Denver Nuggets (39-21, second in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (42-18, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Boston faces the Denver Nuggets after Jayson Tatum scored 46 points in the Boston Celtics' 123-116 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Celtics have gone 18-11 in home games. Boston ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 44.9 rebounds. Tatum leads the Celtics with 8.8 boards.
The Nuggets are 19-12 on the road. Denver is third in the NBA with 46.1 rebounds per game. Nikola Jokic leads the Nuggets with 12.7.
The Celtics are shooting 46.1% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 46.3% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets are shooting 50.8% from the field, 5.6% higher than the 45.2% the Celtics' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tatum is averaging 27 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists for the Celtics. Derrick White is averaging 17.3 points over the last 10 games.
Michael Porter Jr. is shooting 51.1% and averaging 18.7 points for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 3.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 7-3, averaging 114.8 points, 45.8 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.4 points per game.
Nuggets: 8-2, averaging 125.6 points, 49.7 rebounds, 32.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 52.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.6 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: Jrue Holiday: day to day (finger), Kristaps Porzingis: day to day (illness).
Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: day to day (ankle), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: day to day (knee), Peyton Watson: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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