On Sunday afternoon, the Boston Celtics swept the Denver Nuggets in their 2024-25 regular season series. After the game, the Celtics surprised teams by waiving their 2024 second-round pick Anton Watson.

And they should be, given what we have seen from the Celtics since waking up from a bit of a midseason slumber,

We are currently in the thick of Ranking Season, that period of the league calendar with little going on in terms of live games being played by the players from your favorite team, leaving plenty of time to reflect on the past and project the future.

The two most recent NBA champions are playing well enough to reach the finals, and as we saw Sunday, it would be a compelling matchup.

Jaylen Brown scored 22 points and Derek White hit a floater from the foul line with less than a minute left on Sunday to help the Boston Celtics recover after blowing most of a 20-point, first-half lead and beat the Denver Nuggets 110-103.

The Celtics, playing without Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, fought off a comeback attempt by the Denver Nuggets at TD Garden.

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics defeated the Denver Nuggets Sunday, 110-103 at TD Garden. Brown was Boston’s leading scorer with 22 points, however, three other Celtics starters also contributed at least 17 points.

The Boston Celtics got back in the win column Sunday afternoon, defeating the visiting Denver Nuggets 110-103. In doing so, Boston avoided dropping a third straight regular season game, something the Celtics haven't done since March 2023.