The Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 123-111 on Jan 1, 2023 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 34 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-20 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 36 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7-16 | 0-4 | 11-14 | 1 |
| Derrick White | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Grant Williams | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Al Horford | 30 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Robert Williams III | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Sam Hauser | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 31 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Luke Kornet | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Team | 236 | 111 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 40-86 | 9-33 | 22-27 | 15 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 32 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-13 | 2-2 | 8-8 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 33 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 37 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Bones Hyland | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-12 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ish Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 190 | 94 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 34-61 | 11-21 | 15-17 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 29, 2022: LAC 110, BOS 116 · Next Jan 3, 2023: BOS 117, OKC 150
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 30, 2022: MIA 119, DEN 124 · Next Jan 2, 2023: DEN 111, MIN 124