After all, the trio of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry are all in the twilight years of their respective careers. At the moment, a couple of players have the accomplishments and the fanbase to fulfill this role in the future and it includes Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum.

Boston takes on the Denver Nuggets after Jayson Tatum scored 46 points in the Boston Celtics' 123-116 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On Sunday, March 2, 2025, a pair of the league's best scorers -- Jayson Tatum (seventh, 27.0 points per game) and Nikola Jokic (third, 29.8) -- face off when the Boston Celtics (39-16) host the Denver Nuggets (36-19) at 1:00 PM ET on ABC.

Jayson Tatum is being widely ridiculed on social media for mocking the Cavaliers and then blowing a 22-point lead in a stunning defeat.

While Tatum and Brown remain an elite duo, leading Boston to a 42-17 record entering Thursday, Luka Doncic ’s shocking trade to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this month to team up with LeBron James has sparked fresh debate.

The Celtics fell to the Cavaliers on Friday, but Cleveland's HC was mesmerized by Jayson Tatum's near-triple-double. Read more on Boston.com.

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Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points to fuel the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers in a 123-116 come-from-behind statement win over the reigning NBA champion Celtics in Boston on Friday.

Since trading for Luka Doncic, the Los Angeles Lakers have found themselves as championship contenders in a way that no one expected at the start of the season.

Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points to fuel the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers in a 123-116 come-from-behind statement win over the reigning NBA champion Celtics in Boston on Friday.