Jamal Murray scored 35 points and Nikola Jokić had 34 with 12 rebounds and nine assists as the Denver Nuggets held on to send the Boston Celtics to their first home loss of the season, 102-100 on Friday.

Jayson Tatum had a chance to hit the tying basket in the closing seconds, but he missed a one-legged fadeaway off the rim.

Denver ended Boston’s streak of 20 consecutive home wins this season and a 27-game run dating to last season.

Derrick White scored 24 points, Tatum finished with 22 and eight rebounds and Kristaps Porzingis had 21 for the Celtics, who will visit the defending NBA champions on March 7.

Booker scores 52 to lift Suns

Devin Booker poured in a season-high 52 points for his second straight 50-point game against the New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns won their fourth straight, 123-109.

Booker, who had 25 points in the first quarter, had 58 points in a win over the Pelicans on Dec. 17, 2022. In this one, he shot 18 of 30 from the field, 6 of 11 from 3-point range and hit all 10 free throws.

This was the sixth 50-point game for Booker, who scored a career-high 70 at Boston on March 24, 2017.

Kevin Durant added 26 points and Jusuf Nurkic had 15 rebounds for the Suns, who led by 30 in the second half.

Zion Williamson scored 24 points for New Orleans, which has traded wins and losses in its past six games.

Pacers’ Siakam debuts in loss to Trail Blazers

Jereami Grant scored 37 points and Malcolm Brogdon added a season-high 30 as the Portland Trail Blazers spoiled Pascal Siakam’s debut with the Indiana Pacers in a 118-115 win.

Siakam scored 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting with five rebounds in his debut after he was acquired from Toronto on Wednesday.

Myles Turner had 29 points and 12 rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 17 assists in his return after missing five games with a hamstring injury.