We did not get to see all that much of the two Boston Celtics stars given it was their preseason opener, but Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were a well-oiled machine against the Denver Nuggets in Abu Dhabi.

While Friday’s game didn’t exactly tell us much about the two powerhouse franchises that played in it, basketball (in some form) is back. The post 10 takeaways as Jayson Tatum, Celtics begin title defense with preseason win over Nuggets appeared first on Boston.

The NBA returned to the Persian Gulf on Friday for the third consecutive year, and the preseason schedule for the 2023-24 season opened with the Boston Celtics beating the Denver Nuggets 107-103 in a matchup of the two most recent championship clubs.