Kyrie Irving followed his performance in Golden State on Saturday with a solid performance against the Nuggets. He scored 27 to lead the Celtics, 10 of those in the 4th quarter, to hold off the Nuggets charge.
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Nikola Jokic paced the Nuggets with 24 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. He continues to be the Nuggets most consistent performer. The usually stellar Nuggets back court combination of Jamal Murray and Gary Harris were mostly invisible, combining for 29 points on 41.5% shooting (including an abysmal 17.2% from 3). They did supply some spark late but it was too little, too late.