Nuggets 114, Celtics 110

 

The Denver Nuggets made more three-point buckets (20) than the Boston Celtics (15) last night and won the game, 114-100. 

The Celtics outrebounded the Nuggets, 53-39, and González got 20:45 off the bench and even hit a three. But Denver had a higher three-point percentage (45.5) than Boston (39.5), and Boston had twice as many turnovers (14) as Denver (7), so even without Serbian strongman Nikola Jokić, the Nuggets won the game.

Jaylen Brown scored 33 points in the game last night, including 4 of 6 on threes. His average 11 goals per game is second in the NBA only to Giannis (11.3), and his 29.7 points per game is fifth in the NBA. 

With the loss, the Celtics fall back behind the Knicks, who won their game last night, by a half game in the standings.

The Toronto Raptors (23-15) come to the Garden on Friday.