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.

As expected, the Celtics are going to get some of their guys rest on the second game of a back-to-back. After beating the Heat in Miami on Friday, the Celtics face the Nets at 6 p.m. Saturday in Brooklyn.