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The Nuggets were the only team in the NBA to sweep the season series against the eventual champion Celtics in 2023-24. Since then, Boston’s 3-point dependence has grown even more extreme.

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was sidelined for Denver’s clash with Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night because of an illness

Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic was ruled out of Tuesday night's game against the Celtics because of an illness.

One of the biggest matchups of the Tuesday night NBA slate pits the Denver Nuggets against the Boston Celtics in a battle of two of the best teams in the NBA so far this season. Unfortunately, the game’s biggest star will not be available.

Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has been ruled out due to an illness. Via The Denver Nuggets: "Injury Update: Nikola Jokić (Illness) will be out tonight against the Boston Celtics." Jokic is in the middle of an incredible season with averages of 31.

The much anticipated matchup between the last two NBA champions took a big hit an hour before tipoff. Nikola Jokic, originally listed as questionable, was ruled out with an illness. The Denver Gazette watched Jokic leave the arena with a team trainer an hour before tipoff.