NBA Picks: Nuggets vs Celtics Sunday
Both the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtic gave quite a showing on Thursday night as each smacked the Bulls and the Lakers respectively, but now the two are scheduled to meet on Sunday at 6 PM ET.
The Nuggets beat te Chicago Bulls 129-96 in an impressive night by Kenneth Faried, who finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds in 26 minutes. Wilson Chandler had a season high 24 points, by the way.
“Wilson and Kenneth, what an incredible performance,” Denver coach George Karl said. “That’s 45 points on 19 shots. I’ll take that every night.”
“I came out with a mindset tonight just to dominate,” Faried said. “I just wanted to come out and make a statement, and Wilson came out and did the same thing. Our team did the same thing, wanted to come out and make a statement in a nationally televised game. We did what we had to do tonight.”
Earlier, the Celtics did the same against the Lakers, who couldn’t stop the offensive side of Boston. Paul Pierce led the team to their sixth win in a row since Rajon Rondo news hit the team.
“You can feel the energy every time the Lakers come into the building,” Pierce said. “There’s always a little extra mustard you’re going to try to put out there when this type of setting is set up for you.”
The Celtics play at home Sunday for the sixth time in seven games when they meet the Denver Nuggets. Denver is 2-0 SU and 2-0 ATS against the Celtics since 2011.
Randy is a father of two. When he’s not enjoying and betting on his favorite sports hockey, football, and basketball, he coaches youth sports. His favorite sports betting moment is when he witnessed Belarus upset Sweden in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
