BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 26 points and Jaylen Brown added 21 on Friday night to help the Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets 108-95 and remain perfect at home for the season.
Kemba Walker scored 19 for the Celtics, who won for the fifth time in six games and improved to 9-0 at home. No Boston-area pro team has lost a home game since the Baltimore Orioles beat the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Sept. 28.
Nikola Jokic had 30 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, which has lost three of its last four games.