Daniel Gafford was perfect, scoring 22 points with 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in the Mavericks’ down-to-the-wire win over the Pelicans.
Derrick White was huge with his 16 points in the third quarter as the Celtics return to Boston after a 3-1 road trip.
As well as Kyrie Irving has played, the hobbled Mavericks have been a bottom-seven offense over the past month, minus Luka Dončić.
Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.
Dallas led 16-6 just four minutes into the game and had a 29-25 advantage after one quarter. The Celtics built a 15-point lead in the second quarter, but the Mavericks scored the final five points in the half to trail 59-49. Boston had no turnovers in the first half.
Dallas Mavericks center Daniel ... did,” Gafford told Sportskeeda. The shoe's unveiling originally came with the announcement that Gafford and two of Irving's former teammates, Derrick Jones ...
DALLAS (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23 ... Quentin Grimes added 20 off the bench and Daniel Gafford had 19 points and matched a season high with 15 rebounds for ...