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.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, front, hangs from the rim after dunking the ball for a basket over Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Denver.

Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, and Kristaps Porzingis added 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Boston Celtics defeated the shorthanded Denver Nuggets 118-106 on Tuesday night.

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 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

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.

Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points and Kristaps Porzingis added 25 in a 118-106 victory vs. the Nuggets that wrapped up a 3-1 road trip.

It took a late surge by Boston to turn ... opening quarter, the Celtics turned a block into points at the other end. Tatum engineered the first, swatting Christian Braun at the rim and then ...

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The Boston Celtics visited the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night for the final destination of their four-game road trip. The Celtics won two of the first three, losing to the OKC Thunder on Sunday.

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.

Former Kansas Jayhawk Christian Braun recorded a 20-point double-double in the Denver Nuggets’ 119-105 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Braun tallied 20 points and 11 rebounds in 36 minutes as Denver improved to 26-16 overall following the road victory in Orlando.