Denver Post · Feb 12, 2022
Nuggets fall to Celtics, spoiling Nikola Jokic’s 15th triple-double
Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart (36) reaches in on Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic (15) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Boston.A beauty pageant, it was not.
The Nuggets dropped a gritty, ugly affair Friday in Boston, falling 108-102 to the Celtics and snapping their own winning streak at two. Though it was competitive, the Nuggets were bitten by 21 turnovers that turned into 22 Celtics points.
Nikola Jokic registered his NBA-leading 15th triple-double of the season but was uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball. His 23 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists were undone by his nine turnovers.