Several Mavericks players took moments during breaks in the game to welcome Tatum back. They included Klay Thompson, who gave Tatum a hug prior to the start of the second quarter. Thompson tore his Achilles tendon in 2020 while rehabbing from an ACL tear in 2019.

The Celtics failed to meet Phil Jackson's 40-20 criteria, yet there are a few reasons why that shouldn't disqualify them from contention.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Marcus Osmond Smart was born in Flower Mound, Texas, in 1994.

The Celtics traded guard Anfernee Simons for Nikola Vucevic at the trade deadline--while, it turns out, Simons had a fractured wrist.

Basketball writer Marc Stein seems to believe in a conspiracy theory about Jayson Tatum's return from injury to the Celtics.

There are few examples of a star returning from injury this late in the season for a contender. That adds to the pressure for Tatum, Boston.