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Away
Boston Celtics
84
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Denver Nuggets
103
Venue: Ball Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 103-84 at home on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokić had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Jaylen Brown had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists for the Boston Celtics.
The Denver Nuggets trailed 48-47 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 30-19. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Jaylen Brown (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Boston Celtics 17, Denver Nuggets 42. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 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 Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets?
- The Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 103-84 on February 25, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jaylen Brown scored 23 for the Boston Celtics with 11 rebounds; Nikola Jokić scored 30 for the Denver Nuggets with 12 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 84 |
| Denver Nuggets | 21 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 103 |
Game leaders
Boston Celtics
- Points
- 23 Jaylen Brown
- Rebounds
- 11 Jaylen Brown
- Assists
- 4 Payton Pritchard
Denver Nuggets
- Points
- 30 Nikola Jokić
- Rebounds
- 12 Nikola Jokić
- Assists
- 6 Nikola Jokić
Jaylen Brown double-double (23 PTS, 11 REB) · Nikola Jokić double-double (30 PTS, 12 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown starter | 33:46 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7-21 | 1-6 | 8-9 | 2 | -12 |
| Derrick White starter | 32:40 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 0 | -20 |
| Neemias Queta starter | 28:21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | -7 |
| Baylor Scheierman starter | 24:32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | -16 |
| Sam Hauser starter | 24:22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | -2 |
| Payton Pritchard bench | 27:45 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -13 |
| Nikola Vučević bench | 22:58 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | -9 |
| Jordan Walsh bench | 13:41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | -4 |
| Ron Harper Jr. bench | 10:39 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | -4 |
| Hugo Gonzalez bench | 10:10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -4 |
| Dalano Banton bench | 5:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
| Luka Garza bench | 5:33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | -2 |
Not available: Jayson Tatum
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson starter | 34:49 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +17 |
| Nikola Jokić starter | 32:57 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-28 | 4-13 | 4-7 | 2 | +13 |
| Christian Braun starter | 27:31 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | -2 |
| Julian Strawther starter | 26:00 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | +2 |
| Jamal Murray starter | 7:51 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +0 |
| Bruce Brown bench | 27:37 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | +8 |
| Spencer Jones bench | 25:49 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | +22 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. bench | 21:18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 0 | +13 |
| KJ Simpson bench | 14:17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas bench | 12:18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +7 |
| Zeke Nnaji bench | 6:58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | +1 |
| DaRon Holmes II bench | 2:34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
Not available: Aaron Gordon, Jalen Pickett, Peyton Watson, Tamar Bates
| Boston Celtics | Stat | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|
| 14/18 (77%) | Free throws | 10/18 (55%) |
| 17/40 (42%) | 2 pointers | 24/50 (48%) |
| 12/43 (27%) | 3 pointers | 15/43 (34%) |
| 29/83 (34%) | Field goals | 39/93 (41%) |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 39 | Defensive rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 15 |
| 22:31 | Time spent in lead | 19:29 |
| 8 | Biggest lead | 19 |
Largest margin: 19 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 18
- Times tied
- 12
- Largest lead · Boston Celtics
- 8 Q2 11:00
- Largest lead · Denver Nuggets
- 19 Q4 4:36
- Longest run
- 15-0 Denver Nuggets · Q3 1:48 to Q4 10:19
Scoring plays
Q1 · 21 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:54 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 10:43 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:11 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 2 | 5 |
| 9:48 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 5 | 5 |
| 9:12 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 7 | 5 |
| 9:12 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 8 | 5 |
| 8:58 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal | 8 | 8 |
| 8:36 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 10 | 8 |
| 8:22 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 10 | 10 |
| 6:38 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 12 | 10 |
| 6:24 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal | 12 | 13 |
| 6:12 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 13 | 13 |
| 6:12 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 14 | 13 |
| 5:08 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 16 | 13 |
| 4:12 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 3-pt field goal | 16 | 16 |
| 3:49 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 19 | 16 |
| 2:42 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 19 | 18 |
| 1:41 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 19 | 20 |
| 1:18 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 22 | 20 |
| 0:11 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 22 | 21 |
| 0:02 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 24 | 21 |
Q2 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:25 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 26 | 21 |
| 11:00 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 29 | 21 |
| 10:40 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 29 | 22 |
| 10:40 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal | 29 | 23 |
| 10:30 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 31 | 24 |
| 10:14 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valančiūnas 3-pt field goal | 31 | 27 |
| 9:41 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal | 33 | 27 |
| 9:23 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 33 | 28 |
| 9:10 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 36 | 28 |
| 9:01 | Denver Nuggets | Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal | 36 | 31 |
| 7:41 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal | 36 | 34 |
| 6:47 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal | 36 | 36 |
| 6:35 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 39 | 36 |
| 5:58 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 39 | 38 |
| 5:25 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown Free throw | 39 | 39 |
| 5:25 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown Free throw | 39 | 40 |
| 4:04 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 41 | 40 |
| 4:04 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 41 | 40 |
| 2:24 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 43 | 40 |
| 1:27 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal | 43 | 43 |
| 1:02 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 45 | 43 |
| 0:49 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 45 | 44 |
| 0:49 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 45 | 45 |
| 0:35 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal | 45 | 47 |
| 0:20 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 48 | 47 |
Q3 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:29 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 49 | 47 |
| 11:09 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 50 | 47 |
| 11:09 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 51 | 47 |
| 10:58 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 51 | 50 |
| 10:09 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 54 | 50 |
| 8:08 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 54 | 52 |
| 7:55 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 55 | 52 |
| 7:55 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 56 | 52 |
| 7:37 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 3-pt field goal | 56 | 55 |
| 7:12 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 56 | 57 |
| 6:55 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 58 | 57 |
| 6:21 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 58 | 59 |
| 5:18 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 61 | 59 |
| 4:14 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 61 | 60 |
| 4:14 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 61 | 61 |
| 3:49 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 61 | 64 |
| 3:10 | Boston Celtics | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 63 | 64 |
| 2:40 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 65 | 64 |
| 2:24 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal | 65 | 66 |
| 1:57 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 66 | 66 |
| 1:57 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 67 | 66 |
| 1:48 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal | 67 | 68 |
| 1:28 | Denver Nuggets | Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal | 67 | 70 |
| 1:05 | Denver Nuggets | Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal | 67 | 72 |
| 0:34 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 67 | 75 |
| 0:20 | Denver Nuggets | KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal | 67 | 77 |
Q4 · 20 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:56 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal | 67 | 79 |
| 10:19 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal | 67 | 81 |
| 10:02 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 70 | 81 |
| 8:42 | Denver Nuggets | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 70 | 84 |
| 8:07 | Denver Nuggets | Spencer Jones Free throw | 70 | 85 |
| 7:15 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 70 | 87 |
| 7:02 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 71 | 87 |
| 7:02 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 72 | 87 |
| 6:48 | Denver Nuggets | Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal | 72 | 89 |
| 4:36 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 72 | 91 |
| 4:25 | Boston Celtics | Ron Harper Jr. 3-pt field goal | 75 | 91 |
| 3:59 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal | 75 | 93 |
| 3:18 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 77 | 93 |
| 2:56 | Denver Nuggets | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 77 | 95 |
| 2:24 | Boston Celtics | Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal | 80 | 95 |
| 2:08 | Denver Nuggets | DaRon Holmes II 2-pt field goal | 80 | 97 |
| 1:55 | Boston Celtics | Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal | 82 | 97 |
| 1:39 | Denver Nuggets | Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal | 82 | 100 |
| 1:25 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 84 | 100 |
| 1:15 | Denver Nuggets | DaRon Holmes II 3-pt field goal | 84 | 103 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Denver Nuggets 2-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 2-0.
- Jan 7: Denver Nuggets 114 at Boston Celtics 110
- Feb 25: Boston Celtics 84 at Denver Nuggets 103 (this game)
Highlights
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