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 Celtics controlled the game from the start and this time closed the game out against a potential contender.

The Celtics avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season Sunday with a gritty 110-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets at TD Garden.

The victory gives Boston a season sweep of the Nuggets. Jaylen Brown led the way for Boston with a team-high 22 points and eight assists while Jayson Tatum flirted with a triple-double with 16 points, ...