Jayson Tatum and the Celtics had to grind their way to a 108-104 overtime victory over the Nets on Friday, improving to 8-2 this season.
Here are the takeaways.
Jayson Tatum might be even better.
You can’t really overstate how fortunate the Celtics are to have two players as good as Tatum and Jaylen Brown, given that they are both also deeply committed to getting better every season.
Tatum was excellent last year – the best player on the best team in the league. Through 10 games this season, there’s a case to be made that he has ascended yet another level – that he is the most versatile player in the NBA, and a cheat code of a building block.