NBA: Celtics pound Mavericks in Jayson Tatum's return

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown had 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 on Friday night in Jayson Tatum’s first game in almost 10 months after rupturing his right Achilles tendon. Tatum had 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a rust-filled 27 minutes. He played in five- and six-minute spurts in his first game since suffering the injury in during Game 4 of Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal loss to New York in May. Derrick White added 20 points to help Boston win for the fourth time in […]... Keep on reading: NBA: Celtics pound Mavericks in Jayson Tatum's return