Bleacher Report NBA analyst Zach Buckley recently took the time to survey the league for a player on each team who ought to be trusted to take such a high leverage shot. "There is literally no bigger shot that a team can attempt,

We have certainly seen a handful of games this and last season where shooting variance from beyond the arc sunk the Celtics (and often against notably inferior rosters in terms of talent, at that), and even a postseason series where their shot from deep abandoned them to disastrous effect vs.

The Boston Celtics head to the Ball Arena to face the Denver Nuggets in a non-conference matchup. The Celtics are 26-10, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Nuggets are 20-14, which puts them in fourth place in the Western Conference.

The Boston Celtics held off the depleted Denver Nuggets 118-106 on Tuesday night as Nikola Jokic sat out because of an illness.

The Nuggets were third in the NBA in scoring entering Monday's play, one rung ahead of the Celtics, with an offense not surprisingly built around what star Nikola Jokić does best.

Celtics Top Performers Jayson Tatum – 29 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists Kristaps Porziņģis – 25 points, 11 rebounds (season-high) Nuggets Top Performers Russell Westbrook – 26 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists Jamal Murray – 19 points,

The Nuggets won the series 2-0 last season. These two teams met twice in Abu Dhabi in the preseason. The Celtics won the first game 107-103 and they won the second game 130-104. T

: Derrick White and Jordan Walsh have both been ruled out (h/t Rob Greene). On Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics will play the Denver Nuggets in Colorado. For the game, the Celtics have announced their injury report.