#Boston Celtics at Denver Nuggets
Ball Arena- Denver, CO
[ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401585534/celtics-nuggets)
[TV/Radio](https://reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/comments/1b9c010/game_thread_boston_celtics_4813_at_denver_nuggets/ktutoqw/)
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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|Final|
||Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Total|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|BOS |28|26|26|29|109|
|DEN |30|32|28|25|115|
###Player Stats
**Boston Celtics**
|Player|MINS|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|J. Brown|41:04|41|16-29|2-7|7-14|6|8|14|4|2|0|2|4|5
|J. Tatum|38:39|15|5-13|2-5|3-4|1|3|4|8|2|0|5|4|-2
|K. Porzingis|35:16|24|9-23|3-10|3-4|2|10|12|2|1|1|3|2|6
|D. White|36:57|7|3-8|0-4|1-1|1|4|5|6|1|1|1|4|-2
|J. Holiday|34:55|12|5-10|2-6|0-0|1|3|4|2|0|0|1|2|-6
|A. Horford|18:51|2|0-2|0-1|2-2|1|3|4|0|0|0|0|1|-10
|X. Tillman|13:24|2|1-2|0-1|0-0|1|3|4|1|0|0|0|0|-12
|S. Hauser|10:17|6|2-3|2-3|0-0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|-8
|P. Pritchard|10:36|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|-1
**Denver Nuggets**
|Player|MINS|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|M. Porter Jr.|30:05|9|4-9|1-4|0-0|0|2|2|1|0|0|0|4|-4
|A. Gordon|34:01|16|8-15|0-2|0-0|3|6|9|1|1|0|0|2|-6
|N. Jokic|38:44|32|11-19|0-0|10-10|4|8|12|11|2|0|0|1|9
|K. Caldwell-Pope|33:53|11|4-7|1-4|2-2|0|3|3|1|3|0|2|3|-3
|J. Murray|37:00|19|7-18|1-4|4-4|0|6|6|8|2|0|5|2|4
|R. Jackson|11:02|4|2-7|0-1|0-0|0|1|1|2|0|1|0|0|2
|C. Braun|16:40|7|2-3|0-1|3-4|1|5|6|1|0|0|0|4|9
|P. Watson|17:15|11|5-9|1-4|0-0|0|4|4|1|1|2|0|1|11
|J. Holiday|13:08|2|1-2|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|6
|Z. Nnaji|8:08|4|1-1|0-0|2-2|0|2|2|0|1|0|0|1|2
###Team Stats
|Team|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|AST|PF|STL|TO|BLK|OREB|DREB|REB|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|BOS|41-91|11-38|16-25|24|18|6|12|3|13|34|56|
|DEN|45-90|4-21|21-22|27|19|10|7|4|8|37|49|
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Tough loss. I would have thought with the way we lost to Cleveland there would have been a stronger sense of urgency coming into Denver. Felt like only JB truly showed that (except at the foul line). As a top 5-10 player in the league, Tatum can’t disappear like that.
That’s the difference between having a real top 5 player and having Jayson Tatum
I think Tatum intentionally tends to let the game come to him and it’s savvy and mature but it has to stop. All-time great athletes are all at least a little psychotic about leaving their fingerprints on each game. It’s not that Tatum doesn’t know how to step up, because he’s done it in numerous postseason games. He publicly beheaded the Sixers last year. But as an outrageously gifted superstar and as the best player on a championship contender, he’s gotta stop being patient about finding the flow of each game and start ripping other teams’ hearts out at tip-off.
This is not a panic post; we could win a championship with this roster even if Tatum doesn’t make that leap. But he needs to do it if he wants to be in the same conversation as someone like Jokic.
Tatum played like trash after the 1st quarter
Tons of bad passes
Tons of missed FTs
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Still had a wide open look for the lead with 45 sec left
—
Look at tape, adjust, move on
Pain
Make your free throws and box out Aaron Gordon. On to Phoenix.
Tatum sold
get jaylen some help
Hit a fucking 3
Tatum played the last 3 halves of basketball like he was getting a workout in at the Y. A pretty big reason we have our 2nd losing streak of the season.
I just don’t know how this team guards Jokic. He is unreal.
It was already the case that lots of observers were not giving the Celtics much credit for the regular season performance. After tonight, the Celtic’s season has been rendered completely meaninless. No one will care how many games the celtics win in the regular season, or even if they get to the championship. Respect will only come if celtics win the title, and only then if it’s against the nuggets.
And yeah, the spotlight on JT is rightfully even hotter. The comparison between him and the cream of the crop is glaring. Dude had a WIDE open three to take the lead and missed. And, he made a really stupid pass to start that play.
Good response at the end of the game – we played terribly, missed like double digit free throws, and we had a shot to take the lead. Sure it’s discouraging, but this kind of strikes me as the bad version of the 2nd Timberwolves game. The real, concrete takeaway I have is the Nuggets are very, very prepared. Sometimes the Celtics come out so flat. Nuggets don’t waver so need to be prepared.
I hope Mazz makes everyone shoot fts for a whole day
As annoying as the missed FTs were, at least JB tried. Tatum looked uninterested and Porzingis was just fucking launching and bricking from deep whenever he got the ball. Such an uncharacteristic game from us
Jaylen Brown: ***GOD MODE***
Jaylen Brown shooting free throws: *cut from middle school team*
Really depressing result
I don’t know if Tatum just picked a really bad time to get cold or if he’s got the yips against top contenders
Best hope is to protect homecourt in the playoffs
disappointing game from tatum. 15 points??? it really was the nuggets vs brown
Don’t think I’ve ever said this, but Tatum was invisible tonight
Can’t believe he missed that corner 3. Waste of a nuclear Jaylen game
Told myself I wouldn’t stay up to watch the second half.
Well I did, and now I’m too upset to fall asleep lol
As much as that fucking sucked, the Nuggets are pretty clearly beatable. Just have to play well and hit free throws to do so.
Not going to overreact to this. The Nuggets are a really, REALLY fucking good team.
But we are also really good. One game doesn’t decide the whole season, or even a 7-game series.
The game was entertaining as fuck. JB was a dawg and Jrue came up big at the end. JT left a lot to be desired but I’m not going to make a big sweeping statement that he “isn’t the guy” or that we “can’t win with JT.” I’m choosing to trust him to figure it out.
I’d actually be pumped to see this team in the Finals. It’d be an awesome series. And we have tape of lots of dumb mistakes – ball watching, turnovers, missed rotations. Missed FTs. Championship teams clean that shit up and I think we will.
“WHY ISN’T TATUM IN THE RUNNING FOR MVP????” this is why
This loss wouldn’t have been as bad, if not for that fucking atrocious Cavaliers finish.
Tatum needs to get his shit together. For someone who wants the be considered great, he disappears when anyone plays him physical or tough.
Make your damn free throws.
I don’t think we’re the team to beat (it’s obviously Denver let’s not lie to ourselves) but with how shaky we played and how close the game was I think beating Denver is still doable. Both games were close.
But Tatum has to stop disappearing in these big games man
Put JB’s fearless mentality in JT or give JT’s talent to JB and you’d have the best player in the league. Unfortunately we’re left with what we saw tn
I swear Jaylen’s best games are always wasted.
Our MVP is Jaylen Brown. The leader
Jaylen Brown deserves his flowers
Ya. Eye test says Nuggets are better. Especially in close moments. JT is so frustrating to watch
I can live with Tatum missing tough shots, but that level of passivity in a game like that is simply not gonna cut it.
Also Jrue hit two massive shots then didn’t get the ball again. Not good enough, all around.
Tatum never beating the “lights too bright” allegations. There have been exceptions but come on now this just keeps happening more often than not.
So much cope in the game thready today. Tony Brothers screwed both teams and Celtics weren’t the only team shooting bad, Nuggets shot 4-21 from 3. The Nuggets were just better. This ain’t a moral victory lol
Overall, for shooting like shit from 3, Tatum being a ghost and JB not able to hit free throws, where we finished gives me hope that we can take Denver in a 7 game series.
Jayson Tatum is an enigma, never seen someone be so good some games and so fucking bad in others. He’s not clutch but needs to show the fuck up in game. And for the love of God Jaylen, learn to shoot a fucking free throw!
Anyone who isn’t concerned for the playoffs based on the ways the celtics lost the last 2 games are either delusional or just haven’t watched this team the last few years. Turnovers, rebounding, lack of execution in clutch time, struggles when 3s aren’t falling, and stars disappearing continue to plague the fuck outta them
I know a lot of people consider Brown overrated or whatever, but games like this illustrate why he is so important. This is a 20+ point blowout if he sat tonight. Tatum needs to step it up. This was a winnable as fuck game despite everything.