The Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets 105-87 on Apr 11, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Michael Porter Jr. led the Nuggets with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 33 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-23 | 2-7 | 8-8 | 2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 36 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Kemba Walker | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Robert Williams III | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Tristan Thompson | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Grant Williams | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Moritz Wagner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 216 | 100 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 38-81 | 7-29 | 17-20 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-23 | 1-12 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Nikola Jokic | 32 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 3 |
| Will Barton | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| JaMychal Green | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Paul Millsap | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Monte Morris | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bol Bol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 187 | 66 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24-75 | 4-28 | 14-17 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 9, 2021: MIN 136, BOS 145 · Next Apr 13, 2021: BOS 116, POR 115
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 9, 2021: SA 119, DEN 121 · Next Apr 12, 2021: DEN 107, GS 116