Russell Westbrook turned back the clock a bit on Tuesday night against the Celtics, leading the shorthanded Nuggets with 26 points and nine rebounds in their 118-106 defeat. Jayson Tatum got the better of the Nuggets guard with a game-high 29 points in the victory, helping the Celtics earn a 3-1 road trip in Denver.

The Denver Nuggets lost without Nikola Jokic today but it doesn't sting as much as it could. The post "22 Major Surgeries": Charles Barkley Gets Over Nuggets Loss Thanks to Russell Westbrook appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The Denver Nuggets are hosting the Boston Celtics, who are currently the number two seed in the Eastern Conference tonight. The Nuggets are coming into today's game having won four out of their last five games and it appears they are finally figuring things out now.

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.