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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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
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

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Venue

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

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	42	21	.667	W1
New York	41	23	.641	W1
Toronto	35	27	.565	L2
Philadelphia	34	28	.548	W1
Brooklyn	15	47	.242	L10

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