BOSTON
Emmanuel Mudiay learned quickly that in the NBA, shooters often benefit from a short memory.
Coming off a rough game, Mudiay scored 24 of his season-high 30 points in the opening quarter Sunday night while helping the Denver Nuggets to a big first half on their way to a 123-107 victory over the injury-depleted Boston Celtics.
“One thing about this league that I’ve learned from last year is there’s always another game,” said Mudiay, in his second season. “You can’t think about the last one. You just grow and move on from it. That’s the main thing I was thinking about.”
Mudiay, who went 0 for 7 from the floor Saturday night in Denver’s double-digit loss at Detroit, shot 9 of 10 in the first quarter and had a season high already as he outscored the Celtics.
Isaiah Thomas led Boston, tying his season high with 30 points. Avery Bradley had 14.
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