Boston Celtics @ Dallas Mavericks
Game Leaders
Team Stats
45% (36-80)
Field Goal %
53% (42-79)
22% (4-18)
Three Point %
32% (6-19)
60% (18-30)
Free Throw %
88% (23-26)
44
Turnovers
42
47
Rebounds
49
0
Largest Lead
28
Game Information
Dallas, TX

Referee:Monty McCutchen
Referee:Gary Zielinski
Referee:Marc Davis

Shot Chart
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 16 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 21 ft jumper.
- Erick Dampier made 4 ft hook shot.
- Jiri Welsch made driving layup.
- Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Raef LaFrentz made 4 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Josh Howard.
- Gary Payton missed layup.
- Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Mark Blount made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Paul Pierce made layup.
- Michael Finley made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Gary Payton missed 14 ft jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 19 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michael Finley made 10 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley made Technical Free Throw.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 20 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Gary Payton made layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tony Allen missed 22 ft jumper.
- Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Jerry Stackhouse missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Jason Terry made layup.
- Josh Howard made driving layup.
- Tony Allen made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jason Terry made 10 ft running jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 6 ft jumper.
- Al Jefferson made slam dunk.
- Josh Howard missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 9 ft jumper.
- Josh Howard made slam dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Josh Howard made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Al Jefferson made 10 ft jumper.
- Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Ricky Davis missed 13 ft jumper.
- Jerry Stackhouse made 21 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Marcus Banks missed 19 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Marcus Banks made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jerry Stackhouse missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 18 ft jumper.
- Alan Henderson missed 8 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 16 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Shawn Bradley made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Devin Harris.
- Al Jefferson made layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Ricky Davis made driving layup.
- Devin Harris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Devin Harris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Technical Free Throw.
- Ricky Davis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Erick Dampier made slam dunk. Assisted by Jerry Stackhouse.
- Paul Pierce made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Marcus Banks made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Marcus Banks made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Marcus Banks made driving layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 20 ft jumper.
- Erick Dampier made slam dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Paul Pierce made 19 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 15 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Technical Free Throw.
- Mark Blount missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mark Blount made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jason Terry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 17 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Gary Payton missed layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made tip shot.
- Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made driving layup. Assisted by Jerry Stackhouse.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Michael Finley made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Jerry Stackhouse made slam dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michael Finley made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Shawn Bradley made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Dirk Nowitzki made layup. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Michael Finley missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed layup.
- Ricky Davis missed layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made driving layup.
- Jerry Stackhouse made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Raef LaFrentz made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Michael Finley made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Jiri Welsch made 28 ft three point jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jason Terry missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Michael Finley made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Paul Pierce made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Josh Howard missed jumper.
- Josh Howard made layup. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Jason Terry made 18 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Raef LaFrentz made Free Throw.
- Jiri Welsch missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Erick Dampier missed 6 ft two point shot.
- Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made layup. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Jiri Welsch made slam dunk.
- Gary Payton made 4 ft running jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 10 ft two point shot.
- Mark Blount made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Michael Finley missed 11 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 16 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 19 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jerry Stackhouse missed 22 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton made 18 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley made Technical Free Throw.
- Devin Harris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Devin Harris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed 9 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
- Paul Pierce missed 11 ft jumper.
- Devin Harris missed 23 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 15 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Shawn Bradley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shawn Bradley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Ricky Davis missed 22 ft three point jumper.
- Michael Finley made 7 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley made 26 ft three point jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Marcus Banks made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Alan Henderson made jumper. Assisted by Devin Harris.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 17 ft two point shot.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Michael Finley missed 21 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Shawn Bradley.
- Jiri Welsch made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed layup.
- Shawn Bradley missed layup.
- Paul Pierce missed layup.
- Josh Howard made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Marcus Banks made layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki made two point shot. Assisted by Josh Howard.
- Michael Finley missed Technical Free Throw.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 19 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Marcus Banks made driving layup. Assisted by Tony Allen.
- Jason Terry made 26 ft three point jumper.
- Tony Allen missed 19 ft jumper.
- Kendrick Perkins missed layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Technical Free Throw.
- Justin Reed missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Justin Reed missed Free Throw.
- Tony Allen made layup. Assisted by Justin Reed.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 17 ft jumper.
- Al Jefferson made slam dunk.
- Jerry Stackhouse missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Justin Reed made dunk. Assisted by Kendrick Perkins.
- Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Josh Howard missed dunk.
- Al Jefferson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Al Jefferson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jerry Stackhouse made jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Al Jefferson missed layup.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 17 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks made three point jumper. Assisted by Justin Reed.
- Darrell Armstrong missed layup.
- Alan Henderson made layup. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Calvin Booth made slam dunk. Assisted by Devin Harris.
- Tony Allen missed Technical Free Throw.
- Justin Reed made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Justin Reed made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jason Terry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 24 ft three point jumper.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 34 | 18 | .654 | - | W5 |
| New York | 33 | 19 | .635 | 1 | L1 |
| Toronto | 31 | 22 | .585 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 29 | 22 | .569 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 14 | 37 | .275 | 19.5 | W1 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 35 | 16 | .686 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 31 | 19 | .620 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Memphis | 20 | 30 | .400 | 14.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 22.5 | W1 |
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