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Tatum, White help Celtics pull away to beat Mavericks 122-107 in first meeting since NBA Finals
DALLAS (AP) Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.
Jaylen Brown added 22 points as the defending champions bounced back from a 21-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, their most lopsided defeat this season.
The Celtics shrugged off an early 16-6 deficit and led by as many as 25 points in the third period. White scored 16 in the period.
Kyrie Irving scored 22 points, Quentin Grimes added 20 off the bench and Daniel Gafford had 19 points and matched a season high with 15 rebounds for the Mavericks, who are 5-11 since superstar Luka Doncic was sidelined with a calf strain on Christmas Day,
The teams will complete their two-game season series Feb. 6 at Boston.
Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points in his first game back in Dallas following the Feb. 10, 2022, trade that sent him from the Mavericks to Washington. Porzingis sat out his four previous visits, including Games 3 and 4 of last year’s finals, with injuries.
Mavericks: Down to two centers, backup Maxi Kleber fractured his right foot and left the game late in the third quarter. Kleber will be re-evaluated next week.
With Dallas trailing by 21 points in the final minute of the third quarter, the home fans had to fend off the first of multiple “Let’s go Celtics! Let's go Celtics!" chants.
The Celtics, NBA leaders in 3-pointers made (17.8) and attempted (48.9) per game, went 2 of 8 in the first period but finished 20 of 52.
Both teams will be home Monday, the Celtics against Houston and the Mavericks vs. Washington.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Daniel Gafford (Derrick White gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:41 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point pullup jump shot | 0-3 |
| 11:21 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving floating jump shot | 0-5 |
| 10:52 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-5 |
| 10:35 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 10:22 | | Derrick White shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:22 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 10:04 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point driving reverse layup | 4-6 |
| 9:54 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving finger roll layup | 4-8 |
| 9:42 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:33 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point putback layup | 4-10 |
| 9:21 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Derrick White shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:11 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-11 |
| 8:51 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Jrue Holiday's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | P.J. Washington misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:41 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 4-13 |
| 8:14 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 6-13 |
| 8:01 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 6-15 |
| 8:01 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-16 |
| 7:48 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 8-16 |
| 7:36 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 7:33 | | Maxi Kleber blocks Jayson Tatum's two point running layup | ||
| 7:30 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (Jrue Holiday steals) | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 10-16 |
| 6:41 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point pullup jump shot (Maxi Kleber assists) | 10-19 |
| 6:28 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 6:28 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:28 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-19 |
| 6:28 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:26 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Maxi Kleber misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 14-19 |
| 5:51 | | P.J. Washington misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-19 |
| 5:12 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Maxi Kleber draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Maxi Kleber draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | +1 | Maxi Kleber makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-20 |
| 5:02 | | Maxi Kleber misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:00 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Jaden Hardy personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point running finger roll layup (Jaden Hardy assists) | 16-22 |
| 4:11 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 18-22 |
| 4:11 | | Quentin Grimes shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:11 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:09 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 18-24 |
| 3:52 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 20-24 |
| 3:16 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point driving hook shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 22-24 |
| 2:32 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:31 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 2:17 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot | 25-24 |
| 2:00 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 25-26 |
| 1:35 | | Luke Kornet misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Kessler Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-27 |
| 1:29 | | Jaden Hardy misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:27 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving dunk | ||
| 0:47 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Jump ball. Daniel Gafford vs. Al Horford (Quentin Grimes gains possession) | ||
| 0:34 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (Quentin Grimes assists) | 25-29 |
| 0:00 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Klay Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point driving hook shot | 27-29 |
| 11:10 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:01 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 30-29 |
| 10:41 | | Luke Kornet blocks Olivier-Maxence Prosper's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:40 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point running jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 33-29 |
| 10:20 | | Payton Pritchard personal foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | Payton Pritchard personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | Maxi Kleber misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:38 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Derrick White misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:10 | | Maxi Kleber offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Maxi Kleber misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Maxi Kleber misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:30 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 8:12 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving reverse layup | 33-31 |
| 7:35 | | Spencer Dinwiddie personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point pullup jump shot | 36-31 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup (Quentin Grimes assists) | 36-33 |
| 6:55 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 39-33 |
| 6:37 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting dunk (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 41-33 |
| 6:26 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:11 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point putback layup | 41-35 |
| 5:52 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:39 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point running jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 44-35 |
| 5:12 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 4:45 | |