Before Hall of Fame member and 2008 NBA champion Kevin Garnett’s No. 5 is retired to the TD Garden rafters, the Boston Celtics will aim for their sixth consecutive win when they host the Dallas Mavericks Sunday afternoon.
The Celtics continued their winning ways with a 114-103 effort against visiting Detroit on Friday. The Pistons were held without a fourth-quarter field goal until the final 30 seconds.
The Celtics had three 20-point scorers, led by Jayson Tatum’s 31.
After back-and-forth play for most of the night, the hosts blew open what was a two-point game after three quarters and put forth a complete effort down the stretch. Boston held a 22-13 scoring advantage in the final frame.
“With the roll that we’ve been on, sometimes there are games that are going to be a grind. (Detroit) made it a grind,” Marcus Smart said following his 20-point effort. “We got our second wind in the second half and turned up the heat.”
Jaylen Brown added 22 points in the win.
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