Denver Nuggets vs Boston Celtics Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 19/03/2022, 21:07  by Joseph King | Modified on 20/03/2022 at 03:07 in NBA Predictions

The Boston Celtics head to Denver, Colorado to take on the Nuggets in what shapes up to be one of the most intriguing matchups on today’s NBA card. The Celtics have been one of the league’s hottest teams, winning nine of their 11 games since the all-star break, and have seen their seeding in the Eastern Conference rise to fourth with a record of 43 wins and 28 losses. Their last game was a convincing 124-96 away win against Sacramento where Boston’s dynamic duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown went off for 32 and 30, respectively. They’ll face a much tougher task in this game however, as Denver will be looking to bounce back from a tough 119-116 overtime loss to Cleveland their last time out. The Nuggets have been having a solid regular season with a record of 42-29 that currently sees them occupying the sixth seed in a tight Western Conference. Like their opponents today, Denver has also been hot since the all-star break - racking up nine wins and four losses.

This has the potential to be game of the night on the schedule between two teams who are coming into form as the playoffs quickly approach. It’s hard to ignore just how quickly the Celtics have turned their season around after struggling for a good portion of the early season. Boston would present one of the first round’s toughest matchups if they can continue this form for the home stretch of the irregular season, in large part due to their intimidating defense. Boston ranks towards the top of the league in points allowed, defensive rating and opponent field goal percentage. They’ll need to continue that high level of play in this game to deal with one of the NBA’s must-see players in Nikola Jokic. Already most likely regarded as the best passing big of all time, Jokic has picked up right where he left off from his MVP winning season last campaign and is averaging 26.1 points, 13.7 rebounds and 8.1 assists.