Saturday, March 7, 2026

Celtics' Tatum starts rough, finds groove in 15-point return

 BOSTON -- Celtics star Jayson Tatum described his return to the court Friday night as a step in his recovery from a torn right Achilles after playing in his first NBA game in 298 days.

"I still got a long way to go," said Tatum, who scored 15 points in 27 minutes in a 120-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. "But this was a really good step."

Tatum made his season debut in Boston's starting lineup more than 10 months after having surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon, which usually takes nine to 12 months to rehabilitate.

But his first game got off to a clunky start.

Tatum took his first shot on Boston's second possession, missing a 16-foot pull-up jumper

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