Klay Thompson and the Mavericks jumped on the Celtics early, and the Celtics never countered – falling 127-120 in their return to TD Garden. Here are the takeaways. Klay Thompson looked like his vintage self One of the scariest things about playing the Golden State Warriors of some 5-7 years ago was knowing that while

It was another poor performance coming home from a successful road trip. The Celtics have the league’s best road record but continue to struggle at TD Garden, and on Thursday the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks dominated Boston, 127-120, to avenge last month’s loss in Dallas.

The Mavericks didn’t need departed superstar Luka Doncic in their first visit to TD Garden since the NBA Finals. They didn’t need his face-of-the-franchise replacement, either. With Anthony Davis not yet ready to debut for Dallas and two other starters unavailable,