Nuggets 103, Celtics 84

 

The Celtics finally took a loss in their epic West-Coast road trip, falling last night to the Denver Nuggets, 103-84. They finish their trip against four of the top eight teams in the Western Conference with a 3-1 record, sweeping the top three in the Pacific Division. 

Mr. Brown came back from his previous night's injury with a double double, leading the team with 23 points and 11 rebounds.  Mr. White was right behind him with 20 points and six rebounds. The bench was uncharacteristically disappointing, with no one scoring more than González' five points. 

The most telling statistic was every single player on the Celtics was in negative numbers for team scoring while on the floor, and all but one of the Nuggets were in the positive.

C'est la vie. The Celtics (38-20) are still in first place in their division and second in their conference.  The long road trip is finally over and they get to return home for a Friday-night game against the lowly Brooklyn Nets (15-42).