BOSTON – By late in the second quarter, what little drama remained had been sucked from TD Garden, replaced by exuberant chants of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” as Jayson...
Wood scored 26 points and played a long stretch with Luka Doncic to eat into the deficit against the Celtics.
The Celtics improved to an NBA-best 14-4 and clearly are building on last season’s NBA Finals run, despite the shocking downfall of coach Ime Udoka. Doncic and Christian Wood played most of the fourth quarter together, and that’s when Dallas cut into Boston’s lead, getting as close as 9 with 3:43 left. Of course, Mavericks fans have clamored all season to see more of those two on the court together.
“I’m not hard and fast on anything,” he said. “This is a dress rehearsal. So we’ve got to get all the all the answers to the test before if you’re lucky enough to make it to the playoffs. You’ve got to look at all the combinations. You’ve got to see who’s playing well. Doncic said it’s always special to play in TD Garden, and his play here is indicative of his ability to rise to moment.
Perhaps the sting of those defeats is what spurred the Celtics to leads of 34-23 after one quarter and 70-49 at halftime, the most points by a Mavericks opponent in a first half this season.
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