Jayson Tatum and the Celtics answered a head-scratching loss with the Boston star's second career triple-double in a blowout of Luka Doncic and the Mavericks.
DALLAS, TEXAS - JANUARY 05: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics passes the ball against Dwight Powell #7 of the Dallas Mavericks and Tim Hardaway Jr.
Doncic hit buzzer-beating 3-pointers for the win in Boston's previous two Dallas visits. There was never a chance for a third, or for the Mavs to extend the longest winning streak since their lone championship season in 2010-11. Tatum wasn't much better than Doncic, going 8 of 22 from the field, but his teammates were. Boston shot 16 of 43 from 3, with eight players hitting at least one.
The Celtics never trailed after the middle of the first quarter, and Dallas didn't get closer than 13 after halftime. The Mavs were swept in the two-game season series after trailing big at halftime in a 125-112 loss at Boston.
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