Irving’s 47 lead Celtics past Mavericks to maintain streak
DALLAS — Double-digit deficits are becoming just a minor annoyance to the Boston Celtics as they continue their winning ways.
Kyrie Irving scored 10 of his season-high 47 points in overtime as the Celtics rallied from 13 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-102 on Monday night and extend their winning streak to 16 games.
The winning streak ties the fourth-longest in franchise history, and for the third game in a row, Boston trailed by double digits.
In contrast to recent wins over Golden State and Atlanta, this one required a fourth quarter comeback. For that, the Celtics turned to Irving, who delivered his best performance for his new team after Dallas had taken an 87-74 lead with 7:47 to play.