Feb 16, 2021 - Denver Nuggets at Boston Celtics

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2021 NBA Cap Space: Projecting All 30 Teams

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2/16/2021 Boston v. Denver Game Preview

	Denver Nuggets	(6-6, 3-2 away)
	Boston Celtics	(7-3, 3-1 home)

February 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET
Regular Season

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts

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Season Series

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Feb 16, 2021	Denver	Boston	-	-	Regular Season	TD Garden

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Denver	12	48.8	43.1	87.7	.491	12.8	34.1	.377	17.2	23.3	.739	14.8	20.8	10.0	32.4	42.4	27.3	8.6	4.4	116.2
Boston	10	48.0	42.6	88.8	.480	12.2	31.1	.392	15.6	20.8	.750	15.7	21.4	11.6	33.6	45.2	23.2	9.1	6.6	113.0
DEN Opponents	12	48.8	41.4	85.9	.482	12.9	33.2	.389	17.1	22.4	.762	16.0	22.5	9.8	31.2	41.1	27.0	7.5	4.3	112.8
BOS Opponents	10	48.0	40.4	86.4	.468	12.1	32.8	.369	18.3	23.0	.796	15.0	19.7	8.7	32.4	41.1	23.1	7.8	5.5	111.2

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Dec 6, 2019	Denver	Boston	95 - 108	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Nov 22, 2019	Boston	Denver	92 - 96	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 18, 2019	Denver	Boston	114 - 105	Denver	Regular Season	TD Garden
Nov 5, 2018	Boston	Denver	107 - 115	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Jan 29, 2018	Boston	Denver	111 - 110	Boston	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 13, 2017	Denver	Boston	118 - 124	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 10, 2017	Boston	Denver	99 - 119	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 6, 2016	Denver	Boston	123 - 107	Denver	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 21, 2016	Boston	Denver	121 - 101	Boston	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Jan 27, 2016	Denver	Boston	103 - 111	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 4, 2015	Denver	Boston	100 - 104	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Jan 23, 2015	Boston	Denver	100 - 99	Boston	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Jan 7, 2014	Boston	Denver	98 - 129	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 6, 2013	Denver	Boston	98 - 106	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 19, 2013	Boston	Denver	90 - 97	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 10, 2013	Denver	Boston	114 - 118	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 17, 2012	Boston	Denver	91 - 98	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 24, 2011	Boston	Denver	75 - 89	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 8, 2010	Denver	Boston	89 - 105	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 24, 2010	Denver	Boston	99 - 113	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 21, 2010	Boston	Denver	105 - 114	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 23, 2009	Boston	Denver	114 - 76	Boston	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 14, 2008	Denver	Boston	94 - 85	Denver	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 19, 2008	Boston	Denver	118 - 124	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 7, 2007	Denver	Boston	93 - 119	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 26, 2006	Boston	Denver	105 - 116	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 15, 2006	Denver	Boston	114 - 119	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 12, 2006	Denver	Boston	101 - 106	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Jan 2, 2006	Boston	Denver	110 - 120	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 23, 2005	Boston	Denver	86 - 107	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 15, 2004	Denver	Boston	100 - 99	Denver	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 17, 2004	Denver	Boston	100 - 104	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 7, 2003	Boston	Denver	116 - 111	Boston	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 22, 2003	Boston	Denver	80 - 90	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Jan 24, 2003	Denver	Boston	58 - 77	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 12, 2002	Boston	Denver	110 - 93	Boston	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 5, 2001	Denver	Boston	80 - 95	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 16, 2001	Boston	Denver	87 - 83	Boston	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 10, 2000	Denver	Boston	102 - 104	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 30, 1999	Boston	Denver	102 - 94	Boston	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 8, 1999	Denver	Boston	90 - 115	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 5, 1999	Denver	Boston	94 - 102	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 10, 1998	Boston	Denver	99 - 112	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 12, 1997	Denver	Boston	86 - 96	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 30, 1996	Boston	Denver	104 - 102	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 15, 1996	Denver	Boston	82 - 80	Denver	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 22, 1996	Denver	Boston	98 - 99	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 18, 1996	Boston	Denver	93 - 117	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 19, 1994	Boston	Denver	85 - 104	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 12, 1994	Denver	Boston	103 - 113	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 23, 1994	Boston	Denver	94 - 102	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 16, 1994	Denver	Boston	100 - 105	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 18, 1993	Boston	Denver	105 - 101	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 9, 1992	Denver	Boston	119 - 129	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 28, 1991	Boston	Denver	90 - 97	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 9, 1991	Denver	Boston	94 - 132	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 17, 1991	Boston	Denver	126 - 108	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 5, 1990	Denver	Boston	140 - 148	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 25, 1990	Boston	Denver	115 - 107	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 8, 1989	Denver	Boston	103 - 102	Denver	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 12, 1989	Denver	Boston	115 - 121	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 27, 1988	Boston	Denver	109 - 130	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 17, 1988	Boston	Denver	125 - 138	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 9, 1987	Denver	Boston	124 - 119	Denver	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 10, 1987	Boston	Denver	119 - 105	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 3, 1986	Denver	Boston	113 - 119	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 20, 1986	Boston	Denver	100 - 102	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 15, 1986	Denver	Boston	100 - 123	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 20, 1985	Boston	Denver	129 - 132	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 5, 1984	Denver	Boston	107 - 123	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 9, 1983	Denver	Boston	90 - 119	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Nov 15, 1983	Boston	Denver	140 - 124	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 30, 1982	Boston	Denver	145 - 132	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 12, 1982	Denver	Boston	112 - 126	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 5, 1982	Denver	Boston	144 - 145	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 29, 1981	Boston	Denver	123 - 128	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 15, 1981	Boston	Denver	120 - 118	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 23, 1980	Denver	Boston	128 - 136	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 23, 1980	Boston	Denver	124 - 105	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 28, 1979	Denver	Boston	97 - 119	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Apr 6, 1979	Denver	Boston	107 - 101	Denver	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 23, 1979	Boston	Denver	113 - 137	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 6, 1979	Boston	Denver	98 - 127	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 17, 1978	Denver	Boston	118 - 120	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 29, 1978	Boston	Denver	106 - 109	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 19, 1978	Denver	Boston	95 - 122	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 19, 1978	Boston	Denver	115 - 118	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 4, 1977	Denver	Boston	109 - 107	Denver	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 6, 1977	Denver	Boston	110 - 112	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 27, 1977	Boston	Denver	100 - 121	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 26, 1976	Boston	Denver	103 - 101	Boston	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 19, 1976	Denver	Boston	108 - 112	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden

2020-2021 Denver Nuggets Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	J. Murray	G. Harris	W. Barton	P. Millsap	N. Jokic
Rotation	M. Morris	P. Dozier	M. Porter, Jr.	J. Green
Rotation	F. Campazzo
Lim PT		M. Howard	V. Cancar	Z. Nnaji	I. Hartenstein
Lim PT			R. Hampton	G. Whittington	B. Bol

2020-2021 Boston Celtics Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	M. Smart	J. Brown	J. Tatum	T. Thompson	D. Theis
Rotation	J. Teague	P. Pritchard	A. Nesmith	G. Williams	R. Williams
Rotation	T. Waters	J. Green		S. Ojeleye	T. Fall
Lim PT		C. Edwards
Lim PT		K. Walker
Lim PT		R. Langford

Denver Nuggets Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
5	Will Barton	GF	12	29.2	4.6	10.9	.420	1.6	4.2	.380	1.3	2.0	.667	0.9	1.8	0.7	3.6	4.2	2.8	1.2	0.7	12.1
10	Bol Bol	C	7	6.5	0.7	1.7	.417	0.3	0.9	.333	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.7
7	Facundo Campazzo	PG	11	12.3	1.4	3.4	.405	1.0	2.5	.393	0.9	1.2	.769	0.8	1.9	0.0	0.9	0.9	1.4	0.6	0.1	4.6
31	Vlatko Cancar	SF	4	2.4	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
35	P.J. Dozier	PG	12	20.2	2.6	5.9	.437	0.8	2.0	.375	0.8	1.2	.667	0.9	1.8	1.1	3.5	4.6	1.2	0.2	0.7	6.8
0	JaMychal Green	PF	8	21.5	4.1	8.0	.516	2.4	4.5	.528	1.2	1.8	.714	2.0	2.2	1.8	5.0	6.8	1.1	0.5	0.0	11.9
13	R.J. Hampton	G	8	2.0	0.4	0.6	.600	0.0	0.1	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8
14	Gary Harris	SG	10	31.7	4.2	9.1	.462	1.1	4.1	.268	1.1	1.5	.733	0.8	2.0	0.6	1.7	2.3	1.4	1.0	0.3	10.6
25	Isaiah Hartenstein	PF	10	9.5	1.8	3.3	.545	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.9	.526	1.1	2.4	1.7	1.4	3.1	0.7	0.4	0.9	4.6
00	Markus Howard	SG	5	1.3	0.2	1.0	.200	0.0	0.8	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.4
15	Nikola Jokic	C	12	35.1	8.9	15.7	.569	1.2	3.2	.368	5.2	6.2	.838	4.1	3.2	2.4	8.8	11.2	10.4	1.9	0.5	24.2
4	Paul Millsap	FC	12	23.9	3.8	7.3	.523	1.5	3.3	.450	1.8	2.4	.724	1.3	2.0	1.1	3.1	4.2	1.5	0.8	0.2	10.9
11	Monte Morris	G	12	26.4	4.3	8.3	.520	1.2	3.5	.357	1.4	2.1	.680	0.4	0.9	0.2	1.9	2.2	3.2	1.0	0.3	11.3
27	Jamal Murray	SG	11	35.3	7.1	15.4	.462	2.3	6.4	.357	3.0	4.0	.750	2.1	2.5	0.8	2.6	3.5	4.0	1.0	0.1	19.5
22	Zeke Nnaji	PF	5	2.2	0.2	0.8	.250	0.0	0.4	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
1	Michael Porter, Jr.	PF	4	29.2	7.5	13.2	.566	2.8	6.5	.423	1.8	2.0	.875	0.5	2.8	1.2	5.5	6.8	1.8	1.0	1.5	19.5
3	Greg Whittington	PF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Boston Celtics Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
7	Jaylen Brown	SF	10	34.6	10.3	19.1	.539	2.4	5.7	.421	3.3	4.3	.767	2.9	3.0	1.2	5.0	6.2	3.5	1.7	0.7	26.3
4	Carsen Edwards	PG	4	7.2	1.5	3.8	.400	0.2	1.2	.200	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.2	3.2
99	Tacko Fall	C	2	12.6	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	2.0	1.5	2.5	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.0
43	Javonte Green	G	3	14.3	2.0	3.7	.545	0.3	1.3	.250	1.0	1.7	.600	0.7	0.3	1.3	1.3	2.7	0.7	1.0	0.0	5.3
45	Romeo Langford	SG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
26	Aaron Nesmith	F	3	13.0	1.0	4.0	.250	0.7	3.0	.222	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	2.3	0.3	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.7
37	Semi Ojeleye	SF	9	17.4	2.1	4.9	.432	1.2	3.0	.407	0.6	1.0	.556	0.6	1.2	0.9	2.3	3.2	0.6	0.0	0.0	6.0
11	Payton Pritchard	PG	10	22.9	3.3	6.4	.516	1.1	2.6	.423	0.9	1.0	.900	1.9	2.0	0.5	1.9	2.4	3.1	1.3	0.3	8.6
36	Marcus Smart	PG	9	33.4	3.4	9.8	.352	1.9	5.2	.362	3.4	4.4	.775	1.8	2.6	0.7	2.1	2.8	6.4	1.6	0.7	12.2
0	Jayson Tatum	SF	10	34.6	10.1	21.3	.474	3.5	8.0	.438	3.2	3.6	.889	2.4	1.8	0.4	6.7	7.1	3.8	1.0	0.8	26.9
55	Jeff Teague	PG	8	19.9	2.2	6.8	.333	0.9	1.6	.538	1.6	2.0	.812	1.0	1.6	0.5	2.1	2.6	2.6	1.5	0.2	7.0
27	Daniel Theis	C	10	22.5	3.3	6.0	.550	0.5	2.1	.238	0.3	0.9	.333	1.1	2.3	1.1	3.4	4.5	1.4	0.4	1.0	7.4
13	Tristan Thompson	F	8	23.1	3.4	6.4	.529	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.5	.650	1.2	2.8	3.1	5.4	8.5	0.8	0.2	0.8	8.4
8	Kemba Walker	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
51	Tremont Waters	PG	3	11.0	0.7	3.3	.200	0.3	1.3	.250	1.3	1.3	1.000	2.3	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	2.7	0.7	0.0	3.0
40	Grant Williams	SF	8	19.2	2.2	5.0	.450	0.9	2.1	.412	0.2	0.6	.400	0.9	3.1	1.4	2.2	3.6	0.8	0.6	0.6	5.6
44	Robert Williams	PF	8	16.3	3.0	3.9	.774	0.0	0.1	.000	0.8	0.9	.857	1.4	1.2	2.5	4.0	6.5	0.6	1.1	1.5	6.8

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