Celtics finish trip in Denver

The Boston Celtics kicked away a game in Phoenix on Sunday but then recovered to beat the best team in the NBA on Wednesday. It seems counterintuitive to fall to one of the worst teams in the league but then dominate the Golden State Warriors, holding them to a season-low 86 points in a 13-point win, but the Celtics (41-24) have shown a tendency for up-and-down performances. "We get up for games like this, and then we drop off when it's not the same personnel," Avery Bradley told The Boston Globe after the 99-86 win over the Warriors.