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00:00Welcome to NBA Wednesday, presented by State Farm.
00:05A tremendous doubleheader to kick off the new year,
00:09starting with the Celtics and Nuggets,
00:12two of the last three NBA champions squaring off in Boston.
00:16Starting lineups delivered by Taco Bell.
00:19Richard, White, Brown, Hauser, and Kata,
00:21this has been the starting five for most of the year for the Celtics at 23-12.
00:27Winners of four straight and eight of nine.
00:29Back for Denver, Murray, Brown, Aaron Gordon,
00:33who will not start but will play, along with Jones, Watson, and Holmes.
00:38Peyton Watson has been a revelation for Denver,
00:41a big reason why the Nuggets are 24-12
00:44and have the best road mark in the NBA, 14-7.
00:51Last of a seven-game road trip for Denver tonight.
00:55They left the day after Christmas.
00:56They've been gone since, and Boston playing the second of four in a row at home.
01:01They beat Chicago on Monday to start this home state.
01:10And likely an all-star this year for the first time in his brilliant career.
01:14And right on cue with the floater.
01:17Obviously playing a little bit differently without Nikola Jokic.
01:20They're playing more pick and roll.
01:23And Kata averaging eight rebounds per game, and ten points gets the board.
01:27Here's Brown on the pull-up.
01:28Green's a three.
01:30There's no minutes restrictions on their best guys anymore.
01:33Like, they were playing terrific basketball.
01:35That is a monumental win.
01:37Murray's three swishes through.
01:39Celtics just three games out of first.
01:42The Pistons holding down that number one seed.
01:45There's Watson draining that triple, his first shot of the game.
01:49Boston just one for six from the floor.
01:53Brown trying to go downhill.
01:54Good ball movement.
01:55Corner three.
01:56White.
01:56It's good.
01:57No surprise.
01:58They lead the league once again in May threes at 16 per game.
02:02Murray on the drive and kick.
02:04Watson wide open.
02:05Got another one.
02:06Peyton Watson has hit both his attempts from behind the yard.
02:09So they didn't extend him, right?
02:11Have a chance.
02:12He'll become a restricted free agent.
02:14Some conversations about whether he's going to be here long term.
02:16As Houser gets another three.
02:18I mean, I'm...
02:19His eighth NBA game.
02:21He missed all of last year due to injury.
02:24Brown short on the triple try.
02:26Batted to White.
02:29Brown puts it on the deck and flies to the rim.
02:32So Boston, three of seven from three.
02:35Denver, three of four from three.
02:36And the game tied five minutes in.
02:39Holmes from deep.
02:43I like it.
02:44Absolutely.
02:45Again, with just nine players and no normal starters.
02:48As Holmes hits another three.
02:49Denver's five of six from three.
02:51But back to Jokic.
02:52It's good news to your Angels report that it's going to be a few weeks for Jokic.
02:56Because obviously Denver needs him to win.
02:58But also when you think about it, as Brown hits a three.
03:02Midway point of the first quarter.
03:04Brown got the defender off the speed and scores inside.
03:07Jalen Brown already with ten.
03:09He's certainly in the conversation.
03:10Midway point.
03:11Nearing the midway point of the season for sixth man.
03:14Brown rising.
03:15Hitting again.
03:16Jalen Brown with 13 points in seven minutes.
03:20Multiple seasons in a row.
03:22Still don't know when or if he'll be back this season.
03:25Tatum.
03:26Garza inside.
03:27Spinning.
03:28Going it hard away.
03:29And banking it is.
03:30First year here in Boston.
03:31National player of the year at Iowa.
03:34Watson.
03:35The defender flies by.
03:37Watson makes it pay.
03:38He is three.
03:39Football footwork and great confidence to do what he just did.
03:42Speaking of footwork on the fall away.
03:44Jalen Brown up to 15 points already.
03:47To score 30.
03:49And not because he's got 15 already.
03:51But because he's made three for five from three point territory.
03:55In the 50 he had he went six for ten.
03:57It sets up every other aspect.
03:59He's been healthy.
04:00Missing just two games this season.
04:02Full zone here by Denver.
04:05Simon shoots over it and cans a three.
04:09Garza hits the deck.
04:10That allows Watson to drive and kick.
04:13Hardaway spots up.
04:15And he hits a three.
04:16There's seven of 11 from three point range.
04:18Came out firing from three.
04:21White off the Garza screen.
04:23Gets it back to him.
04:24Garza a little out of control.
04:25But able to collect and finish with the left hand.
04:28From November 12th forward.
04:29There's been so many little things going into the Celtics storyline.
04:36White driving a Najee.
04:38And gets it to fall.
04:40Shot clock down to five.
04:42Gordon looking to drive.
04:43The pull up jumper is good for Aaron Gordon.
04:46His first points of the game.
04:47That's just A.G.
04:48A.G.'s presence changes his team.
04:51His ability to float on the baseline.
04:53A ability to create some offense.
04:56Another three pointer for Boston.
04:58And with Simons guarded by Najee.
05:01Looking to take him off the dribble.
05:03Shot clock down to five.
05:05White blows past Gordon.
05:06All the way to the rim.
05:08I am here with Peyton Watson.
05:10And I'll start on the defensive end for you guys first.
05:12Jalen Brown a tough assignment.
05:13But 15 points in nine minutes.
05:15How can you contain him?
05:17We just got to find ways to make him uncomfortable.
05:20The great players it's hard to completely stop him and cut their water off.
05:23But we got to find ways to make him uncomfortable.
05:25Make him adjust and do things that he doesn't want to do.
05:27It's going to be hard.
05:28But it's going to be a concerted group effort.
05:30And they have to have a response for you too as well on the offensive end.
05:33Eight assists on ten made field goals.
05:35How would you describe how the ball is flowing right now?
05:38I mean the ball is popping.
05:39Like you said.
05:40That's the best way to play basketball.
05:42Everybody touch it.
05:43Everybody get in the rhythm.
05:44And just find ways to get guys open and get good looks.
05:48Thanks Peyton.
05:49Thank you, Dave.
05:50Angel, you mentioned the assists.
05:52How about no turnovers for Boston in the first quarter?
05:55As Aaron Gordon splashes home a three-pointer.
05:58Low turnovers.
06:00They get a couple of offensive rebounds.
06:01Those two things contribute to them taking more shots.
06:05Therefore giving themselves more opportunities.
06:08Najee had a big game against Philly at 21 and eight rebounds.
06:12A lot of late shot clock situations this quarter.
06:15But Brown able to take it to the rim.
06:17First-team all-defensive candidate for the way he's playing.
06:21About a steal and a half and a block and a half per game.
06:24Hardaway off the inbound pass.
06:28Najee's got length.
06:30Pretty good athlete too.
06:31Gordon able to power that one up and in.
06:33And Denver has the lead.
06:35Timeout.
06:35Boston.
06:37Here's Brown for a three.
06:39Way off the mark.
06:40Rebound.
06:40Watson goes back up and lays it in for his first two-point basket.
06:44He has three threes.
06:45Celtics closing in on five minutes now without a basket.
06:51Garza with the push on.
06:52It's good for Pritchard.
06:53Go on, Garza.
06:54From Peyton Pritchard.
06:56Brown working around the Garza screen.
06:59Keeps the bounce.
07:01Baylor-Shireman on the floor.
07:03Underneath to Garza for the layup.
07:05Now nine for 15 in the paint.
07:09Watson on the step back.
07:10Good contest by Hauser.
07:12But Watson is red hot.
07:14He is five for five on the night.
07:17Peyton Watson, 13 points to pace Denver.
07:20Jamal Murray, five points and five assists.
07:23Watson for three.
07:24Good again.
07:25Peyton Watson.
07:26Garza there with the offensive rebound.
07:29Pritchard looking for his first basket.
07:30Hit it.
07:32Pritchard on the board.
07:33Boston back with N1.
07:39Brown trying to get past.
07:41Watson leans in and powers that one off the window and down.
07:44But it's notching.
07:45I thought he was an N1.
07:47His first shot attempt of the game.
07:49On the turnaround.
07:53Jalen Brown gets it to roll home.
07:56Three-point lead for Boston at the three-minute mark.
08:02Pritchard in the lane.
08:03Working against Gordon.
08:05And it drops for Peyton Pritchard.
08:08It's a little undersized.
08:10Obviously going against Gordon.
08:11You've got to get a little separation.
08:12His ability to touch pain.
08:14And somehow use footwork and guile to get to that shot.
08:17Gordon with the slam.
08:18A great find by Murray on the second game of this road trip at Miami December 29th.
08:24He'll miss another few weeks at least.
08:26Murray scores with the left.
08:27Come on.
08:28How good is that?
08:29White goes away from the Kata screen.
08:31Pritchard has some room.
08:33And can't get it to fall.
08:34Kata with another rebound.
08:36And his first points of the game.
08:39Missed 23 games.
08:42Shot clock at three.
08:42Pritchard from mid-range.
08:44It's good.
08:45You see what I mean?
08:46His ability to navigate below the free-throw line.
08:49Gordon with a jab step against Kata.
08:52Now fires.
08:53Short on the three.
08:54Rebound Brown.
08:55Murray will rise.
08:57And connect on a three to tie it up at 58.
09:02On the same wavelength as you, Doris.
09:04Because you were thinking about that at halftime about those offensive rebounds surrendered.
09:07As Brown scores inside.
09:09So everybody always looks at fourth quarter end of game.
09:11If you're Joe Missoula, you're obsessing over the second quarter.
09:15Because you're at five turnovers after not having any in the first quarter.
09:19As you get to the cup easily there.
09:21Denver fourth place in the West.
09:23A game out of second.
09:24Boston second in the East.
09:25Just three out of first.
09:27Holmes three off the heel.
09:28Rebound Murray.
09:29There's that corner three again from Peyton Watson.
09:33And the three no good.
09:37Brown trying to get past Watson.
09:39Reverse layup blocked by Holmes.
09:41Kata great hustle to get the offensive rebound.
09:43And the foot back.
09:47Facing up, Jalen Brown.
09:48Out to Hauser.
09:51Three is down for Hauser.
09:57Brown trying to get downhill.
09:59And rolls home.
10:01As Jamal Murray took a shot inadvertently from Brown.
10:05Jamal Murray, no score off it.
10:10Garza from deep.
10:12Got it!
10:12A three from Luka Garza.
10:14Adelman had that successful challenge.
10:17Wants to save his second one for later.
10:20Great work underneath by Jalen Brown.
10:22Got Watson off his feet.
10:23The Celtics had their largest lead.
10:26It's a 12-0 run over the last six and a half minutes.
10:29Murray ends it, though, with a three.
10:31Murray.
10:35Hardaway.
10:36Great pass by Murray.
10:38Hardaway pays it off.
10:40Back to back.
10:40I love the resilience of this Denver team.
10:43Tenth assist for Murray.
10:45Averages seven on the year.
10:46A league best.
10:47Boy, that was a tough shot by Brown.
10:49Was a starter for 70 games with the Blazers last year.
10:53Gordon, after the chaff step.
10:55Knocks down the triple.
10:58Simons lost a handle.
11:00And a turnover by Boston.
11:02Watson up the floor with a step through.
11:04Oh, what a move going to the left and laying it in.
11:07He's got 21.
11:09White.
11:10And Derek White, his first points this half.
11:14That kid works.
11:17Watson to Najee.
11:19And he ties the game at 79.
11:21Good communication here defensively.
11:25Simons again.
11:26Got it again.
11:27Both teams starting to heat up again in the final seconds of the third.
11:31I am here with Derek White, and we were just asking how big, with Jalen Brown on the bench
11:37for you guys, Anthony Simons, how big was he to close out the quarter?
11:41The answer made some big shots right there for us.
11:43Big plays, and we're going to need to make some more here in the fourth.
11:47Defensively, I asked Coach, like, what was going to be the adjustment for you guys?
11:50You were able to hold them to only five points through half of the quarter, but then they
11:54went on a bit of a run.
11:55Where was the lapse for you guys?
11:57It's a game of runs.
11:58I mean, they're a good team.
11:59They're going to make plays, and we just got to make less mistakes than they do.
12:02All right.
12:04Longest streak right now in the NBA.
12:06Offensive rebound, Keita.
12:07Najee reaching in, and Keita got it back, got it blocked, tries again, and scores.
12:14One of the most improved players in the NBA this year.
12:17Doubled his scoring average and his rebounding average.
12:20Turn and fire hard away for three.
12:23With just three games out of first, no one expected this.
12:26When Tatum went down and they lost all those other pieces.
12:29Simons from mid-range.
12:31And Simons give him a lift offensively.
12:35Pickett straight on.
12:37Three is good.
12:38His first basket of the night.
12:42Three minutes gone by in the fourth.
12:44Denver looking to retake the lead with Pickett.
12:47It's good on the floater.
12:48Here's White.
12:52Just two points in the second half.
12:54Nice spin.
12:55And it bounces off the front iron and drops.
12:58White for three.
13:00Good contest by Gordon.
13:02Simons got the offensive rebound.
13:04And the reverse layup is good.
13:05Three.
13:06Three.
13:09Three.
13:09Three.
13:09Three.
13:09Three.
13:10Three.
13:10Three.
13:10Three.
13:11Three.
13:11Three.
13:11Three.
13:11Three.
13:12Now facing up.
13:13Here comes the double.
13:15Murray fires underneath.
13:16Takeda.
13:16Foul.
13:17Count the basket.
13:19He's ninth in the league in blocks.
13:21And that goes down as a block for Derek White.
13:23Murray.
13:24Step back over Garza.
13:25Gone.
13:26And Denver has the lead back.
13:28Murray.
13:30Murray bumped off the spot by Simons.
13:33And the shot clock down to seven.
13:34Murray puts his head down.
13:35Going baseline.
13:36Triple.
13:37Rolls it to the corner.
13:38And the three is good from Brown.
13:41Jalen Brown just 12 points since the opening quarter.
13:45Gives it up to White.
13:46Najee blocked the three.
13:49Murray racing up the floor.
13:51Bounces underneath.
13:52Watson scores inside.
13:54And they're four for 15 from distance in the second half.
14:00Another great look inside.
14:03Najee hammers it down.
14:0415 assists for Murray.
14:05Murray has not been able to get untracked here in the fourth quarter in crunch time.
14:11But he's able to score there.
14:13And will go to the foul line to try to get his 30th point.
14:16Again, you just run action.
14:19Gets Boston within eight.
14:20Now can they get a stop?
14:22Keeping that smaller lineup on the floor.
14:25Pickett off the bounce.
14:26Knocks down the mid-range shot.
14:28Boy, Pickett.
14:28What confidence.
14:31Shot clock at ten.
14:32Two and a half on the game clock.
14:34Murray going to work.
14:36To the corner.
14:37Wide open.
14:38Watson.
14:39It's good.
14:40And David Adelman told us before the game that he's aware of the pitfalls of this being.
14:44You know, you've been on the road for two weeks.
14:46You want to get back to Denver.
14:47As Brown connects on a three, giving him 33 points to make it a nine-point game.
14:52To finish off this road trip would be incredibly impressive without Jokic.
14:56Murray with time winding down.
14:58Wow.
14:58From mid-range.
15:00Trying to get some airspace.
15:02Instead just drives on Watson.
15:04Walsh blocked.
15:05Watson went up to swat it.
15:07Secured, though, by Pritchard.
15:09Count the basket and one.
15:10Shireman driving.
15:15Walsh airball.
15:16Pritchard inside.
15:17Banks it in.
15:19Pritchard saying he got hit in the head.
15:21There should have been a foul.
15:22Seven-point game.
15:23And a couple of those were offensive fouls to your point on the turnovers.
15:27Watson gets in both.
15:28He's got 29.
15:29His career high is 32.
15:32Count the three there.
15:34And we probably shouldn't have crapped up just yet.
15:36Nine seconds to go.
15:37Down six.
15:38They need a three.
15:39Leaning in.
15:40And a foul is called on Watson.
15:42Three free throws for Pritchard with the clock.
15:50Pritchard got them all.
15:51It's a three-point game.
15:52Adelman will use that timeout.
15:57Inbound to Murray.
15:58Underneath, he's going to bring it out rather than just take the layup.
16:01And he's fouled with 2.9 left for a good part of the night.
16:06Missed that one.
16:08Loose ball into Murray's hands.
16:10And the game is over.
16:12The Denver Nuggets close out a seven-game road trip with an impressive win
16:16against the hottest team in the NBA.
16:19They're now three and two since the Jokic injury.
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