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Final
Away
Denver Nuggets
114
Home
Boston Celtics
110
Venue: TD Garden
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 114-110 on the road on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at TD Garden. Peyton Watson had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Jaylen Brown had 33 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the Boston Celtics.
The game was tied 58-58 at halftime. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 35-28. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jamal Murray (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 49, Boston Celtics 31. Jamal Murray had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 17 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Denver Nuggets vs Boston Celtics?
- The Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 114-110 on January 7, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Peyton Watson scored 30 for the Denver Nuggets; Jaylen Brown scored 33 for the Boston Celtics.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | 31 | 27 | 21 | 35 | 114 |
| Boston Celtics | 35 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 110 |
Game leaders
Denver Nuggets
- Points
- 30 Peyton Watson
- Rebounds
- 8 Jamal Murray
- Assists
- 17 Jamal Murray
Boston Celtics
- Points
- 33 Jaylen Brown
- Rebounds
- 20 Neemias Queta
- Assists
- 4 Jaylen Brown
Jamal Murray double-double (22 PTS, 17 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson starter | 37:17 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10-15 | 6-7 | 4-8 | 5 | +4 |
| Jamal Murray starter | 36:40 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 2 | -1 |
| Christian Braun starter | 29:39 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | +4 |
| DaRon Holmes II starter | 13:25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | -2 |
| Spencer Jones starter | 9:06 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | -1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. bench | 26:06 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 1 | +4 |
| Zeke Nnaji bench | 24:52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 3 | +6 |
| Aaron Gordon bench | 23:26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett bench | 20:31 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 |
| Bruce Brown bench | 19:00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -3 |
Not available: Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valančiūnas, Nikola Jokić, Tamar Bates
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown starter | 34:15 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14-29 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 5 | -14 |
| Derrick White starter | 34:11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-19 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 2 | -14 |
| Payton Pritchard starter | 33:43 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 2 | -5 |
| Sam Hauser starter | 29:42 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | +4 |
| Neemias Queta starter | 24:27 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | -16 |
| Anfernee Simons bench | 25:42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
| Hugo Gonzalez bench | 20:45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | +9 |
| Luka Garza bench | 19:23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +8 |
| Jordan Walsh bench | 13:45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | +4 |
| Baylor Scheierman bench | 4:07 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | +13 |
Not available: Josh Minott, Jayson Tatum
| Denver Nuggets | Stat | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|
| 16/24 (66%) | Free throws | 9/15 (60%) |
| 19/43 (44%) | 2 pointers | 28/57 (49%) |
| 20/44 (45%) | 3 pointers | 15/38 (39%) |
| 39/87 (44%) | Field goals | 43/95 (45%) |
| 39 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 27 | Defensive rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Fouls | 20 |
| 14 | Max points in a row | 12 |
| 18:39 | Time spent in lead | 23:16 |
| 13 | Biggest lead | 9 |
Largest margin: 11 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 26
- Times tied
- 9
- Largest lead · Denver Nuggets
- 13 Q4 2:24
- Largest lead · Boston Celtics
- 9 Q3 4:25
- Longest run
- 14-0 Denver Nuggets · Q4 7:07 to Q4 4:00
Scoring plays
Q1 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:25 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 10:34 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 2 | 3 |
| 9:48 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 5 | 3 |
| 9:19 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 8 | 3 |
| 8:41 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 8 | 6 |
| 8:20 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 11 | 6 |
| 8:09 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 11 | 9 |
| 7:40 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 11 | 11 |
| 6:56 | Denver Nuggets | DaRon Holmes II 3-pt field goal | 14 | 11 |
| 6:23 | Denver Nuggets | DaRon Holmes II 3-pt field goal | 17 | 11 |
| 6:11 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 17 | 14 |
| 5:47 | Denver Nuggets | Spencer Jones Free throw | 18 | 14 |
| 5:47 | Denver Nuggets | Spencer Jones Free throw | 19 | 14 |
| 5:34 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 19 | 16 |
| 4:58 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 19 | 19 |
| 3:39 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 19 | 21 |
| 3:21 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 22 | 21 |
| 3:10 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 22 | 23 |
| 2:41 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 24 | 23 |
| 2:15 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 24 | 26 |
| 2:00 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 27 | 26 |
| 1:45 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 27 | 28 |
| 1:31 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 28 | 28 |
| 1:31 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 29 | 28 |
| 1:16 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 29 | 30 |
| 0:52 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 31 | 30 |
| 0:40 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 31 | 33 |
| 0:10 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 31 | 35 |
Q2 · 23 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 31 | 38 |
| 11:17 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 34 | 38 |
| 10:57 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 34 | 40 |
| 10:03 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh Free throw | 34 | 41 |
| 8:56 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 36 | 41 |
| 8:40 | Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji Free throw | 37 | 41 |
| 8:10 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 40 | 41 |
| 7:05 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 42 | 41 |
| 6:33 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 44 | 41 |
| 5:55 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 44 | 43 |
| 5:25 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 44 | 45 |
| 5:06 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 46 | 45 |
| 4:40 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 49 | 45 |
| 4:20 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 49 | 48 |
| 3:52 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 49 | 50 |
| 3:25 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 49 | 52 |
| 2:51 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 49 | 54 |
| 2:38 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 51 | 54 |
| 2:11 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 53 | 54 |
| 1:46 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 55 | 54 |
| 1:34 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 55 | 56 |
| 0:32 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 55 | 58 |
| 0:07 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 58 | 58 |
Q3 · 19 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:31 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 58 | 60 |
| 11:21 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 60 | 60 |
| 10:43 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 63 | 60 |
| 9:59 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 63 | 62 |
| 8:11 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 63 | 65 |
| 5:29 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 63 | 67 |
| 5:00 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 3-pt field goal | 63 | 70 |
| 4:25 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 63 | 72 |
| 4:11 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 66 | 72 |
| 3:40 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 69 | 72 |
| 3:24 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 69 | 74 |
| 2:41 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 72 | 74 |
| 2:06 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 73 | 74 |
| 2:06 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 74 | 74 |
| 1:44 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 76 | 74 |
| 1:29 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 76 | 76 |
| 0:47 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 76 | 79 |
| 0:36 | Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji 3-pt field goal | 79 | 79 |
| 0:22 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 79 | 82 |
Q4 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Denver Nuggets | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:29 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 79 | 84 |
| 11:09 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 82 | 84 |
| 10:15 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 82 | 86 |
| 10:04 | Denver Nuggets | Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal | 85 | 86 |
| 9:13 | Denver Nuggets | Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal | 87 | 86 |
| 8:55 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 87 | 88 |
| 8:12 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 87 | 90 |
| 7:07 | Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal | 89 | 90 |
| 7:07 | Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji Free throw | 90 | 90 |
| 6:12 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 92 | 90 |
| 5:32 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 3-pt field goal | 95 | 90 |
| 5:07 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 97 | 90 |
| 4:30 | Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal | 99 | 90 |
| 4:00 | Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji Free throw | 100 | 90 |
| 4:00 | Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji Free throw | 101 | 90 |
| 3:47 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 101 | 92 |
| 3:47 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 101 | 93 |
| 3:31 | Denver Nuggets | Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal | 103 | 93 |
| 2:24 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal | 106 | 93 |
| 2:04 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 106 | 94 |
| 2:04 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 106 | 95 |
| 1:41 | Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji Free throw | 107 | 95 |
| 1:37 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 107 | 98 |
| 1:18 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 109 | 98 |
| 0:53 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 109 | 100 |
| 0:53 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 109 | 101 |
| 0:48 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 110 | 101 |
| 0:32 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 110 | 103 |
| 0:25 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 111 | 103 |
| 0:25 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 112 | 103 |
| 0:20 | Boston Celtics | Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal | 112 | 106 |
| 0:18 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson Free throw | 113 | 106 |
| 0:14 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman Free throw | 113 | 107 |
| 0:07 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 113 | 108 |
| 0:07 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 113 | 109 |
| 0:07 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 113 | 110 |
| 0:03 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 114 | 110 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 2-0.
- Jan 7: Denver Nuggets 114 at Boston Celtics 110 (this game)
- Feb 25: Boston Celtics 84 at Denver Nuggets 103
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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