BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum made five 3-pointers and scored 32 points and the Boston Celtics overcame Luka Doncic’s second straight triple-double to beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-110 on Friday night and extend their season-best Season winning streak at 10 games. .
Jaylen Brown added 25 points and seven rebounds as the Celtics made 21 3s in their second win of the season against the Mavericks to improve their NBA record 47-12. Kristaps Porzingis finished with 24 points as seven Celtics reached double figures.
It was Tatum’s 22nd game this season with at least 30 points.
Doncic recorded his 12th triple-double of the season with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Kyrie Irving added 19 points, but shot just 9 of 23 from the field. The Mavericks couldn’t keep pace with Boston’s shooting, shooting just 9 of 34 from 3-point range.
Mavericks guard Dante Exum, who is dealing with a knee injury, saw his first action since Jan. 26. He scored four points in 15 minutes.
Porzingis scored 10 of the Celtics’ first 15 points and made four of their 10 3s in the first 24 minutes to help them build a lead of as many as 12 in the first 24 minutes.
But Dallas trailed by just seven points at halftime, punctuated by Doncic’s 23 points.
Tatum didn’t score until he made two free throws with 18 seconds left in the first quarter. But Boston led 38-32 at the end of the first quarter, connecting on seven 3-pointers.
FOLLOWING
Mavericks: Visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.
Celtics: Host the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
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