Derrick White was huge with his 16 points in the third quarter as the Celtics return to Boston after a 3-1 road trip.

Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 24 points and Derrick White added 23 to lead the visiting Boston Celtics to a 122-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

Gafford is one of the Mavericks' best rim protectors. Last season, he was traded from the Washington Wizards to Dallas and made an impact by averaging 1.9 blocks in 29 games. This season, he's averaging 1.4 bpg.

Gafford exited to the locker room after sustaining an apparent neck injury during the second quarter of Thursday's game against the Thunder, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports. Gafford stayed down on the court for an extended period,

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford, left, and forward P.J. Washington (25) celebrate a basket by Gafford in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in ...

Edwards made 14 of 23 shots from the floor and scored 23 points in the second half as Minnesota pulled away after leading by 11 at halftime. Julius Randle had 21 points, while Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves,

Reports started to surface last week that the Dallas Mavericks were "dangling" Daniel Gafford in some trade in search of a defensive ace on the perimeter, which some fans were confused by.

Without injured star Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks were no match for the Boston Celtics in the first meeting of last season's NBA Finals teams.