The Celtics fell to the Cavaliers on Friday, but Cleveland's HC was mesmerized by Jayson Tatum's near-triple-double. Read more on Boston.com.

Eighty-three points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown weren’t enough to push the Celtics past the first-place Cavs in a 123-116 loss at TD Garden.

The Boston Celtics fell 123-116 to the Cleveland Cavaliers at home despite a combined 83 points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

During a 117-97 loss to the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday night, Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum was involved in two ankle-breaking moments, both of which were worthy of making the highlight reels.

Jayson Tatum was dominant in the first half of the Boston Celtics’ matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. This had teammate Derrick White give a solid endorsement. Tatum couldn’t miss from the field in the first 24 minutes of the game.