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.

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics pulled out a 118-106 win over the Nuggets in a game that featured a Kristaps Porzingis injury scare. The post Jayson Tatum takes over late, leads Celtics to win over short-handed Nuggets: 7 takeaways appeared first on Boston.

A tumble out of bounds during the Celtics' loss to the Thunder left Jayson Tatum "bruised" and "scraped all up."

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was sidelined for Denver’s clash with Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night because of an illness

Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic was ruled out of Tuesday night's home 118-106 loss to the Boston Celtics.

The 2024-25 Denver Nuggets are, statistically speaking, the worst NBA team in over a decade when their three-time NBA MVP is not on the floor. But even without superstar Nikola Jokic, who was a late scratch due to illness,