BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 on Friday night in Jayson Tatum's first game in almost 10 months after rupturing his right Achilles tendon.

This is it. Jayson Tatum is back. Despite being listed as questionable, all signs point toward the Boston Celtics superstar making his season debut on Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks.

If Jayson Tatum is anywhere close to his previous form by mid-April, the Celtics now lurk as one of the favorites to win this year's NBA title.

The Boston Celtics got one All-Star back on Friday but lost another for an extended period. Tatum made his triumphant return Friday and looked fantastic in a 120-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden in Boston,

BOSTON, Mass. (WABI) - Cooper Flagg finished with 16 points, eight points, and six assists in a 120-100 Mavericks loss to the Celtics. It was Flagg’s first time playing at TD Garden in the NBA.

The Celtics are about to get a whole lot better.

Charles Lee's squad gets one heck of a compliment.

Jayson Tatum suited up Friday night for the first time since rupturing his right Achilles tendon. “Our team is whole now,” Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said before the game. Tatum suffered the injury with minutes remaining in a Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks in the 2025 Eastern Conference semifinals last May.