Jayson Tatum had 38 factors and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Brown scored 35 and the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 119-110 on Monday night time.
The NBA-leading Celtics had been by no means in a lot hassle as a result of their All-Star pair was extra environment friendly on the second night time of a back-to-back than the Dallas duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving after 4 days off.
Tatum and Brown mixed to go 24 of 43 from the sector whereas Doncic and Irving had been 21 of fifty, with Doncic not hitting his first 3-pointer till the fourth quarter and ending 2 of 8 from past the arc.
Doncic had a triple-double with 33 factors, 18 rebounds and 13 assists. Irving scored 23 coming off an surprising break when a sport at Golden State was postponed following the demise of Warriors assistant Dejan Milojević from a coronary heart assault.
Jrue Vacation scored 17 factors, whereas Tatum and Brown every had two blocks and Tatum added three steals because the Celtics completed 8-3 in a stretch of 11 video games in 18 days. Boston now will get two days off.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20 factors for Dallas.
Kristaps Porzingis was out with proper knee irritation, an evening after main the Celtics with 32 factors in a 116-107 victory at Houston. The absence means the 7-foot-2 Latvian will go greater than two years, not less than, with out taking part in in Dallas after the Mavs traded him to Washington in a 2022 blockbuster.
Grant Williams confronted the Celtics for the primary time since an offseason commerce from the crew that drafted him within the first spherical in 2019.
Tatum handled his former teammate rudely on the first-quarter buzzer when he swatted an tried 3 from Williams into the stands alongside the sideline. Williams scored simply two factors in 18 minutes.
The Mavericks had been inside seven with 5 minutes remaining after Doncic’s second 3, however Brown answered quickly after when he was bumped by Hardaway as he swished a 3. The free throw put Boston up 109-98.
Vacation, Brown and others took turns protecting a physique on Doncic everywhere in the half-court, forcing the four-time All-Star to work for many of what he acquired on offense. The fatigue confirmed with two missed free throws when the Mavs had been down 11 with three minutes to go.
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Celtics: At Miami on Thursday.
Mavericks: Phoenix at dwelling Wednesday.
