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Jayson Tatum has 37 points, 13 rebounds as Celtics beat Luka Doncic’s Mavericks 125-112

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 37 points and 13 rebounds and Jaylen Brown scored 31 points on Wednesday night to help the NBA-best Boston Celtics bounce back from a rare loss and beat the Dallas Mavericks 125-112.

The Celtics, who have a league-leading 14 wins, had won nine straight before losing to the Bulls on Monday.

Luka Doncic scored 42 points for the Mavericks, who had beaten Boston four straight times. Three of the wins came on a 3-pointer in the final seconds, and two of those were with no time at all on the clock.