Right now the Celtics are just a so-so team. They are 13-13 and have lost 10 of their last 15 games, including four of their past five.The 8-17 Wizards beat the Celtics in Boston's last game two days ago. 
Highly underrated Marcus Smart is out for Boston with a calf injury.
But I believe the frustrated Celtics show up here in this circle-the-wagons game for them. They draw the Nuggets, who are fat and happy winners of three in a row with the latest being a 17-point highly-satisfying home victory against the Lakers this past Sunday. 
Denver has been home the past 10 days. The Nuggets are 0-3 SU and ATS in their last three road contests losing to the Kings, Lakers and Spurs by a combined 36 points. 
Boston won't have Smart again. But the Celtics have plenty of firepower with Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Kemba Walker. 
Denver has its own superstars in Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. But the Nuggets are in worse shape injury-wise than Boston. They've been missing Gary Harris, PJ Dozier, and Paul Millsap. Spark plug Will Barton didn't play against the Lakers for personal reasons. These sidelined players severely limit the Nuggets' depth and flexibility forcing them to rely on untested, inexperienced players.