Jayson Tatum scored 30 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets 124-104.
The Celtics led by as many as 28, pulling away with a 28-5 run in the second quarter.
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points (16 in the third quarter) on 12 for 19 shooting, and Payton Pritchard added 17 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench. The Celtics had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 23 points and 8 rebounds but shot 8 for 23.
The Celtics shot 57.3% from the field and 47.5% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 40.2% and 35.9%. The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 50-37 in 17 minutes together.