Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, middle, drives previous Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, proper, within the first half of an NBA basketball sport, Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photograph/Steven Senne)
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 22 factors and Derek White hit a floater from the foul line with lower than a minute left on Sunday to assist the Boston Celtics get better after blowing most of a 20-point, first-half lead and beat the Denver Nuggets 110-103.
Jayson Tatum scored 16 factors with 11 rebounds and White scored 17 for Boston, which has not misplaced three video games in a row all season.
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Nikola Jokic had 20 factors, 14 rebounds and 9 assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray scored 13 of his 26 factors within the fourth quarter, and Christian Braun scored 24 for Denver, which has misplaced three of its final 5 video games.
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One sport after blowing a 22-point lead and dropping to the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics coughed up most of a 20-point lead towards Denver, the No. 2 group within the West. The Nuggets, who trailed 59-39 within the remaining minutes of the primary half, scored 10 straight factors close to the tip of the third to chop a 15-point result in 5.
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Takeaways
Nuggets: Jokic seemed to be limping from the opening faucet. If he’s damage, that could possibly be an enormous drawback for Denver down the stretch.
Celtics: Have proven an inclination to calm down after opening massive leads.
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Key second
After Murray made a 3-pointer to make it a five-point sport with about three minutes left, Boston missed 3 times and turned the ball over as soon as earlier than Murray’s layup made it 102-99.
Brown drove to the basket and missed, however White adopted the play, grabbing the ball close to the free-throw line and floating in a basket to make it a two-possession sport. On the different finish, Murray threw the ball away, and Al Horford completed the quick break.
Key stat
Tatum was 4 for 15 from the ground, making simply 1 of seven from 3-point vary.
Up subsequent
Each groups are off till Wednesday, when the Celtics host Portland and the Nuggets host Sacramento.
