DENVER — Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 25 and the Boston Celtics held off the depleted Denver Nuggets 118-106 on Tuesday night as three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sat ...

The Boston Celtics were able to beat the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, with their job made all the more easy without Nikola Jokic.

MVP candidates Jayson Tatum and Nikola Jokic have been announced as the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 11.

Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 25 and the Boston Celtics held off the depleted Denver Nuggets 118-106 as three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sat out because of an illness.

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, front, hangs from the rim after dunking the ball for a basket over Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday ...

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points as the Dallas Mavericks brought the high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder down to earth with a 106-98 victory over the Western Conference leaders on Saturday.Oklahoma City, riding high after their rout of Eastern Conference pace-setters Cleveland on Thursday,

Maybe Jayson Tatum's just been feeling a little nostalgic for his college days. The Boston Celtics' all-star forward dropped a game-high 30 points with college-hoops sensation Cooper Flag and his Duke teammates looking on,

Nikola Jokic posted his league-leading 17th triple-double of the season, bundling 24 points with 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the Denver Nuggets' 133-113 road win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.

Mazzulla says the pressure on the Celtics is coming from comparisons to Cavs and Thunder: "Oh, you're not as good because you're not them."

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James & Anthony Davis sit in second and fifth in the West frontcourt in NBA All-Star voting returns.