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Nuggets at Celtics · Wed, Jan 7 · Regular season

Denver beat Boston, 114⁠-⁠110. Here is how the win chance moved.

Denver114Boston110

Final · JAN 7
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Above the middle line the home team is favored, below it the road team. How this works

01Box score

Updated 1:13 PM ET

Denver Nuggets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Jamal Murray G37228171028-183-93-4-1
Peyton Watson G37306212410-156-74-8+4
Christian Braun G305520112-51-10-1+4
Tim Hardaway Jr. G2614201104-94-82-2+4
Zeke Nnaji F-C2512212203-91-35-7+6
Aaron Gordon F2312620005-122-60-0+2
Jalen Pickett G217420003-61-30-0+7
Bruce Brown G194102002-60-10-0-3
DaRon Holmes II F136210202-62-50-0-2
Spencer Jones F92300000-10-12-2-1
Team114392778739-8720-4416-24

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Jaylen Brown G34337410714-294-61-3-14
Payton Pritchard G3417522005-131-66-6-5
Derrick White G3417440327-193-120-0-14
Sam Hauser F306222122-62-60-0+4
Anfernee Simons G2615420026-93-40-0-9
Neemias Queta C2462000003-80-00-0-16
Hugo González G213400211-41-20-2+9
Luka Garza C1911500005-51-10-0+8
Jordan Walsh G141111000-20-11-2+4
Baylor Scheierman G41110000-00-01-2+13
Team1105316661443-9515-389-15

02Top performers

Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape

03Where the edges are

2025-26 so far

Nuggets edges

  • On offenseDenver's offense protects the ball (3rd) against a Boston defense that rarely forces turnovers (26th).

Celtics edges

  • On offenseBoston's offense protects the ball (1st) against a Denver defense that rarely forces turnovers (30th).
  • On defenseBoston's defense cleans the defensive glass (4th) against a Denver offense that rarely gets second chances (24th).

Key battles

  • Denver's offense shoots efficiently (1st), but Boston's defense contests every shot (4th). Watch the shooting.
  • Denver's offense gets to the line (4th), but Boston's defense defends without fouling (5th). Watch the free throws.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

04Tale of the tape

2025-26 so far
DENRankStatRankBOS
123.41stOffensive rating2nd121.7
118.221stDefensive rating4th113.5
+5.27thNet rating3rd+8.2
97.720thPace30th94.2
57.71stEffective FG %11th55.3
10.93rdTurnover %1st10.5
23.624thOffensive rebound %6th29.2
23.74thFree throw rate29th16.7
54.314thOpponent eFG %4th52.3
10.030thForced turnover %26th11.0
75.37thDefensive rebound %4th75.7
19.610thOpponent FT rate5th18.9