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Jayson Tatum scores 15 points in return from Achilles surgery, Celtics beat Mavericks 120-100

By AP•Mar 7, 2026

Game Recap

Jayson Tatum shares what it felt like returning to play 298 days after tearing an Achilles in 2025 East semifinals.

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 five games. Dallas has lost six straight.

No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg, a Maine native playing his first game in TD Garden, had 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Dallas. Klay Thompson finished with 19 points, and Naji Marshall had13 points.

Tatum missed his first six shots, including three 3-pointers. But he continued to look for his teammates and actively screening to initiate the offense.

The Celtics have 19 games remaining in the regular season, including 11 at TD Garden to try to ramp up Tatum for the playoffs.

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37Defensive Rebounds44

23Assists29

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5Blocks10

10Turnovers8

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20Fast Break Points15

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1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	DAL
12:00	Dwight Powell vs. Neemias Queta (Sam Hauser gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:44	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Jayson Tatum misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:33	Max Christie defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:13	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot running jump shot	0	0
11:05	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	0	0
11:01	Derrick White misses 23-foot jump bank shot	0	0
10:59	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	0	0
10:45	Cooper Flagg bad pass turnover (Neemias Queta steals)	0	0
10:33	Jaylen Brown misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	0	0
10:30	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	0	0
10:20	Max Christie misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
10:18	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	0	0
10:07	Neemias Queta makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)	2	0
9:55	Cooper Flagg misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
9:51	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	2	0
9:41	P.J. Washington blocks Neemias Queta 's 4-foot dunk	2	0
9:38	Max Christie defensive rebound	2	0
9:21	Max Christie misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
9:19	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	2	0
9:06	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
9:03	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	2	0
8:57	Cooper Flagg makes 8-foot two point shot (P.J. Washington assists)	2	2
8:44	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	2	2
8:44	Neemias Queta misses free throw 1 of 2	2	2
8:44	Celtics offensive team rebound	2	2
8:44	Neemias Queta misses free throw 2 of 2	2	2
8:44	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	2	2
8:34	Neemias Queta shooting foul	2	2
8:34	Mavericks Full timeout	2	2
8:34	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 2	2	3
8:34	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
8:25	Jaylen Brown makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	5	4
8:04	Cooper Flagg misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	4
8:03	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	5	4
7:52	Neemias Queta makes 7-foot hook shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	7	4
7:42	Neemias Queta defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	7	4
7:42	Moussa Cisse enters the game for Dwight Powell	7	4
7:42	Khris Middleton makes technical free throw	7	5
7:35	Khris Middleton makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	7	7
7:20	Jaylen Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	7
7:17	Moussa Cisse defensive rebound	7	7
7:10	Khris Middleton misses driving floating jump shot	7	7
7:07	Moussa Cisse offensive rebound	7	7
7:06	Moussa Cisse misses tip shot	7	7
7:05	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	7	7
6:59	Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	7
6:57	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	7	7
6:49	Max Christie bad pass turnover (Jaylen Brown steals)	7	7
6:44	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (Cooper Flagg steals)	7	7
6:39	Cooper Flagg misses running layup	7	7
6:36	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	7	7
6:36	P.J. Washington misses tip shot	7	7
6:34	Moussa Cisse offensive rebound	7	7
6:34	Moussa Cisse makes dunk	7	9
6:22	Derrick White makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	9	9
6:08	Derrick White blocks Max Christie 's 4-foot driving layup	9	9
6:08	Celtics defensive team rebound	9	9
6:08	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jayson Tatum	9	9
6:08	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Derrick White	9	9
6:08	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Sam Hauser	9	9
6:08	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Neemias Queta	9	9
6:08	Naji Marshall enters the game for Max Christie	9	9
5:49	Moussa Cisse blocks Payton Pritchard 's 3-foot driving layup	9	9
5:46	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	9	9
5:39	Payton Pritchard blocks Khris Middleton 's 16-foot step back jumpshot	9	9
5:38	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	9	9
5:32	Baylor Scheierman makes 27-foot running jump shot (Hugo Gonzalez assists)	12	9
5:14	P.J. Washington misses 14-foot two point shot	12	9
5:10	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	12	9
5:02	Jaylen Brown misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	9
4:59	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	12	9
4:57	Cooper Flagg makes running layup (Khris Middleton assists)	12	11
4:29	Payton Pritchard lost ball turnover (Moussa Cisse steals)	12	11
4:21	Naji Marshall makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot	12	13
4:21	Celtics Full timeout	12	13
4:21	Luka Garza enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	12	13
4:21	Caleb Martin enters the game for Khris Middleton	12	13
4:21	Klay Thompson enters the game for P.J. Washington	12	13
4:21	Brandon Williams enters the game for Cooper Flagg	12	13
4:07	Jaylen Brown misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	12	13
4:03	Luka Garza offensive rebound	12	13
3:55	Caleb Martin personal foul	12	13
3:45	Moussa Cisse blocks Hugo Gonzalez 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	12	13
3:40	Luka Garza offensive rebound	12	13
3:40	shot clock turnover	12	13
3:31	Klay Thompson makes 18-foot fade away jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	12	15
3:23	Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	12	15
3:23	Dwight Powell enters the game for Moussa Cisse	12	15
3:13	Baylor Scheierman shooting foul	12	15
3:13	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	12	16
3:13	Derrick White enters the game for Jaylen Brown	12	16
3:13	Brandon Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	12	17
2:56	Luka Garza makes 4-foot layup (Payton Pritchard assists)	14	17
2:42	Dwight Powell offensive foul	14	17
2:42	Dwight Powell offensive foul turnover	14	17
2:31	Payton Pritchard makes driving layup (Luka Garza assists)	16	17
2:21	Klay Thompson misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	17
2:19	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	16	17
2:13	Hugo Gonzalez misses 22-foot three point jumper	16	17
2:12	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	16	17
2:03	Hugo Gonzalez blocks Brandon Williams 's 3-foot running layup	16	17
2:01	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	16	17
1:55	Derrick White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Baylor Scheierman assists)	19	17
1:42	Naji Marshall makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	19	19
1:34	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	19
1:32	Luka Garza offensive rebound	19	19
1:31	Luka Garza makes two point shot	21	19
1:13	Naji Marshall bad pass turnover (Derrick White steals)	21	19
1:08	Payton Pritchard misses 30-foot running jump shot	21	19
1:06	Mavericks defensive team rebound	21	19
54.2	Luka Garza blocks Naji Marshall 's 7-foot pullup jump shot	21	19
53.6	Celtics defensive team rebound	21	19
53.6	Naji Marshall loose ball foul	21	19
32.9	Derrick White misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	21	19
30.1	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	21	19
25.6	Klay Thompson makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	21	22
2.1	Luka Garza misses 27-foot three point jumper	21	22
2.1	Payton Pritchard offensive rebound	21	22
0.0	(00:00) [Mavericks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	21	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	22

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	DAL
12:00	Sam Hauser enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	21	22
12:00	Neemias Queta enters the game for Luka Garza	21	22
12:00	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	21	22
12:00	Moussa Cisse enters the game for Dwight Powell	21	22
11:50	Neemias Queta shooting foul	21	22
11:50	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	21	23
11:50	Brandon Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	21	23
11:46	Caleb Martin offensive rebound	21	23
11:44	Klay Thompson misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	23
11:40	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	21	23
11:29	Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	24	23
11:13	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	23
11:11	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	24	23
11:06	Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot	24	23
11:03	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	24	23
10:57	Caleb Martin makes running layup (Brandon Williams assists)	24	25
10:45	Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	25
10:45	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	24	25
10:35	Caleb Martin steps out of bounds turnover	24	25
10:14	Neemias Queta out of bounds lost ball turnover	24	25
10:14	Max Christie enters the game for Klay Thompson	24	25
9:53	Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot	24	25
9:50	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	24	25
9:39	Sam Hauser misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	25
9:37	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	24	25
9:33	Neemias Queta makes 3-foot two point shot	26	25
9:22	Caleb Martin makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	26	27
9:10	Jayson Tatum misses driving dunk	26	27
9:06	Moussa Cisse defensive rebound	26	27
9:01	Naji Marshall makes 7-foot running pullup jump shot	26	29
8:59	Celtics Full timeout	26	29
8:59	Luka Garza enters the game for Neemias Queta	26	29
8:59	Dwight Powell enters the game for Caleb Martin	26	29
8:59	P.J. Washington enters the game for Moussa Cisse	26	29
8:40	Jayson Tatum offensive foul	26	29
8:40	Jayson Tatum offensive foul turnover	26	29
8:40	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Payton Pritchard	26	29
8:28	P.J. Washington misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	29
8:25	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	26	29
8:09	Derrick White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	29	29
7:55	Brandon Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	29
7:52	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	29	29
7:47	Derrick White makes running layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	31	29
7:29	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	31	29
7:29	Dwight Powell makes free throw 1 of 2	31	30
7:29	Dwight Powell makes free throw 2 of 2	31	31
7:29	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Brandon Williams	31	31
7:16	Jaylen Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper	31	29
7:12	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	31	29
7:07	Cooper Flagg misses 26-foot running jump shot	31	29
7:04	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	31	29
6:55	Jayson Tatum misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	31	29
6:52	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	31	29
6:45	Cooper Flagg misses two point shot	31	29
6:43	Dwight Powell offensive rebound	31	29
6:38	Naji Marshall makes driving layup	31	31
6:27	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point jumper	31	31
6:25	Celtics offensive team rebound	31	31
6:25	P.J. Washington loose ball foul	31	31
6:25	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Jayson Tatum	31	31
6:25	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Derrick White	31	31
6:25	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Sam Hauser	31	31
6:25	Moussa Cisse enters the game for Dwight Powell	31	31
6:25	Khris Middleton enters the game for Naji Marshall	31	31
6:16	Luka Garza makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	34	31
5:57	Moussa Cisse makes 2-foot reverse layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	34	33
5:50	Luka Garza misses 26-foot three point jumper	34	33
5:50	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	34	33
5:43	P.J. Washington makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Khris Middleton assists)	34	36
5:21	Payton Pritchard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Hugo Gonzalez assists)	37	36
5:06	P.J. Washington misses driving floating jump shot	37	36
5:06	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	37	36
5:02	Max Christie makes 23-foot three point jumper (P.J. Washington assists)	37	39
4:52	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	39
4:50	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	37	39
4:46	Luka Garza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	40	39
4:31	Cooper Flagg makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Max Christie assists)	40	41
4:19	Luka Garza misses 28-foot three point jumper	40	43
4:17	Mavericks defensive team rebound	40	43
4:10	Hugo Gonzalez personal foul	40	43
4:10	Dwight Powell enters the game for Moussa Cisse	40	43
4:02	Cooper Flagg misses driving layup	40	43
4:00	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	40	43
3:56	Dwight Powell shooting foul	40	43
3:56	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2	40	43
3:56	Celtics offensive team rebound	40	43
3:56	Naji Marshall enters the game for Dwight Powell	40	43
3:56	Neemias Queta enters the game for Luka Garza	40	43
3:56	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	41	43
3:34	Naji Marshall makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	41	45
3:22	Hugo Gonzalez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	44	45
3:06	P.J. Washington misses 27-foot three point jumper	44	45
3:04	Mavericks offensive team rebound	44	45
2:51	Naji Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)	44	48
2:40	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	46	48
2:40	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	46	48
2:40	Mavericks Full timeout	46	48
2:40	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	47	48
2:40	Derrick White enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	47	48
2:40	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	47	48
2:24	Khris Middleton makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	47	50
2:24	Jayson Tatum shooting foul	47	50
2:24	Khris Middleton makes free throw 1 of 1	47	51
2:12	Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper	47	51
2:10	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	47	51
2:02	P.J. Washington misses driving layup	47	51
2:00	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	47	51
1:55	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot	49	51
1:33	Khris Middleton misses 14-foot jumper	49	51
1:31	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	49	51
1:26	Khris Middleton shooting foul	49	51
1:26	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	50	51
1:26	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2	50	51
1:20	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	50	51
1:20	P.J. Washington bad pass turnover (Derrick White steals)	50	51
1:18	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point jumper	50	51
1:16	Jayson Tatum offensive rebound	50	51
1:16	Jayson Tatum makes tip in dunk	52	51
1:05	Cooper Flagg makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	52	53
54.3	Jayson Tatum makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Payton Pritchard assists)	55	53
41.3	Payton Pritchard blocks Naji Marshall 's 7-foot turnaround jump shot	55	53
39.7	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	55	53
37.9	Cooper Flagg misses 25-foot three point jumper	55	53
34.5	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	55	53
28.9	Derrick White makes 1-foot driving dunk	57	53
28.9	Naji Marshall shooting foul	57	53
28.9	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 1	58	53
4.7	Khris Middleton misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	53
2.8	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	58	53
0.6	Neemias Queta misses heave jump shot	58	53
0.1	Celtics offensive team rebound	58	53
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	58	53

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	DAL
12:00	Sam Hauser enters the game for Payton Pritchard	58	53
12:00	Dwight Powell enters the game for Naji Marshall	58	53
11:43	Cooper Flagg makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	58	55
11:25	Dwight Powell blocks Neemias Queta 's 7-foot layup	58	55
11:24	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	58	55
11:23	Derrick White personal foul	58	55
11:07	P.J. Washington makes 9-foot two point shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	58	57
10:51	Jaylen Brown misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	58	57
10:49	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	58	57
10:43	Max Christie makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	58	60
10:26	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup	60	60
10:08	Cooper Flagg misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	60	60
10:06	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	60	60
9:58	Sam Hauser misses 28-foot three point jumper	60	60
9:55	Max Christie defensive rebound	60	60
9:44	Sam Hauser shooting foul	60	60
9:44	Khris Middleton makes free throw 1 of 2	60	61
9:44	Khris Middleton misses free throw 2 of 2	60	61
9:44	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	60	61
9:33	Jayson Tatum makes 16-foot fade away jump shot	62	61
9:20	Cooper Flagg misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	62	61
9:19	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	62	61
9:09	Derrick White makes 2-foot dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)	64	61
9:09	Khris Middleton shooting foul	64	61
9:09	Moussa Cisse enters the game for Dwight Powell	64	61
9:09	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 1	65	61
8:50	Khris Middleton misses driving floating jump shot	65	61
8:47	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	65	61
8:31	Jayson Tatum makes 22-foot three point jumper	68	61
8:20	Max Christie makes 31-foot three point jumper (P.J. Washington assists)	68	64
8:06	Jayson Tatum out of bounds bad pass turnover	68	64
8:06	Klay Thompson enters the game for Khris Middleton	68	64
7:52	Cooper Flagg misses driving layup	68	64
7:50	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	68	64
7:45	Jaylen Brown makes running layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	70	64
7:30	Cooper Flagg misses driving layup	70	64
7:27	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	70	64
7:24	Jaylen Brown makes running dunk (Derrick White assists)	72	64
7:23	Mavericks Full timeout	72	64
7:01	Klay Thompson makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	72	66
6:52	Jaylen Brown traveling turnover	72	66
6:52	Naji Marshall enters the game for P.J. Washington	72	66
6:39	Klay Thompson misses 28-foot three point jumper	72	66
6:36	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	72	66
6:27	Derrick White makes driving layup	74	66
6:15	Max Christie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Klay Thompson assists)	74	69
5:57	Jayson Tatum misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	74	69
5:56	Mavericks defensive team rebound	74	69
5:56	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jayson Tatum	74	69
5:56	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Derrick White	74	69
5:47	Klay Thompson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Max Christie assists)	74	72
5:29	Payton Pritchard misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	74	72
5:26	Max Christie defensive rebound	74	72
5:20	Max Christie misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	74	72
5:17	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	74	72
5:01	Baylor Scheierman makes 4-foot two point shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	76	72
4:47	Sam Hauser blocks Moussa Cisse 's 5-foot layup	76	72
4:47	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	76	72
4:43	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Sam Hauser	76	72
4:43	Luka Garza enters the game for Neemias Queta	76	72
4:43	Dwight Powell enters the game for Moussa Cisse	76	72
4:43	Brandon Williams enters the game for Cooper Flagg	76	72
4:34	Luka Garza 3 second turnover	76	72
4:27	Klay Thompson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)	76	75
4:16	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	78	75
4:16	Dwight Powell shooting foul	78	75
4:16	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	79	75
3:52	Naji Marshall misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	79	75
3:48	Dwight Powell offensive rebound	79	75
3:45	Klay Thompson misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	79	75
3:42	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	79	75
3:33	Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot layup (Payton Pritchard assists)	81	75
3:13	Caleb Martin enters the game for Max Christie	81	75
3:13	Max Christie out of bounds lost ball turnover	81	75
2:55	Hugo Gonzalez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	84	75
2:40	Dwight Powell offensive foul	84	75
2:40	Dwight Powell offensive foul turnover	84	75
2:40	Celtics Full timeout	84	75
2:40	Moussa Cisse enters the game for Dwight Powell	84	75
2:26	Jaylen Brown misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot	84	75
2:23	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	84	75
2:15	Moussa Cisse makes alley oop dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	84	77
1:55	Luka Garza misses 26-foot three point jumper	84	77
1:52	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	84	77
1:47	Luka Garza blocks Brandon Williams 's 4-foot running layup	84	77
1:46	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	84	77
1:33	Payton Pritchard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Baylor Scheierman assists)	87	77
1:09	Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)	87	80
48.8	Jaylen Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper	90	80
28.8	Klay Thompson misses 24-foot fade away jump shot	90	80
25.6	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	90	80
3.4	Payton Pritchard misses 29-foot three point jumper	90	80
0.5	Moussa Cisse defensive rebound	90	80
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	90	80

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	DAL
12:00	Sam Hauser enters the game for Jaylen Brown	90	80
12:00	Derrick White enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	90	80
12:00	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	90	80
12:00	Khris Middleton enters the game for Brandon Williams	90	80
12:00	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Naji Marshall	90	80
12:00	P.J. Washington enters the game for Caleb Martin	90	80
11:44	Derrick White misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	90	80
11:41	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	90	80
11:34	Cooper Flagg makes driving layup	90	82
11:24	Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point jumper	90	82
11:22	Derrick White offensive rebound	90	82
11:10	Payton Pritchard makes driving layup	92	82
10:57	Sam Hauser blocks Cooper Flagg 's 7-foot driving layup	92	82
10:55	Celtics defensive team rebound	92	82
10:42	Payton Pritchard makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists)	94	82
10:41	Mavericks Full timeout	94	82
10:29	Klay Thompson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Moussa Cisse assists)	94	85
10:19	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper	94	85
10:17	Moussa Cisse defensive rebound	94	85
10:10	Cooper Flagg misses driving floating jump shot	94	85
10:06	Derrick White defensive rebound	94	85
10:02	Moussa Cisse blocks Payton Pritchard 's 1-foot two point shot	94	85
10:02	Sam Hauser offensive rebound	94	85
9:52	Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three pointer (Derrick White assists)	97	85
9:37	Cooper Flagg bad pass turnover (Jayson Tatum steals)	97	85
9:32	Sam Hauser misses 22-foot running jump shot	97	85
9:30	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	97	85
9:05	Derrick White blocks Cooper Flagg 's 17-foot pullup jump shot	97	85
9:02	Derrick White defensive rebound	97	85
9:00	Payton Pritchard makes running layup (Derrick White assists)	99	85
8:41	Cooper Flagg makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Khris Middleton assists)	99	87
8:23	Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	99	87
8:18	Payton Pritchard offensive rebound	99	87
8:12	Celtics Full timeout	99	87
8:12	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Luka Garza	99	87
8:12	Neemias Queta enters the game for Sam Hauser	99	87
8:12	Max Christie enters the game for Moussa Cisse	99	87
8:12	Naji Marshall enters the game for Klay Thompson	99	87
8:06	Derrick White misses driving layup	99	87
8:02	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	99	87
7:59	P.J. Washington misses running layup	99	87
7:56	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	99	87
7:40	Derrick White makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	101	87
7:21	Cooper Flagg lost ball turnover (Jaylen Brown steals)	101	87
7:17	Jayson Tatum misses layup	101	87
7:15	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	101	87
7:14	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot	103	87
7:00	Naji Marshall misses driving layup	103	87
6:58	Derrick White defensive rebound	103	87
6:51	Jayson Tatum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	106	87
6:47	Mavericks Full timeout	106	87
6:36	Cooper Flagg misses driving floating jump shot	106	87
6:33	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	106	87
6:25	Naji Marshall shooting foul	106	87
6:25	Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 2	107	87
6:25	Neemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 2	108	87
6:10	Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot	108	87
6:08	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	108	87
5:51	Jayson Tatum misses 16-foot fade away jump shot	108	87
5:48	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	108	87
5:45	Neemias Queta blocks Max Christie 's 2-foot running layup	108	87
5:41	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	108	87
5:38	Neemias Queta makes running layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	110	87
5:38	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	110	87
5:38	Caleb Martin enters the game for Khris Middleton	110	87
5:38	Brandon Williams enters the game for Naji Marshall	110	87
5:38	Neemias Queta misses free throw 1 of 1	110	87
5:38	Caleb Martin defensive rebound	110	87
5:30	Cooper Flagg misses running layup	110	87
5:28	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	110	87
5:12	Neemias Queta makes 1-foot layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	112	87
5:03	Caleb Martin misses 21-foot three point jumper	112	87
5:01	Celtics defensive team rebound	112	87
5:01	Cooper Flagg loose ball foul	112	87
5:01	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Jayson Tatum	112	87
5:01	Moussa Cisse enters the game for P.J. Washington	112	87
4:48	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper	112	87
4:45	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	112	87
4:36	Brandon Williams makes 22-foot running jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	112	90
4:22	Jaylen Brown misses driving layup	112	90
4:20	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	112	90
4:20	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	112	90
4:20	Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 2	113	90
4:20	Ron Harper Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Brown	113	90
4:20	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Derrick White	113	90
4:20	AJ Johnson enters the game for Max Christie	113	90
4:20	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Cooper Flagg	113	90
4:20	Neemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 2	114	90
4:12	Brandon Williams makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	114	93
3:51	Neemias Queta makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Payton Pritchard assists)	116	93
3:42	Ryan Nembhard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)	116	96
3:19	Payton Pritchard makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	118	96
3:09	Brandon Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper	118	96
3:06	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	118	96
2:50	Payton Pritchard makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	120	96
2:42	Hugo Gonzalez personal take foul	120	96
2:42	Amari Williams enters the game for Neemias Queta	120	96
2:33	Ryan Nembhard makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	120	98
2:15	Ron Harper Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	120	98
2:13	Caleb Martin defensive rebound	120	98
1:57	Brandon Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	120	98
1:55	Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound	120	98
1:41	Ron Harper Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	120	98
1:39	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	120	98
1:16	Brandon Williams makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	120	100
1:03	Baylor Scheierman misses driving floating jump shot	120	100
1:02	Moussa Cisse defensive rebound	120	100
48.6	Ryan Nembhard misses 31-foot three point jumper	120	100
46.0	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	120	100
22.3	shot clock turnover	120	100
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	120	100
0.0	End of Game	120	100

Time, Location & Referees

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TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

12:00 AM, March 7, 2026

Coverage

ESPN, NBC Sports BO, KFAA-TV, Mavs.com

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Brian Forte, Michael Smith

BOS wins series 2-0

Regular Season Series

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

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