PM EST game, which is nationally-televised, the Denver Nuggets travelled to take on the Boston Celtics. For the second game in a row, forward Aaron Gordon will not suit up, and the Nuggets have opted to go small.

Russell Westbrook finished the loss with ten points, six rebounds, five assists and one steal while shooting 4/13 from the field and 1/4 from the three-point range in 25 minutes of playing time. Many people reacted to his performance on social media.

Ahead of Sunday's game against the Boston Celtics, the Nuggets announced that starting power forward Aaron Gordon had been ruled out due to a left ankle sprain. This is the second-straight game Gordon has missed. In a subsequent announcement, the Nuggets announced that Westbrook had been moved into the starting lineup.

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the better teams in the Western Conference this season, reclaiming their spot among the elite squads. Denver is lead by star center Nikola Jokic but it is the role players around him that make this team dangerous.

Early on in the second quarter of Friday’s matchup between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets, things got a little testy between the rookie Ron Holland

Westbrook got the starting nod Sunday with Aaron Gordon (ankle) inactive, providing a lift to Denver offensively by finishing as one of three Nuggets with six or more assists to go along with a double-digit scoring total.

Should the Denver Nuggets keep Russell Westbrook in their starting five alongside Nikola Jokic. A rival executive thinks so.

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic shares what he will do once he breaks teammate Russell Westbrook's triple-double record.

On Saturday evening, the Denver Nuggets lost (at home) to the Los Angeles Lakers. Russell Westbrook finished with 17 points, four rebounds and one assist while

With Westbrook's decline, the critics grew louder. The basketball enigma can no longer shut them up with superb individual performances like he did in his 20s. According to NBA legend Oscar Robertson -- who Westbrook broke his single-season record for most triple-doubles -- he forewarned him of this exact scenario.

The Denver Nuggets were down by as many as 20 points in Sunday’s matinee loss to the Boston Celtics. They only lost 110-103 after staging a solid comeback effort, but mistakes and lack of shotmaking outside of Denver’s top two stars led to their ultimate downfall.

The Nuggets almost survived to Jokic’s return. They were down 88-84. The last minute without him was a near-death sentence, though. Sam Hauser knocked down a transition drive-and-kick 3-pointer to bring the house down with 8:11 to go, highlighting a 6-0 burst.