We did not see all that much of the Boston Celtics' starters in their two preseason wins over the Denver Nuggets in Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena last weekend. And for good reason, given that the Celtics were able to handle the Nugs despite those starters playing about half of what they tend to play on a normal night,

The second of two exhibition games played by Boston, both ball clubs looked sharper than they did facing one another in their first game of the preseason last Friday.

After a grueling first week of training camp, Joe Mazzulla’s squad traveled to Abu Dhabi, where it will face the 2023 champs, the Denver Nuggets, in a pair of preseason games at Etihad Arena. The first tips off at noon ET on Friday, with the second following at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday.

Did we see anything about the starters that tells us something new about how they will approach the coming regular season? And how about the reserves?

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Jaylen Brown was arguably the best player on the floor during the Celtics preseason games against the Denver Nuggets

While preseason games might not count for very much, as far as setting tones go, the Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown could not have done much better with their trip to Abu Dhabi. In the capital of the United Arab Emirates to play the Denver Nuggets in a pair of exhibition games,