“Celtics Extend Win Streak to 10, Overcoming Mavericks Rally Led by Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum”
BOSTON – The Mavericks held Jayson Tatum to three shots and two points midway through the second quarter. He made the right plays again as Kristaps Porzingis navigated Dallas turnovers against the boards and Boston went 7-for-10 from three to maintain a lead against a relentless Mavericks rally. Joe Mazzulla called a timeout with seven minutes left when Dallas pulled within six, Luka Doncic scored 20 points in 13 minutes, and while that number probably dictated, the ball went to Tatum.”It wasn’t necessarily a correction, it was a let the game to play,” Mazzulla said.
“It’s a credit to his confidence, his patience and his understanding. He usually comes on at the seven-minute mark … I liked every shot we made and I thought we had a good look … when the game slowed down and we lost his pace, we went to him to give us something else… I think of it not as a slow start, but as a team start. When you go back and look at the batting selection, a slow start doesn’t give the rest of the team the credit they deserve for getting off to such a good start. Boston held on despite Doncic’s 29 points and five more Mavs double-doubles. – scoring The Celtics limited the damage elsewhere, holding Dallas to less than 30 in the second and third quarters.
They built narrow leads in each quarter before breaking free with a 15-5 run on double-doubles by Al Horford and Xavier Tillman. with 20. The Celtics won their 10th straight game, 138-110.Porzingis opened the first pair of pick-and-pop threes when Jaylen Brown drove deep into the paint, turned and fired to the forward Maverick.
open expression Kyrie Irving, no longer a legend in the West, although he still draws praise with every touch, missed his first deep look, but he and his teammates chased their shots, made threes to keep the inning close and the ball away. By Tatum and Brown. They had eight total tackles in the first quarter, most of which Brown appears to be on the move. The Celtics led by just six and shot 52% thanks to Doncic’s relentless scoring (6-10 FG).”It’s been six years, you’ve got to love it, but they deserve credit,” Irving said.
“My career record is undefeated based on the last few games. As long as I don’t beat them, they’re allowed to cheat, I guess that makes for fun sports competitive theater. You just have to accept it, it’s part of it… the joy is part of it, I’ve been interacting with Boston fans since before I got here.
I wouldn’t say I broke up with them twice, but early in my career we came to Boston and beat them, so I’ve had both sides of the coin now and I’ve come to terms with it. come on the competitive side.”Tatum probably finished the game stronger as he shot 9-for-15 with five free throws in the final three quarters, while Doncic went 8-for-15. Boston tried to double him and get his points back, but mostly looked comfortable, giving him 37 points while teammates like Josh Green and Maxi Kleber contributed little. Doncic threw 11 passes while threatening to hit pitcher Dereck Lively IV, but Boston’s lead only grew when he tripled, his 68th..White and Brown attacked downfield to get more looks for Tatum as he hit up the middle . -Timeout guard, statistically Mazzu’s best timeout coach according to recent analysis. Tatum attacked the Dallas defense with both eyes inside the arc, then attacked the rim for the fourth time in a row.
He pressed a little and made a pointless dump in traffic before Brown was taken down on an ugly late-half layup, but Brown made it three on the rebound, Kleber’s fumbled tackle in the backfield. Porzingis’ Dallas offense held Boston up 66-59 at the half.”Tatum’s job is not to get off to a fast start,” Mazzulla said. “His job is to play defense, attack, play the right game and be himself when we need him. I don’t think it’s a slow start, I think it’s a great start for our team and I think it’s a lot of patience for him and understanding the game and then picking his spots right so we can win.”.
