The two most recent NBA champions are playing well enough to reach the finals, and as we saw Sunday, it would be a compelling matchup.
Jaylen Brown scored 22 points and Derek White hit a floater from the foul line with less than a minute left to help the Boston Celtics recover after blowing most of a 20-point first-half lead and beat the Denver Nuggets 110-103.
The Nuggets almost survived to Jokic’s return. They were down 88-84. The last minute without him was a near-death sentence, though. Sam Hauser knocked down a transition drive-and-kick 3-pointer to bring the house down with 8:11 to go, highlighting a 6-0 burst.
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Which teams are the biggest postseason threats to the Boston Celtics in the NBA's Western Conference? The consensus favorite to come out of the West and make the 2025 NBA Finals is of course the Oklahoma City Thunder, but there are growing opinions that the conference might have more than on serious contender in it this season.