Jamal Murray has had to adjust to playing without Nikola Jokic, and life isn't as easy as it is with the MVP on the floor.

DENVER — The road did the Celtics good to begin 2025, and they return home after a successful swing against four Western Conference teams with winning records, one bad quarter away from an undefeated trip.

A night without the Nuggets’ starting frontcourt provided a more in-depth look at two of the most important players to Denver’s rest-of-season outlook. With Aaron Gordon missing a seventh ...

Boston Celtics defeated the Denver Nuggets on the road Tuesday night grabbing a 118-106 win against a tough Western Conference opponent. Boston returns home for twin games at TD Garden over the weekend.

Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 25 and the Boston Celtics held off the depleted Denver Nuggets 118-106 as three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sat out because of an illness.

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.

After squandering a 15-point first half lead, the Celtics and Nuggets played a nip and tuck game for most of the second half until Boston took command midway through the fourth quarter. With Jamal Murray on the bench, the Celtics erupted with a 15-0 run, breaking the game open in the final five minutes of the win.

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

Boston outscored the Nuggets ... Nuggets went toe-to-toe with the ’24 champion Celtics, who improved to 27-10. Point guard Jamal Murray used the word “frustrated” to describe the defeat.

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.

Boston Celtics defeated the Denver Nuggets on the ... Credit guys like Russell Westbrook and Jamal Murray for stepping up and Jokić's absence. But Boston was the better team down the stretch ...

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.