The Boston Celtics held off the depleted Denver Nuggets 118-106 on Tuesday night as Nikola Jokic sat out because of an illness.

Playing without center Nikola Jokic, who was scratched before the game with a non-COVID illness, t Nuggets pushed the Boston Celtics to the limit, but came up short, losing 118-106.

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis wanted to make sure Boston bounced back against the Nuggets on Tuesday night.

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Former Denver Nuggets shooting guard/small forward Perry "PJ" Dozier Jr. has inked an agreement with Turkish team Anadolu Efes Istanbul through the rest of the 2024-28 season, reports BasketNews. The 28-year-old went undrafted out of South Carolina in the 2017 NBA Draft.

The Celtics withstood a valiant upset bid by the Nuggets without Nikola Jokic to close out their road trip with a 118-106 win in Denver.

Jayson Tatum had 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds and the visiting Boston Celtics beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 118-106 on Tuesday night.

The Boston Celtics travel to the Denver Nuggets for a primetime matchup on TNT as two of this decade's NBA champions matchup. The Celtics enter tonight as the s

The Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets traded baskets in the first six minutes of the first quarter with seven lead changes. The defending champions began finding their stride on both ends of the ...

The Celtics and Nuggets got off to hot shooting starts in the opening minutes. Kristaps Porzingis scored nine early Boston points and Porter Jr, Westbrook, and Murray all hit threes for Denver. There wasn’t much defense being played until a Jayson Tatum block led to a Porzingis alley-oop on the other end.

The defending NBA Champions are back in action on Friday, Jan. 17 when the Boston Celtics host the Orlando Magic at TD Garden in Boston.