There was plenty of hype coming into Thursday’s Celtics-Nuggets matchup, with some calling it a potential NBA Finals preview.
The defending champion Nuggets prevailed over the Celtics 115-109 in Denver. While the result didn’t go Celtics fans’ way, the game lived up to the hype according to Nuggets coach Michael Malone.
“Oh yeah. It was another playoff atmosphere for sure,” Malone said, per video posted on YouTube by the Nuggets. “As we talked pregame, you have to give the Celtics’ fans credit, they always come out strong. But you know what we say, right?