Celtics fall to Nuggets 115-109 behind Nikola Jokic triple-double

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe Celtics lose back-to-back games for the first time since November after falling to the defending champions, 115-109, at Ball Arena. Denver led the Celtics for almost the entirety of the ball game, though the Celtics had the chance to take the lead with 40 seconds to play when a Jayson Tatum three-pointer fell short.

It was a playoff-like atmosphere from the jump, with the Nuggets and Celtics both looking to avoid losing two in a row after each dropped a tough match-up on Tuesday night.

From the start, it was the Jaylen Brown show for Boston – Brown had 22 points and 8 rebounds in the first half, and ended the night with season-high 41 points…