By Darryl Harding Sr –
Scoring the first bucket of the game the Mavericks led by two which was the only lead they would ever possess in the game. Even Luca Doncic, with a game high 37 and a triple double, amounting to ten 30 point triple doubles this season, matching the great Oscar Robinson, could not quell the offensive barrage from the Celtics players.
With all starters and two bench players in double figures Boston outscored Dallas in every quarter leading them to a now 10 game winning streak. Shooting an insurmountable 21-43 from the three-point line, even with the help of Mavericks Kyrie Irving’s 19 points, the Mavericks could not overcome the Celtics onslaught.
Jason Tatum with 32 points and 25 from Jalen Brown along with dominant numbers in the stat sheets, the Celtics out rebounded, outscored in the paint and doubled the amount of blocks that Dallas had.
Continually applying offensive and defensive pressure the Celtics aggressively trounced the Dallas Mavericks and continued to roll on their seemingly dominating path. With an outstanding record of 47-12 the Celtics hold an eight game cushion over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who currently hold second place in the East.
Somebody please inform Kyrie Irving that burning the sage at the TD Garden unfortunately did not work. Sunday the Celtics go on the host of the Golden State Warriors while Mavericks face the Philadelphia 76ers.