It's part of what makes the Nuggets star one of the greatest offensive players in NBA history. He doesn't want to score 50 points. He wants to scare you into thinking he might because his legendary passing can take over a game when you send too much help his way.

"I think for any player, you never want to be that guy that teams are targeting," Michael Malone said. The post Celtics’ strategy against Nuggets star could be taken as ‘sign of disrespect’, coach says appeared first on Boston.

The Denver Nuggets are visiting the Boston Celtics Sunday afternoon for a marquee matchup that many believe could be the NBA Finals matchup. Sunday afternoon's

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Can these teams scare the Thunder juggernaut? Perhaps not, but the idea of a competitive West final seems much more realistic these days.

It looked like the final meeting of the regular season between the last two NBA champions was going to get away from Denver at times, but Jamal Murray's big second half gave the Nuggets a chance in Boston.

Newsweek breaks down everything you need to know before betting on Sunday afternoon's nationally televised battle between the Nuggets and Celtics.

The Lakers are the second-hottest NBA team next to the Cavs. Winners of their last six games, the Lakers have wins over Denver, Dallas, Minnesota and the Los Angeles Clippers. They took two from the Clippers over the week as Luka Doncic scored a combined 60 points in the wins.