The Celtics withstood a valiant upset bid by the Nuggets without Nikola Jokic to close out their road trip with a 118-106 win in Denver.

The Denver Nuggets are set to face off against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night in a pivotal game for the Nuggets, as they'll have a chance to prove themselv

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was sidelined for Denver's clash with Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night because of an illness.

Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic was ruled out of Tuesday night's home 118-106 loss to the Boston Celtics.

Nikola Jokic will miss his fourth game of this season due to illness. He did not warm up before the Nuggets hosted the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.

Nikola Jokic, originally listed as questionable, was ruled out due to an illness. The Denver Gazette watched Jokic leave the arena with a team trainer an hour before tipoff. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Jokic started feeling ill Monday.

DENVER — Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was sidelined for Denver’s clash with Jayson Tatum and the Celtics on Tuesday night because of an illness. The Nuggets center went from probable to questionable to out over the course of the day. He was seen leaving the arena a little more than an hour before tipoff.

Their spirit was willing but the depleted Nuggets couldn’t quite hang with the defending NBA champions Celtics Tuesday night at Ball Arena. Playing without center Nikola Jokic, who was scratched before the game with a non-COVID illness,

Jayson Tatum had 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds and the visiting Boston Celtics beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 118-106 on Tuesday night.