The Boston Celtics entered Wednesday’s pivotal home game against the Denver Nuggets as heavy favorites. The shorthanded Nuggets were still without Nikola Jokic while the red-hot Celtics were riding a four-game winning streak.

On Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics faced off against the Denver Nuggets, a cross-conference battle between top teams. Despite the absence of Nikola Jokic, Denver was able to take home the win thanks to some hot shooting and a timely fourth quarter surge.

Jalen Bridges and Amari Williams lead the Celtics in the first of back-to-back home games against the Stars. A 40-point outburst in the second quarter propelled the Maine Celtics to a 102-94 win over the Salt Lake City Stars in an NBA G League game Thursday night at the Portland Expo.

The Denver Nuggets have been dealing with some significant injury woes, and they had to face the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night without Nikola Jokic, Cam Joh

The Celtics have struggled in the past coming home after a long road trip, but they played plenty hard in their win over the Bulls.

At the start of the Boston Celtics home game against the Chicago Bulls, it seemed like neither ball club could hit a shot. Then, at the end of the first frame, the Celtics started to pull away, and survived a late push by the Bulls in the game's fourth quarter to come away with a 115-101 victory that would propel them into the Eastern Conference's second-place spot.

With Jayson Tatum sidelined by an Achilles injury, the No. 1 role on the Boston Celtics evidently belongs to Jaylen Brown, and he’s running with the opportunity. The 29-year-old ranks fourth in the Association in points, averaging a career-high 30.1 points per game.

The Boston Celtics are now the second seed in the Eastern Conference after they won and the Knicks lost on Monday.