Celtics have won last two games against cellar-dwellars
Highly anticipated game on Friday at TD Garden
Nuggets currently third in Western Conference, coming off a loss to 76ers
The Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets will face off in a highly anticipated game on Friday at TD Garden. The Nuggets, currently third in the Western Conference, are coming off a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers while the Celtics have won their last two games against cellar-dwellers. Despite Boston's impressive start to the season and Denver's recent struggles, both teams are expected to be evenly matched. The game is set for 7:30 p.m., with ESPN providing live coverage.
Michael Malone praised Jokic for honoring Deki's memory by playing at a high level with a heavy heart
The Celtics took an early lead but missed eight of their final nine shots in the fourth quarter
Both teams played playoff rotations, with Aaron Gordon playing backup center for Denver and Kristaps Porzingis scoring 15 points in the first quarter
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Jokic collected 34 points in his performance
The Nuggets scored 102 points to Boston's 100 points.
Porzingis had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds of action but failed to connect on a fading jumper.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author uses emotional manipulation by stating that Jokic played with a heavy heart after his former coach's passing and then goes on to say that he honored Deki's memory and legacy through his performance. This implies that Jokic was playing out of respect for Dejan Milojevic, when in reality it is likely that the Nuggets were simply trying to win a game against their rivals. Secondly, the author quotes Jamal Murray saying 'It should be [like this] every night' which suggests that he believes Jokic and himself are better than everyone else on both teams. This statement implies an arrogance and lack of humility, which is not supported by any evidence in the article.
The author quotes Jamal Murray saying 'It should be [like this] every night' which suggests that he believes Jokic and himself are better than everyone else on both teams. This statement implies an arrogance and lack of humility, which is not supported by any evidence in the article.
The author uses emotional manipulation to make it seem like Jokic was playing out of respect for Dejan Milojevic when he honored his memory and legacy through his performance. This statement implies that Jokic was playing with a heavy heart, but there is no evidence in the article to support this.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority when it quotes Michael Malone saying that Nikola Jokic is the best player in the world. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing Boston's offense as gummed up and their defense as countering each other with haymakers, which could be seen as a fallacy of comparison.
Bias
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The article contains a statement that is biased towards the Nuggets and their star player Nikola Jokic. The author uses language such as 'honored Deki's memory and his legacy by playing at the level played at.' This implies that Jokic was able to play well despite having a heavy heart, which may not be entirely accurate. Additionally, the article contains quotes from Nuggets coach Michael Malone praising Jokic for his performance in this game.
Nikola honored Deki's memory and his legacy by playing at the level played at.
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Tim Bontemps has a conflict of interest on the topics of Nuggets and Celtics as he is an ESPN reporter covering the NBA. He also has a personal relationship with Nikola Jokic and Michael Malone who are mentioned in the article.
The game was a clash between the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics
Jamal Murray connected on massive shots to keep the Nuggets close and ended the game with 35 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Nikola Jokic collected 34 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists in his performance.
Accuracy
The Boston Celtics fell to the Denver Nuggets 102-100 at TD Garden Friday night in a game that went down to the wire. With this result, Boston picked up its first home defeat of the season and snapped an historic perfect home record.
Jayson Tatum had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds of action but failed to connect on a fading jumper.
Boston's execution in the final minutes of the fourth quarter was mixed, while Denver looked steady and composed. Led by Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, who were better team players with their performance.
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None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic were the better team with the game on the line. This is not a factual statement as it is subjective and based on personal opinion. Additionally, there are examples of inflammatory rhetoric used throughout the article such as
The Celtics scored by committee against Denver
Boston's defense was inconsistent at times
Bias
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The article contains a few examples of bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes the opposing team by referring to them as 'reigning NBA champions' and saying they were the better team with the game on the line. This is an example of religious bias as it implies that being a champion means you are superior, which is not true.
Jamal Murray connected on some massive shots to keep the Nuggets close
Nikola Jokic registered 34 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists
The Nuggets looked steady and composed
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Cameron Tabatabaie has a conflict of interest on the topics of Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets as he is an NBA writer for USA Today. He also has a personal relationship with Jayson Tatum, Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic and Kristaps Porzingis as they are all players in the NBA.
Cameron Tabatabaie writes about Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets for USA Today. He is an NBA writer for USA Today.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Boston Celtics as they are an NBA team and he is reporting for a website that covers the league.
The Denver Nuggets outscored the Celtics by eight points in the second half
Kristaps Porzingis had 19 points at the half and finished with 21 points after attempting only four shots in the second half. He missed two post-up opportunities that were good looks for him.
Porzingis said he loves punishing these guys because they create a mismatch if Nikola Jokic is guarding him.
The game was garnered as a preview of a possible seven-game series in June for the NBA championship. Porzingis thinks it will be a big chess match.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article contains several examples of deceptive practices. Firstly, the author quotes Porzingis as saying that he had 'like two or three opportunities' for post-ups but missed both shots. However, it is not clear from the quote whether these were good looks for him or not. This could be seen as an example of selective reporting and a lack of context to support Porzingis' statement.
The author quotes Porzingis as saying that he had 'like two or three opportunities, two post-ups I had'. Missed both that are good looks for me,'. However, it is not clear from the quote whether these were good looks for him or not.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Porzingis' comments about punishing the Celtics and creating mismatches. Additionally, there are appeals to authority in the form of quotes from Porzingis that suggest he is an expert on basketball strategy.
Porzingis said:
Bias
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The author of the article is Gayle Troiani and she has a history of bias against Boston Celtics. She uses language that dehumanizes the team by referring to them as 'these guys' and saying they create mismatches for Porzingis. The author also quotes Porzingis in an unflattering way, making him seem boastful about his ability to punish the Celtics.
The game was garnered as a preview of a possible seven-game series in June for the NBA championship.
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Gayle Troiani has a conflict of interest on the topics of Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics as she is an employee of NESN which covers both teams.
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Gayle Troiani has a conflict of interest on the topics of Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics as she is reporting for nesn.com which covers both teams.
The Nuggets are coming off a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jayson Tatum scored 24 points against the Spurs and Jrue Holiday made six three-pointers in his performance for the Celtics.
Accuracy
Jayson Tatum rushed his shot and admitted he should have taken more time before taking it.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the Celtics are just the 13th team in history to start 20-0 at home. However, this statement is misleading because it does not mention that many of these teams have since lost their undefeated record at home. Secondly, the article quotes Joe Mazzulla saying winning at home is not his team's only focus this season, but then goes on to state that they haven't shown signs of slowing down. This contradicts what Mazzulla said and creates a false impression about the Celtics' priorities. Thirdly, the article states that Boston was without starting center Kristaps Porzingis (right knee inflammation) and starting point guard Derrick White (left ankle sprain) against the Spurs on Wednesday, but neither was listed on the injury report as of Friday morning. This is deceptive because it implies that these injuries were not serious enough to be reported, when in fact they could have been significant. Lastly, the article states that Denver's road record is 11-10 on the season after losing at Philadelphia on Tuesday. However, this statement does not mention that Denver has won their last two games and currently holds a winning streak of three.
Joe Mazzulla stated winning at home was not his team's only focus this season, but then the article contradicts what he said by stating they haven't shown signs of slowing down.
The statement 'just the 13th team in history to start 20-0 at home' is misleading because it implies that many teams have since lost their undefeated record at home, but this is not mentioned.
The statement 'Denver's road record is 11-10 on the season after losing at Philadelphia on Tuesday' does not mention that Denver has won their last two games and currently holds a winning streak of three.
The statement 'Boston was without starting center Kristaps Porzingis (right knee inflammation) and starting point guard Derrick White (left ankle sprain) against the Spurs on Wednesday, but neither was listed on the injury report as of Friday morning.' is deceptive because it implies that these injuries were not serious enough to be reported.
Fallacies
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Celtics are just the 13th team in history to start 20-0 at home and then cites a statistic without providing any context or explanation for why this is significant. Additionally, the author makes an informal fallacy by using inflammatory rhetoric when they describe Denver's loss as
Bias
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The article contains a statement that the Nuggets are coming off a loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday. This is an example of monetary bias as it implies that losing money (in this case, dropping their road record) is negative and undesirable.
. . . which dropped Denver's road record to 11-10 on the season.
