Final: Celtics 105, Nuggets 87 (4th)- Celtics catch fire, Nuggets quit late

WHO: Celtics (27-26) vs. Timberwolves (13-39)
WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Ball Arena
RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub
TV: NBC Sports Boston, NBA TV

STARTING LINEUPS

Celtics
G: Kemba Walker
G: Marcus Smart
SF: Jayson Tatum
PF: Jaylen Brown
C: Robert Williams, III

Nuggets
G: Facundo Campazzo
G: Will Barton
SF: Michael Porter Jr.
PF: Aaron Gordon
C: Nikola Jokic


LIVE COVERAGE

Fourth quarter

• The Celtics took their first lead of the game on Romeo Langford free throws. They followed a brilliant drive by Walker and finish at the rim


• The Celtics are on a 20-1 run after another foul that gave Tatum 3 free throws. Their lead is up to 5


• Jayson Tatum is catching fire. He just drilled a 3 (a rare occurrence in this game) to put Boston up 8. He's up to 24 points in the game


• Tatum scored Boston's next 10 points after checking in at the 9:55 mark


• Denver has completely fallen apart. Boston is on a 31-3 run

• The Celtics keep making pushes. They got it to 3, but Denver responded with a 10-2 run.


• Jokic is carving Boston up right now. He has 14 points and 4 assists as Denver builds its lead


• The Celtics are having success attacking. The 3's they're getting aren't forced, but the attacking should be their priority at this point.


• The Celtics made a run to close the quarter with Jokic on the bench. The 12-3 run was fueled by Denver turnovers and attacking the rim.

• Jayson Tatum helped cut the Denver lead to 8 with a 3-point play and assist to Robert Williams. After a sweet move in the paint by Jaylen Brown, Tatum finished another 3-point play to cap a 10-4 run.


• Tatum is being very aggressive and it's paying off at the free throw line. He's 5-5 from the line in the quarter and he has 9 points


• The Celtics have fallen back down 12 thanks to a 12-5 Nuggets run. Boston is now 1-14 from 3


• Down 6 after shooting 2-17 from 3 is a good thing for Boston. Down 6 and Jokic only has 3 points is a bad thing for Boston

• Nikola Jokic is up to his tricks right away, assisting on 3 of Denver's first 5 baskets.


• Boston is shooting 4-17 to start the game, including 1-8 from 3. Denver is 8-15 (3-8).


• The Celtics defense tightened up a little. Denver only scored 5 points over the last 3:29. Boston, however, only scored 6


• The Celtics finished the quarter shooting 6-25. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are a combined 0-8.

• Celtics vs. Nuggets spread: Denver -3.5


• Celtics vs. Nuggets over-under: 220 points


• Celtics vs. Nuggets money line: Celtics -+140, Nuggets -160