Boston Celtics at Denver Nuggets 4/11/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Boston Celtics look for their third consecutive victory when visiting the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Boston is 27-26 following a 145-136 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Jayson Tatum scored 53 points to lead Boston and became the youngest player in Celtics franchise history to score 50 points in a game surpassing Larry Bird. Boston is third in the Atlantic division, 9 ½ games behind first place Brooklyn.

Jayson Tatum is leading Boston in scoring with an average of 25.1 points per game and Jaylen Brown is close behind with an average of 24.3 points per game. The leading rebounder for Boston is Tristan Thompson with an average of 8.4 per game and the leader in assists is Marcus Smart with an average of 5.5 assists per game. Boston is scoring an average of 111.9 points per game and allowing an average of 111.5 points per game.

The Denver Nuggets look for their ninth consecutive victory when hosting Boston on Sunday. The Nuggets improved to 34-18 following a 121-119 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. Nikola Jokic posted a triple-double for Denver with 26 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds. Denver is second in the Northwest division five games behind first-place Utah.

Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals with averages of 26.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer for Denver with an average of 21.3 points per game. Denver has six players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team the Nuggets are scoring 115.5 points per game and allowing an average of 110.0 points per game.