NBA

Regular Season Round 117: Denver N. - Boston C. 89-75

Date: February 24, 2011
Kenyon Martin scored 18 points and newcomer Wilson Chandler chipped in 16 as the Denver Nuggets closed the game with a 16-0 run to beat the shorthanded and shortened Boston Celtics 89-75 Thursday night. The game pitted two teams that reshaped their rosters ahead of the NBA trade deadline. The Nuggets had a bunch of new players and the Celtics a bunch of empty seats along their bench following a flurry of trades that unloaded a bunch of big men. Denver played its first game with the five new players who came over in the blockbuster deal that sent star forward Carmelo Anthony and floor leader Chauncey Billups to the New York Knicks 48 hours earlier. The Celtics suited up just nine players and had to fight through the emotions of losing center Kendrick Perkins, who was dealt to Oklahoma City for forward Jeff Green in the biggest of Boston's trio of trades Thursday. The Nuggets, who are 2-0 since trading Melo, had their full complement of players, but their best defender, Martin, missed the second quarter while getting an IV in the locker room. New Nuggets Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and Raymond Felton got off to a slow start, combining to shoot 2 for 12 in the first half, which ended with Denver ahead 37-36. Denver took a 61-60 lead into the fourth quarter. Paul Pierce, who led Boston with 17 points, hit a 3-pointer with 6 1/2 minutes remaining that gave Boston a 75-73 lead, but the Celtics wouldn't score again. Chandler's 3-pointer put Denver ahead for good and Martin's three-point play with 3:03 left gave Denver its biggest lead to that point at 79-75. Arron Afflalo hit back-to-back jumpers and a bonus and Martin hit a jumper and a 3, after which the downtrodden Celtics walked off the floor as the final 10 seconds ticked off the clock. *Courtesy of www.cbsnews.com
  BOSTON C. (coach: Joe Mazzulla)75
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
7 eIjdI, einIj 34 8-9 (82.1%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 4 3 2 3 5 8 5 5 6 0 2 5
0 GiQjRUU, KRLaj 42 9-63 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 64 64 4 5 5 8 8 5 5 63 89 5
66 giLas, GlRj 41 4-7 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 0-9 (96.3%) 6 0 1 6 3 5 4 8 5 4 66 3 5
85 SllRj, eiF 43 4-1 (05%) 6-0 (85%) 6-6 (655%) 5 8 8 4 8 5 6 5 5 3 65 4 5
43 OaRQZR, Oiul 82 0-68 (36.9%) 8-1 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 6 0 1 5 3 5 4 6 5 8 69 9 5
64 WRsU, gRlIjUR 84 3-9 (09.6%) 5-3 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 8 6 5 8 5 5 5 65 1 5
  zIhjsIj, ChQas 61 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 6 1 3 5
68 WifRQ, kIj 63 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 3 5
  mQidlRF, SLRQF 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 -6 5
wIUil   89-15 (30.5%) 4-69 (69.9%) 68-60 (25.5%) 4 40 42 62 85 5 63 2 5 68 90 18  


  DENVER N. (coach: David Adelman)89
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
46 XRjR, HaliQaI 46 0-7 (00.1%) 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8 2 65 6 0 5 5 8 5 3 68 7 5
1 SfflilI, SQQIj 45 0-1 (24.4%) 5-8 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 6 64 64 5
3 biQUaj, KRjFIj 80 9-68 (02.4%) 6-6 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 8 2 65 6 8 5 6 5 5 8 62 85 5
4 viTsIj, wF 83 6-3 (80%) 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 6 6 8 65 8 5 6 5 5 6 3 2 5
  GillajiQa, gijalI 67 6-3 (80%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 5 5 5 8 4 5 6 8 3 5
  yRlUIj, eiFBIjd 89 8-2 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 1 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 8 5
0 ABaUh, z.e. 81 3-9 (09.6%) 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5 2 2 6 8 5 5 6 5 6 68 63 5
  ChijdlRQ, WalsIj 80 8-0 (35%) 4-3 (90%) 4-3 (90%) 5 0 0 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 61 61 5
9 HiQQajDUIj, Sl 61 8-3 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 8 3 5 8 5 5 5 5 8 0 -8 5
66 SjdRQsRj, ChQas 64 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 4 3 5
5 yIQMRs, GiQF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
  bIJDIL, waBIfRF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   87-15 (32.4%) 0-60 (44.4%) 61-84 (17.1%) 9 30 08 88 69 5 1 7 5 69 27 22  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)