Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics defeated the Denver Nuggets Sunday, 110-103 at TD Garden. Brown was Boston’s leading scorer with 22 points, however, three other Celtics starters also contributed at least 17 points.

If you had asked the folks behind a recent CBS Sports piece assessing the state of the league's top 100 players, you would get a solid yes -- but just barely. Not that one should see that as a slight,

▪ Jayson Tatum has faced just about every defensive coverage imaginable, and most often teams try to wobble him with blitzes, traps and double teams that force another player to beat them. But Tatum is a willing and excellent passer, and this approach sometimes leads to quick advantages for the Celtics closer to the rim.