T he Boston Celtics are gearing up for a showdown with the Denver Nuggets on Sunday but they could be missing a few players. Star forward Jaylen Brown, point guard Jrue Holiday, a

Mazzulla opted to shorten his rotation against Cleveland rather than giving larger roles to some of his deep reserves. Payton Pritchard and Luke Kornet were the only Boston bench players who saw significant minutes, with Torrey Craig (three minutes) and Drew Peterson (one minute) making first-quarter cameos.

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics defeated the Denver Nuggets Sunday, 110-103 at TD Garden. Brown was Boston’s leading scorer with 22 points, however, three other Celtics starters also contributed at least 17 points.