Dallas Mavericks @ Boston Celtics
21-42, 7-23 Away
100
21-42, 7-23 Away
42-21, 21-10 Home
120
42-21, 21-10 Home
Dallas Mavericks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 7 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -18 |
| 15 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -10 |
| 29 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -23 |
| 30 | 16 | 7-23 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | -17 |
| 29 | 12 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -19 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 25 | 13 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -20 |
| 26 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +10 |
| 18 | 19 | 7-13 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| 19 | 11 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -4 |
| 4 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
100 | 38-93 | 14-35 | 10-12 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 16 | ||
41% | 40% | 83% |
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 27 | 15 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +20 | |
| 23 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | 16 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | +16 | |
| 31 | 20 | 8-16 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +23 | |
| 33 | 24 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +20 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 18 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | |
| 34 | 18 | 8-17 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +19 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | |
| 21 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | |
| DNP-ILLNESS | ||||||||||||||
120 | 47-99 | 16-48 | 10-15 | 58 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 10 | |||
47% | 33% | 67% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
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Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Courtney Kirkland
Referee:Brian Forte
Referee:Michael Smith
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
| New York | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
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