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NBA : ATS Matchup
Monday 3/18/2019Line$ LineOU LineScore
DENVER
 
BOSTON
+4.5  

-4.5  
+170

-200

220.5
 
114
Final
105

DENVER (46 - 22) at BOSTON (43 - 27)
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537DENVER222.5221
538BOSTON-3-3.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DENVER - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games46-22+9.936-3230-38112.057.646.9%55.4107.056.045.9%49.9
Road Games16-16-413-1912-20107.955.544.7%55.7109.656.946.4%51.8
Last 5 Games4-1+32-31-4111.056.447.8%52.2105.456.247.0%49.0
DENVER Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)112.057.642-9046.9%11-3135.6%16-2275.5%551228208135
vs opponents surrendering111.456.141-8946.0%11-3235.5%18-2476.6%541024218145
Team Stats (Road Games)107.955.541-9144.7%11-3234.2%15-2173.6%561327207135
Stats Against (All Games)107.056.039-8645.9%11-3234.2%17-2375.0%501025218135
vs opponents averaging111.25641-8946.1%11-3135.4%18-2476.6%541024218145
Stats Against (Road Games)109.656.940-8746.4%12-3236.1%17-2277.3%52926218136

BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games43-27-16.433-3539-31112.855.046.6%52.4107.552.844.8%53.6
Home Games26-10-820-1622-14115.157.847.7%53.9106.653.243.8%53.2
Last 5 Games4-1+2.81-34-1120.257.049.7%50.4119.256.450.4%51.6
BOSTON Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)112.855.042-9046.6%13-3536.5%16-1980.7%521026219135
vs opponents surrendering111.35641-8946.1%11-3235.5%18-2376.6%541025218145
Team Stats (Home Games)115.157.843-9147.7%13-3536.6%16-1980.3%541028209136
Stats Against (All Games)107.552.839-8844.8%11-3434.1%17-2375.9%541023207154
vs opponents averaging110.755.841-8945.8%11-3235.3%18-2376.5%541024218145
Stats Against (Home Games)106.653.239-8843.8%11-3434.0%18-2474.6%531123208154
Average power rating of opponents played: DENVER 96,  BOSTON 95.1
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DENVER - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/6/2019@ BROOKLYN130-135L-3L227O50-9950.5%521346-9051.1%5413
2/8/2019@ PHILADELPHIA110-117L6.5L229U46-9448.9%451239-7850.0%4617
2/11/2019MIAMI103-87W-9.5W212U38-8942.7%511534-8241.5%5616
2/13/2019SACRAMENTO120-118W-7.5L232.5O45-9945.5%621342-9345.2%5112
2/22/2019@ DALLAS114-104W-6.5W222U42-10340.8%731334-8440.5%5415
2/24/2019LA CLIPPERS123-96W-9.5W235.5U44-8551.8%652230-8734.5%4917
2/26/2019OKLAHOMA CITY121-112W-3.5W238.5U41-8846.6%621843-9545.3%5517
2/28/2019UTAH104-111L-7.5L225U40-9940.4%671237-8444.0%5811
3/2/2019NEW ORLEANS112-120L-13.5L238U39-9242.4%541645-9248.9%5821
3/4/2019@ SAN ANTONIO103-104L1.5W230U41-9543.2%511241-8548.2%529
3/6/2019@ LA LAKERS115-99W-5W231.5U45-9845.9%62840-8447.6%5112
3/8/2019@ GOLDEN STATE105-122L7L234.5U33-8737.9%571645-8453.6%5117
3/12/2019MINNESOTA133-107W-9.5W227O51-8560.0%451441-8946.1%3914
3/14/2019DALLAS100-99W-11L221.5U39-8148.1%501137-8742.5%498
3/16/2019INDIANA102-100W-7L214U39-8247.6%471034-7545.3%559
3/18/2019@ BOSTON              
3/21/2019@ WASHINGTON              
3/22/2019@ NEW YORK              
3/24/2019@ INDIANA              
3/26/2019DETROIT              
3/28/2019@ HOUSTON              
3/29/2019@ OKLAHOMA CITY              
3/31/2019WASHINGTON              
4/2/2019@ GOLDEN STATE              
4/3/2019SAN ANTONIO              

BOSTON - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/7/2019LA LAKERS128-129L-9.5L228.5O46-9448.9%52850-9751.5%548
2/9/2019LA CLIPPERS112-123L-11.5L228.5O39-9242.4%541240-8447.6%5817
2/12/2019@ PHILADELPHIA112-109W7W225U41-8747.1%47639-8048.7%5314
2/13/2019DETROIT118-110W-3.5W210O45-8851.1%541636-8442.9%4911
2/21/2019@ MILWAUKEE97-98L6.5W227U39-10238.2%55737-8842.0%6415
2/23/2019@ CHICAGO116-126L-10L219.5O45-9248.9%43747-8853.4%5113
2/26/2019@ TORONTO95-118L3.5L225.5U33-8638.4%561446-9448.9%558
2/27/2019PORTLAND92-97L-2.5L227.5U40-8646.5%501638-9042.2%5611
3/1/2019WASHINGTON107-96W-9.5W234.5U42-9444.7%551236-8940.4%5918
3/3/2019HOUSTON104-115L-2.5L226U37-7748.1%501338-8047.5%5012
3/5/2019@ GOLDEN STATE128-95W6.5W228.5U49-9651.0%511134-8540.0%5221
3/6/2019@ SACRAMENTO111-109W-2T226U40-7950.6%411740-8050.0%4715
3/9/2019@ LA LAKERS120-107W-7W220.5O48-9351.6%531344-9148.4%4712
3/11/2019@ LA CLIPPERS115-140L-1.5L227.5O44-9148.4%381353-8661.6%5219
3/14/2019SACRAMENTO126-120W-8L228O49-9750.5%591348-9550.5%5310
3/16/2019ATLANTA129-120W-10.5L234O44-9347.3%611443-10043.0%5917
3/18/2019DENVER              
3/20/2019@ PHILADELPHIA              
3/23/2019@ CHARLOTTE              
3/24/2019SAN ANTONIO              
3/26/2019@ CLEVELAND              
3/29/2019INDIANA              
3/30/2019@ BROOKLYN              
4/1/2019MIAMI              
4/3/2019@ MIAMI              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DENVER: LAST SEASON: 46-36, missed playoffs.
COACH: Michael Malone (fourth season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Gary Harris (17.5 ppg) G Jamal Murray (16.7 ppg), F Will Barton (15.7 ppg), F Paul Millsap (14.6 ppg), C Nikola Jokic (18.5 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: F Wilson Chandler, F Kenneth Faried, F Richard Jefferson, F Darrell Arthur, G Devin Harris
KEY ADDITIONS: G Isaiah Thomas, F Michael Porter Jr.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: In the offseason, Jokic signed a max deal contract worth around $147 million for five seasons. He's one of the top big men in the game. The Serbian standout turned in 10 triple-doubles last season, including the fastest triple-double in NBA history. He needed just 14 minutes, 55 seconds to reach the accomplishment at Milwaukee on Feb. 15. Jokic is the centerpiece for an organization trying to get to the postseason for the first time since 2012-13.
OUTLOOK: The addition of Thomas gives the Nuggets even more veteran leadership. They're stacked, but so is the rest of the Western Division. Denver has improved each season under Malone, going from 33 wins his first year, to 40 in 2016-17 and 46 last season. The Nuggets lost out on the eighth and final playoff spot in '17-18 when they lost in overtime at Minnesota on the final game of the regular season.
BOSTON: LAST SEASON: 55-27, lost in Eastern Conference finals.
COACH: Brad Stevens (sixth season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Jaylen Brown (14.5 ppg), G Kyrie Irving (24.4 ppg), F Jayson Tatum (13.9 ppg), F Gordon Hayward (2.0 ppg; played one game last season), C Al Horford (12.9 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: G Shane Larkin, C Greg Monroe
KEY ADDITIONS: F Robert Williams, G Brad Wanamaker, G P.J. Dozier
PLAYERS TO WATCH: All eyes are on Hayward coming off his surgery and rehab from the gruesome left ankle injury he suffered in the season opener last season. After nearly a year away from playing 5-on-5 basketball, he says he's back to 100 percent. The same is true for point guard Kyrie Irving following a pair of surgeries on his left knee that caused him to miss the end of the regular season and playoffs. Irving's also pledged his allegiance to Boston, saying recently that he intended to re-sign with the Celtics in 2019.
OUTLOOK: With LeBron James now in the Western Conference, the Celtics enter this season as the presumptive favorites in the East. The injuries to Hayward and Irving gave Brown and Tatum a chance to shine and both young emerged as budding stars. After re-signing reserve guard Marcus Smart, Boston enters the season with a roster that's nearly fully intact from a year ago. The Celtics were one of the league's top defensive teams a last season and are expected to be there again under the defensive-minded Stevens. The challenge for the sixth-year
COACH will be getting this talented group to share the ball.
PREVIEW
Celtics, Nuggets look ahead to playoffs, not to past meeting
 

November was a long time ago, so chances are the Boston Celtics have gotten over Jamal Murray's antics from the first time they played the Denver Nuggets.

Then again, NBA players have long memories.

Murray scored 48 points in the Nuggets' 115-107 in Denver on Nov. 5 and jacked up a last-second 3-pointer to try to reach 50. Boston guard Kyrie Irving wasn't happy and threw the basketball into the stands after the buzzer, drawing a fine.

After the game, Murray acknowledged he got caught up in the moment, and Irving said there would be no hangover.

"What kind of competitor wouldn't it bother? I was (mad), but we're not going to make a big thing about it," he said that night.

Irving can prove there are no hard feelings when the teams meet in Boston on Monday night. In fact, the Celtics might be thanking the Nuggets for helping them in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Denver beat the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night while Boston was taking care of Atlanta, allowing the Celtics to move within a game of the Pacers for the fourth seed.

Boston (43-27) has two more games against Indiana but the Nuggets are the immediate priority. The Celtics have bigger concerns than payback for Murray, too. Center Al Horford left Saturday's game after he banged his knee but was able to return, while forward Gordon Hayward left in the first half with a strained neck and didn't return.

Horford appeared fine but Boston is trying to manage his minutes down the stretch. Hayward's status for Monday is unknown after colliding with Atlanta forward John Collins. Coach Brad Stevens said after the game that Hayward was woozy at halftime.

"You could see right away that it was quite a hit," Stevens said.

Denver has dealt with injuries all season but is finally fully healthy. Despite that, the Nuggets have struggled the past two-plus weeks, going 4-4 since Feb. 28 and needing late-game heroics to pull out two home wins.

All-Star Nikola Jokic hit a game-winner against Dallas on Thursday, and Saturday it was Paul Millsap saving the day. Denver (46-22) is securely in second place in the West as it starts a four-game trip through the Eastern Conference, thanks in part to a 12-3 record in games decided by three or fewer points.

"It's great. Those are the moments that make the team," Millsap said of the close victories. "It shows the type of character we have, it shows the type of team we have. Those situations can make or break a team and we've been able to thrive off of it."

Jokic has been the catalyst, leading the team in scoring (20.3), rebounds (10.7) and assists (7.6). He showed his temper Saturday when he got ejected with 2:56 left and Denver leading by seven. Indiana rallied to tie it only to have Millsap hit the winning layup with seven seconds left.

"(We're) talking about an All-Star guy who gets knocked around a lot, but through it all he (does) have to keep his composure, fight through it," Millsap said. "Playoff atmosphere. Plays like that are going to happen, you're not always going to get the call, you just have to fight through it."

Monday's game could be the first Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas plays at TD Garden since he was traded to Cleveland 18 months ago. Thomas led Boston to the 2017 Eastern Conference finals but was dealt for Irving in the offseason, and then to the Los Angeles Lakers during last season.

Hip surgery kept him out until just before the All-Star break. He played in nine games before being out of the rotation the last three heading into Boston.

--Field Level Media


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 10:59:42 AM EST.


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