What happened: Boston led by 12 after the first ... also missed the game with an illness for the Celtics. Highlight of the night: Michael Porter Jr. punctuated the start of the second half with ...

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 ... had 26 points for Denver. Michael Porter Jr. added 15 points and 10 rebounds as ...

Sources inform Bennett Durando of The Denver Post that six-time All-NBA superstar center Nikola Jokic has been ruled out for Denver's home game against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night with a ...

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

It took a late surge by Boston to turn ... later to give the Celtics a six-point lead. The Nuggets threatened to cut that to one when Hauser fouled Michael Porter Jr. from behind on a drive.

Ahead of their much-anticipated matchup on Tuesday night against the Boston Celtics ... Denver will also need Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. to step it up, as well as the rest of the ...