He will need to continue to get his teammates involved along with playing his trademark tough defense on Murray. Marcus Smart has been playing very well with 33 assists and just 5 turnovers over the past 4 games. He is shooting 43.8% from the field and 35.8% from beyond the arc. Murray is averaging 18.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists. Aaron Gordon (shoulder) and Bruce Brown (ankle) are both probable for this game. If he is out, Bones Hyland will likely get the start. He may play in this game, however and sit on Monday against the Timberwolves. Jamal Murray is questionable due to injury management due to this being the first of back to back games. Danilo Gallinari remains out with the torn ACL.įor the Nuggets, former Celtic Jeff Green is out with a hand injury. Malcolm Brogdon and Blake Griffin both missed Thursday’s game with an illness but are expected to play in this one. Damon Stoudamire will likely coach again if he can’t coach. They are 5-4 against Eastern Conference opponents.Ĭoach Joe Mazzulla has missed the last 2 Celtics games with an eye injury and is questionable for this game. They had won 5 straight before a loss to the Kings and then a win over the Heat. The Nuggets are 13-3 at home and 8-2 in their last 10 games. They are 1 game ahead of 3rd place Memphis. The Nuggets are in first place in the West, half a game ahead of New Orleans, who are in 2nd place. The Celtics are 11-2 against Western Conference opponents. They have won their last 4 games (all at home). The Celtics are 11-5 on the road and 5-5 in their last 10 games. They are 4 games ahead of 4th place Cleveland. The Celtics are first in the East, 2 games ahead of the Brooklyn Nets and 2.5 games ahead of the 3rd place Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics are 58-39 all time overall against the Nuggets and 19-29 all time in games played in Denver. The Nuggets have a 7 game home win streak going and would love to avenge that 19 point loss to the Celtics with a win in this game. The Celtics beat the Nuggets 131-112 in Boston on November 11. This is the 2nd and final meeting between these two teams this season. The Celtics won the series 2-0 last season and have won the last 6 meetings between these two teams and 7 of the last 10 games between them. Denver is a tough place to play due to the altitude, although the Celtics have had success there recently. ![]() The Celtics begin their 4 game Western road trip with a stop in Denver to take on the Nuggets. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Boston Celtics (26-10) at Denver Nuggets (23-12) Their opponents have averaged 109.4 points.Ĭavaliers: Evan Mobley: day to day (knee), Ty Jerome: out (ankle), Caris LeVert: day to day (knee), Ricky Rubio: out (personal). Their opponents have averaged 111.9 points per game.Ĭavaliers: 6-4, averaging 109.7 points, 45.3 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 7-3, averaging 115.0 points, 45.7 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 6.8 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Darius Garland is averaging 21.2 points over the last 10 games for Cleveland. Mobley is averaging 16 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks for the Cavaliers. Jaylen Brown is averaging 21 points and 3.3 assists over the past 10 games for Boston. TOP PERFORMERS: Tatum is averaging 27.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Celtics. The Cavaliers average 11.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 fewer made shots on average than the 13.5 per game the Celtics give up. The 117.3 points per game the Celtics score are 7.0 more points than the Cavaliers give up (110.3). Cleveland ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference with 34.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Evan Mobley averaging 7.8. The Cavaliers are 9-5 in conference games. Jayson Tatum leads the team averaging 3.0 makes while shooting 35.6% from 3-point range. Boston is second in the NBA averaging 15.6 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.4% from downtown. The Celtics are 15-4 in conference matchups.
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