Jayson Tatum Returns for Boston as Celtics Beat Cooper Flagg and Mavericks 120-100 Friday Night [VIDEO]

Jayson Tatum made his triumphant return from Achilles heel surgery and the Boston Celtics beat Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 on Friday night.

Flagg, in his 2nd game back from a foot sprain that kept his out of action for nearly a month (February 12th) was playing in back-to-back games. He finished with a team-high 30 minutes played, scoring 16 points. He led Dallas with 8 rebounds, and had 6 assists and 1 steal

Check out Cooper's highlights.

Tatum starting for Boston played 27 minutes and had 15 points, ending up with a double-double, as he ripped down 12 rebounds and had 7 assists. He also had 1 steal.

The Garden was full of Maine fans to welcome Cooper to the Boston!

And when he was introduced you could hear the cheers!

Check out the full game Celtics-Mavs highlights

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