Boston ruled out starters Jrue Holiday (mallet finger) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness) for Sunday’s matchup with the Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets at TD Garden. Holiday and Porzingis also did not play in Friday night’s 123-116 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Denver Nuggets are visiting the Boston Celtics Sunday afternoon for a marquee matchup that many believe could be the NBA Finals matchup. Sunday afternoon's

On Sunday afternoon, the Boston Celtics picked up an impressive home victory over the Denver Nuggets despite playing without both Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. The win brought the Celtics’ rare two-game losing skid to a halt and gave them a boost of confidence as the season approaches its final stretch.

Our NBA betting picks believe the Nuggets are in prime position to avenge a head-to-head loss to the Celtics from earlier this year when the teams collide in Boston this afternoon.