Star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is the best player in the NBA standing at 6-foot-8. Or at least that is the point of view of Bleacher Report league analyst Dan Favale, who named the Celtics forward (who very likely is actually an inch or two taller than his official listed height,

On Friday night, the Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat to get back on track after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier in the week. In the win, Jayson Tatum recorded 28 points, four rebounds, five assists, and one steal. As for his star teammate Jaylen Brown, he was inactive against the Heat due to a knee injury.

Behind the NBA's hottest new duo, LeBron James and Luka Dončić, the Los Angeles Lakers entered Saturday night's showdown with the Boston Celtics on an eight-game winning streak that had vaulted them up the Western Conference standings and firmly into the championship conversation.