Denver Post · Mar 21, 2022
Celtics trounce Nuggets to drop Denver into No. 7 seed
The spark was minimal, and just like the Nuggets, it soon flamed out.
Despite a momentary fourth-quarter spurt, the Celtics trounced the Nuggets, 124-104, at Ball Arena Sunday night.
Marcus Smart blew kisses to a portion of the kelly-green crowd, while Jaylen Brown beckoned them on from the bench. Thoroughly and humbly, the Celtics dismantled the Nuggets with a barrage of 3-pointers and a pair of 30-piece performances from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Denver’s defense, like the momentum they’d generated at the start of last week’s road trip, vanished. The 20-point loss marked Denver’s fourth loss in six games, as the Nuggets fell to 42-30 on the season and into the No. 7 seed in the West.