The Celtics saw their five-game winning streak snapped by a short-handed Nuggets team that claimed a 114-110 victory while playing with a familiar sense of purpose on Wednesday.
Here are the takeaways.
The Nuggets are impressive
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.