Denver plays Boston, looks for 4th straight road win

Denver Nuggets (8-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (8-3, third in the Eastern Conference)

Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Denver visits Boston aiming to prolong its three-game road winning streak.

Boston went 51-31 overall a season ago while going 28-13 at home. The Celtics averaged 24.8 assists per game on 40.7 made field goals last season.

Denver went 48-34 overall with a 25-16 record on the road last season. The Nuggets gave up 110.4 points per game while committing 20.0 fouls last season.

INJURIES: Celtics: Danilo Gallinari: out for season (knee), Robert Williams III: out (knee).

Nuggets: Ish Smith: out (calf), Collin Gillespie: out (leg).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.