Celtics vs. Nuggets (Things You Didn't Know)
Jokic's triple-double pushes the Nuggets past the Celtics
Boston Celtics - 111
Denver Nuggets - 123
BOX SCORE:
Celtics:
Marcus Smart - 4 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 2-12 FG, 0-4 3P
Derrick White - 13 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 5-9 FG, 2-5 3P
Jaylen Brown - 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 12-20 FG, 4-8 3P
Jayson Tatum - 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL, 7-16 FG, 0-4 3P
Al Horford - 8 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK, 3-10 FG, 2-6 3P
POINTS IN THE PAINT: 60
FAST BREAK POINTS: 12
BIGGEST LEAD: 3
BENCH POINTS: 31
TECHNICAL FOULS: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown
Nuggets:
Bruce Brown - 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 8-14 FG, 4-6 3P
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - 6 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 2-7 FG, 2-3 3P
Michael Porter - 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK, 7-13 FG, 3-7 3P
Aaron Gordon - 18 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 6-13 FG, 1-2 3P
Nikola Jokic - 30 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST, 1 STL, 10-13 FG, 2-2 3P
POINTS IN THE PAINT: 46
FAST BREAK POINTS: 11
BIGGEST LEAD: 18
BENCH POINTS: 29
TECHNICAL FOULS: Bones Hyland
POSTGAME ANALYSIS:
Celtics:
Smart passed Tony Battie for No. 33 on the Celtics’ all-time rebounding list.
Tatum reached the 8,700 career point mark and the 2,700 career rebound mark.
Nuggets:
Porter passed Reggie Williams for No. 19 on the Nuggets’ all-time 3-pointers made list.
Gordon passed Facundo Campazzo and Trey Lyles for No. 39 on the Nuggets’ all-time 3-pointers made list.
Jokic recorded his ninth triple-double of the season (85th of his career).
Cory Nelson is a contributor to Sports Illustrated’s channel “Inside The Heat”. He attended Northern Virginia Community College. He can be reached at corymckenzienelson@hotmail.com or follow him on Twitter @CKenzyNelson and Instagram @ckenzynelson