Boston Celtics legend and NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett came up with a wild comparison for the Nuggets superstar, claiming he resembles Wilt Chamberlain.

After Houston’s 114-112 victory, Brown said Boston entered the game intending to neutralize Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet and Alperen Sengun. The Celtics accomplished that, holding the Rockets’ top three leading scorers to 30 total points on 9-of-32 shooting (3-for-14 on 3-pointers).

Garnett called Jokic the modern-day Chamberlain alongside Hall of Fame forward Paul Pierce in a recent episode of KG Certified. “Joker is Wilt. Joker is doing Wilt [Chamberlain] like s***, bro,” Garnett said.

On top of the production from Strawther and Braun, Denver has benefited tremendously from the play of offseason acquisition Russell Westbrook. The former MVP is no longer the 30-point triple-double threat he was in Oklahoma City,

The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.

Amen Thompson hit a game-winning floater with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics.

During his time suiting up for Boston, Williams wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.

The Celtics should still be among the favorites to win it all. But will this potential weakness come to haunt them?

James L. Edwards III, Fred Katz and Jay King analyze the Eastern Conference at the halfway point of the season.

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Amen Thompson's clutch drive with 1.3 seconds remaining secured the Houston Rockets a hard-fought 114-112 win over the reigning NBA champion

Nikola Jokic netted a three-pointer from 66ft as the Serb recorded his fifth successive triple-double as the Denver Nuggets' saw off the Sacramento Kings 132-123. The 25-year-old top scored for the Nuggets with 35 points, 22 rebounds and a season-high 17 assists.