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 21 | 14 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +13 |
| Bruce Brown G | 28 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +8 |
| KJ Simpson G | 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +13 |
Game info
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
Attendance19,763
OfficialsReferee: Karl Lane · Referee: Scott Twardoski · Referee: Gediminas Petraitis
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