"Murray picked the Celtics apart - 22 points and one of the better 17-assist performances you'll ever see. Sometimes, stat takers are overly generous to passers, but his were impressively ethical. On the 17 passes Murray dished out to pile up his gaudy numbers, the Nuggets only put the ball on the floor once. He collapsed the defense masterfully and dished out of double-teams, repeatedly finding teammates for wide-open 3-pointers."
"Before we get to the failures of the Celtics, we should follow Joe Mazzulla 's lead and give the Nuggets their well-earned due. "There's definitely possessions that we have to be better at in our rotations, but you've got to give credit to them," Mazzulla said. "They came together as a team. [Jamal Murray] was a great playmaker, and they knocked down shots.""
""Obviously you want to get out of his hand, but I think a lot of those kind of led to layups or 3s and those kind of hurt you," Derrick White said. "So maybe better pressure on the ball or whatever it might be, but they made a lot of really good plays." Meanwhile, the Nuggets' 3-point shooting put the Celtics' to shame, which doesn't happen a lot."
The Nuggets defeated the Celtics 114-110, ending Boston's five-game winning streak. Jamal Murray orchestrated the offense with 22 points and 17 assists, frequently collapsing the defense and finding wide-open shooters. Denver shot 20-for-44 from three, a performance largely boosted by Peyton Watson's 6-for-7 outing as the team adjusts to Nikola Jokic's absence. Celtics shooters managed 15-for-38 from deep. Celtics players acknowledged the opponent's shooting and playmaking, with suggestions for better ball pressure and defensive rotations. The game highlighted Denver's depth and Boston's need for improved perimeter defense and rotation discipline.
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