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

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics closed a tough road trip with a 118-106 victory over the Nuggets (sans Nikola Jokic) on Tuesday.

DENVER (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 25 and the Boston Celtics held off the depleted Denver ... Russell Westbrook had 26 points for Denver and eight turnovers. Michael Porter Jr. added 15 points and 10 rebounds as the ...

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 Denver Nuggets have made a final determination on their sick MVP. Sources inform Bennett Durando of The Denver Post that six-time All-NBA superstar center N

Jayson Tatum registered 29 points, while Kristaps Porzingis added 25 as the Boston Celtics held off the struggling Denver Nuggets 118-106 with three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sitting out with illness.

Tonight was to be a marquee matchup between two title contenders but unfortunately for the Denver Nuggets they were at a major disadvantage from the jump with Nikola Jokic being ruled out due to illness.

On the latest episode of Pickaxe and Roll, Ryan Blackburn reacts to the Denver Nuggets loss to the Boston Celtics that happened without Nikola Jokic in the lineup due to illness. Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook, Peyton Watson, and Julian Strawther all had their moments, but Denver simply didn’t have enough without Jokic and Aaron Gordon.

DENVER (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 25 and the Boston Celtics held off ... had 26 points for Denver. Michael Porter Jr. added 15 points and 10 rebounds as ...

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.

Sources close to Butler insist that one of his biggest issues with the Heat has become his role in the offense this season. Butler vocalized that frustration after the last game he played before the Heat suspended him on Jan. 3 for seven games “for multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season.”

Russell Westbrook moved into the Nuggets' starting lineup and has averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 7.2 assists in 13 games, but coach Michael Malone has not decided if he wants to keep the veteran as a starter or return him to the sixth-man role.