The Boston Celtics handed the Denver Nuggets a disheartening loss tonight 108-102. The Nuggets held the lead at the end of all three quarters, but Boston’s defense stifled the Nuggets in the fourth quarter. Denver moves to 9-39 all-time in Boston, and they are now losers of four straight against the Celtics. Boston outscored Denver 57-42 in the second half after the Nuggets obtained a fairly comfortable first-half lead. Jayson Tatum was the high scorer for Boston with 24 and Marcus Smart not far behind with 22.
The bright spots for Denver were Nikola Jokic’s 13th triple-double within 26 minutes, Aaron Gordon’s efficient inside play, and Facu’s productivity from three in the first half.