ESPN.com · Mar 7
Celtics' Tatum starts rough, finds groove in 15-point return
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BOSTON -- Celtics star Jayson Tatum described his return to the court on Friday night as simply a step in the recovery from his torn Achilles, even as he acknowledged his gratitude 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 home 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, returning on the fast end of the typical rehabilitation window of nine to 12 months following the injury.