The Nuggets are coming into this game with a 28-14 record this season and they have been playing well in their recent games. They have won 2 of their last 3 as well as 4 of their last 5 games, but they are coming off of a loss on the road against the 76ers in their last game. They lost that game by 5 points but they are going to be hungry to bounce back here and this is a game they are going to get up for. The Nuggets have not been as good on the road this season as they are only 11-10 but they are still the defending champions and this is a game they will use to send a message to Boston and the rest of the NBA that the Nuggets are still the champions and the team to beat. They are going to have the extra incentive in this game knowing that the Celtics have the best record in the NBA right now, but they will also be extra motivated since this is going to be their only meeting in Boston this season and it happens to be as the Celtics are 20-0 at home, the only perfect home team left in the NBA. The Celtics are 32-9 this season as they lead the NBA with the best record and they have won their last 3 straight games as well, but they have also been playing a lot of weaker teams recently as their last game against a strong opponent was their loss by 30+ points in Milwaukee. They also had a game at home recently against the Timberwolves which they won by 7 points, but the Timberwolves forced them to OT in that game as they could not shake off one of the better teams in the NBA despite being at home in that game. This is a game the Nuggets are going to get up for to be the 1st team to beat the Celtics at home this season and they will want to send a message to the league in this game as well so expect the Nuggets to use their championship pedigree here as they leave everything they have on the court tonight. The Nuggets will cover the spread in this game.