The Denver Nuggets decisively defeated the Boston Celtics, 138 to 125, on February 17, 1988.

1987-88 Denver Nuggets

Final

BOS

Celtics

35-16

125

DEN

Nuggets

29-19

138

Team

BOS

DEN

1

27

26

2

24

37

3

39

48

4

35

27

Total

125

138

Celtics

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

44-94

54-82

Field Goal %

46.8

65.9

3PT Made - Attempted

1-6

6-10

3PT %

16.7

60.0

FT Made - Attempted

36-43

24-27

Free Throw %

83.7

88.9

Rebounds

42

35

Offensive Rebounds

21

6

Defensive Rebounds

21

29

Assists

19

30

Steals

4

4

Blocks

1

3

Turnovers

13

14

Personal Fouls

24

37

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
Kevin McHale 36 33 11 1 1 0 11-17 64.7 0-0 11-12 91.7 74.1 4 7 3 2
Danny Ainge 32 23 0 4 0 0 9-17 52.9 0-3 0.0 5-5 100.0 59.9 0 0 2 1
Larry Bird 31 13 10 4 0 0 4-15 26.7 1-1 100.0 4-5 80.0 37.8 4 6 5 5
Dennis Johnson 26 11 1 3 0 0 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 5-6 83.3 47.3 0 1 1 4
Mark Acres 22 6 4 0 1 0 2-6 33.3 0-0 2-2 100.0 43.6 2 2 0 3

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
Dirk Minniefield 29 4 2 6 2 0 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 29.1 2 0 0 1
Fred Roberts 18 18 2 0 0 1 7-9 77.8 0-0 4-5 80.0 80.4 1 1 0 0
Brad Lohaus 15 9 3 0 0 0 4-6 66.7 0-0 1-2 50.0 65.4 2 1 0 6
Reggie Lewis 13 8 3 1 0 0 3-4 75.0 0-0 2-4 50.0 69.4 3 0 0 1
Artis Gilmore 12 0 3 0 0 0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0.0 1 2 2 1
Darren Daye 6 0 3 0 0 0 0-4 0.0 0-0 0-0 0.0 2 1 0 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
Alex English 46 37 4 11 0 0 13-20 65.0 0-0 11-11 100.0 74.5 1 3 0 4
Michael Adams 40 17 1 6 1 0 7-13 53.8 3-7 42.9 0-0 65.4 0 1 0 3
Blair Rasmussen 32 34 11 0 0 1 14-19 73.7 0-0 6-6 100.0 78.6 0 11 3 4
Fat Lever 32 17 0 10 0 0 8-12 66.7 0-0 1-1 100.0 68.3 0 0 2 4
Danny Schayes 14 2 10 0 1 0 1-4 25.0 0-0 0-0 25.0 2 8 3 5

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
Mike Evans 20 15 1 0 0 1 6-8 75.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 93.8 0 1 1 3
T.R. Dunn 20 6 4 2 1 1 3-3 100.0 0-0 0-0 100.0 2 2 0 5
Calvin Natt 18 6 4 0 0 0 1-2 50.0 0-0 4-5 80.0 71.4 1 3 2 4
Bill Hanzlik 18 4 0 1 1 0 1-1 100.0 0-0 2-4 50.0 72.5 0 0 3 5

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Team Leaders

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PPG

28.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Team Rankings

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ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

113.0

8th

NETRTG

5.4

4th

3P%

37.4

10th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0

Last Game

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DEN Nuggets

3-4

90

Final

98

MIN Timberwolves

4-3

Sun 19 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

31.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff APG Leaders

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8.8

James

LeBron James

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.4

Doncic

Luka Doncic

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.4

James

LeBron James

2.0

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

Playoff TS% Leaders

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150.0

Theis

Daniel Theis

100.0

Springer

Jaden Springer

100.0

Walsh

Jordan Walsh

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Pacers

120.1

Celtics

119.3

Knicks

118.7

Timberwolves

117.0

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

108.3

Pelicans

111.7

Cavaliers

111.8

Timberwolves

112.5

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Celtics

11.0

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Timberwolves

4.6

Mavericks

2.0

Pacers

1.1

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

55-34

Mavericks

59-43

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

54-43-2

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
6/11
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
106-99
Sat
6/8
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
98-105
Wed
6/5
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
89-107
Wed
5/29
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
124-103
Mon
5/27
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
105-100

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/14
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Mon
6/17
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:30 PM
Thu
6/20
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Sun
6/23
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM