Final

Boston Celtics27-10118 winneratDenver Nuggets20-15106

Tue, Jan 7, 10:00 PM ESTBall Arena, Denver, CONBC SPORTS BOSTON · TNT/Max

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
BOS	37	20	31	30	118
DEN	25	32	26	23	106

Boston Celtics

118

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson TatumF	38	29	4	6	1	2	2	11-23	1-9	6-6	+23
Al HorfordF	34	9	7	0	4	0	1	3-5	3-5	0-0	+15
Kristaps PorziņģisC	34	25	11	3	2	1	1	9-18	1-3	6-8	+14
Jaylen BrownG	38	14	8	8	0	0	4	6-13	0-1	2-2	+5
Jrue HolidayG	32	19	3	7	2	1	0	6-12	3-7	4-4	+10
Payton Pritchard	20	3	3	4	1	0	2	1-6	1-5	0-0	-4
Luke Kornet	18	2	3	1	0	2	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+5
Sam Hauser	18	9	2	1	0	1	1	3-5	3-5	0-0	0
Jaden Springer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Neemias Queta	8	8	0	0	1	0	0	4-5	0-0	0-0	-10
Team		118	41	30	11	7	11	44-88	12-35	18-20

DNP: Xavier Tillman (coach's decision), Jordan Walsh (nwt - injury/illness), Derrick White (nwt - injury/illness)

Denver Nuggets

106

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Christian BraunF	29	12	4	2	1	0	2	5-10	2-5	0-0	-11
Michael Porter Jr.F	36	15	10	3	0	0	1	5-13	2-7	3-4	-16
Dario ŠarićC	17	0	1	4	0	1	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	-7
Russell WestbrookG	33	26	9	6	1	1	8	9-18	4-9	4-5	-10
Jamal MurrayG	39	19	4	4	2	0	1	8-17	1-5	2-2	-3
Zeke Nnaji	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-8
Peyton Watson	34	14	4	0	1	4	1	5-9	2-3	2-2	-3
Julian Strawther	27	19	2	2	1	0	1	8-15	3-6	0-0	-3
DeAndre Jordan	20	1	5	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	+1
Jalen Pickett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Trey Alexander	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Hunter Tyson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		106	39	22	6	6	16	40-87	14-36	12-15

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · DEN: 4
Biggest lead · BOS: 15
Times tied: 8
Lead changes: 10
Longest run · BOS: 15

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: DENTravel tax: DENBody clock: BOS4 in 6: BOSNational TV

DEN has the rest edge with 74h between tipoffs, 19.5h more than BOS.
DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 805 mi from its previous stop.
BOS is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -2h on the body clock and -1h of zone shift.
BOS is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
BOS is in game 4 of 4 on the road with 2,594 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	BOS	DEN
Record	27-10	20-15
Days rest	1 day	2 days edge
Hours rest	54.5h	74h
Rest swing	-19.5h	+19.5h
Travel in	506 mi edge	805 mi
Zone change	-1h	-1h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 4 of 4	Homestand · 1 of 3
Miles before tip	2,594 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	4 in 6	—
Fatigue Index	6	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

BOS carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. DEN's 1.

How each side got here506 mi vs 805 mi

How each side got here

BOS

506 mi

Oklahoma City, OKDenver, CO

BOS came from Oklahoma City, OK with 506 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Oklahoma City, OK to Denver, CO

DEN

805 mi

San Antonio, TXDenver, CO

DEN came from San Antonio, TX with 805 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

San Antonio, TX to Denver, CO

Where this game sitsroad 4 of 4 vs homestand 1 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

BOS

Road trip

BOS is on game 4 of 4 on the road, with 2,594 mi already behind it.

Game in segment4 of 4

Miles before tip2,594 mi

Segment miles3,099 mi

DEN

Homestand

DEN is in game 1 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: TNT/Max
Local TV: BOSNBC SPORTS BOSTONin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: BOS98.5 The Sports HubDENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMSiriusXM

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