NBA Basketball Picks: Boston at Denver

Rajon Rondo has been picking up the slack while Kevin Garnett has been sidelined with a strained muscle. (AP Images)"]

Who needs Kevin Garnett? The Boston Celtics look to remain undefeated without their injured All-Star power forward tonight when they visit the Denver Nuggets, who are playing at home for the first time in nearly three weeks.

Boston is 13-2 without Garnett since he joined the team, including 4-0 this season. That could help ease the Celtics' concerns after losing the reigning defensive player of the year for at least two weeks with a strained muscle in his right knee.

If Rajon Rondo keeps playing the way he has, Garnett won't have to worry about rushing back to soon. Rondo is averaging 22.0 points, 10.3, assists and 7.3 rebounds while shooting 69.2 percent over his last three games.
                             
The Celtics are 10-0 when Rondo scores at least 18 points.

The Nuggets have won 11 of 13 at home to improve to 20-6 there, and they've also won four straight at home against the Celtics.

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