Rajon Rondo (14 points) said coach Doc Rivers “gave a great motivational speech. He told us they bullied us last time.”

J.R. Smith had 19 points and Carmelo Anthony added 18 for the Nuggets, who lost for the third time in four nights and saw their lead over second-place Portland trimmed to a single game in the suddenly up-for-grabs Northwest Division. Third-place Utah has sliced its six-game deficit in half in five nights.

“It’s a tough patch right now, it really is,” Nuggets floor leader Chauncey Billups said.

The Celtics overpowered the Nuggets from start to finish, never letting up until the final seconds when they bypassed an easy bucket to run out the clock.

Reserve Leon Powe added 16 points for Boston, which led 86-58 heading into the fourth quarter.

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