The Celtics are 7th with a defensive rating of 110.4 The Nuggets have a defensive rating of 112.0, which is 20th. Jayson needs to play well on both ends of the court once again for the Celtics to get this win.ĭefense - Defense is the key to every game. Gordon is capable of putting up points in a hurry both in the paint and on the perimeter. He is shooting 60.8% from the field and 38.5% from beyond the arc. Gordon is averaging 17.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists. 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. At home the Nuggets are collecting 31.9 assists per game, 3.1 more than away (28.8).Boston Celtics (26-10) at Denver Nuggets (23-12).In 2023-24 Denver is allowing 0.6 more points per game at home (110.8) than on the road (110.2). Defensively they give up 110.8 points per game at home, 0.6 more than on the road (110.2). At home the Nuggets score 121.8 points per game, 12.7 more than away (109.1).Rep your team with officially licensed NBA gear! Head to Fanatics to find jerseys, shirts, and much more. Denver has put together an 11-3 record in games it scores more than 109.7 points.The Nuggets score only 4.8 more points per game (114.5) than the Clippers give up to opponents (109.7).The Nuggets are the 17th-ranked rebounding team in the league, the Clippers sit at 14th.Denver is 13-5 when it shoots better than 45.2% from the field.The Nuggets' 49.5% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.3 percentage points higher than the Clippers have allowed to their opponents (45.2%).Get tickets for any NBA game this season at Ticketmaster! Nuggets Stats Insights Clippers vs Nuggets Betting Trends & Stats
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