Less than 10 months after Jayson Tatum first crumpled to the hardwood at Madison Square Garden with a ruptured Achilles tendon, the Celtics superstar forward is close to a return to the parquet. For the first time all season, the Celtics upgraded Tatum from "Out" to "Questionable" in their latest injury report ahead of Friday's home game against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Celtics have a much-needed day off before a much-needed stretch of home games, which begin on Monday against the Trail Blazers. Jaylen Brown and the Celtics had a crack at it, but they couldn't pull off the win on the second night of a back-to-back and their fourth game in six nights, falling 114-111 in the closing seconds. Here are the takeaways.