DALLAS (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 33 factors and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat Dallas 110-100 on Tuesday evening, overcoming one other stellar exhibiting from Cooper Flagg and handing the Mavericks their season-worst fifth consecutive loss.
Flagg scored 36 factors within the rookie No. 1 decide’s first assembly with the workforce he grew up watching as a result of Boston was the closest NBA metropolis to his hometown, about 200 miles south of Newport, Maine.
It was Flagg’s third consecutive 30-point sport, 5 nights after the 19-year-old set the NBA scoring report for a young person with 49 towards Charlotte. The previous Duke standout had 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 factors for the Celtics, who have been taking part in with out Anfernee Simons. Boston acquired Nikola Vucevic for Simons in a commerce with Chicago earlier within the day, an individual with information of the deal instructed The Related Press.
Luka Garza scored 9 consecutive Boston factors on 3-pointers throughout a 14-4 run that completed the third quarter and gave the Celtics an 86-67 lead. Garza made all 4 of his makes an attempt from 3 and scored 16 factors in 20 minutes.
Daniel Gafford had 10 factors and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks regardless of aggravating a proper ankle harm that has sidelined him for 16 video games this season. Gafford exited within the second quarter however returned within the third.
Pritchard scored 15 factors within the first half on 7-of-10 taking pictures, and the Celtics didn’t path once more after Brown hit a tying 3-pointer and scored once more from lengthy vary halfway by the primary quarter. Boston led by 23 factors within the second half.
Caleb Martin scored 11 of his 13 factors within the first half for Dallas.
