Boston Celtics @ Dallas Mavericks
20-15, 8-8 Away
78
20-15, 8-8 Away
30-5, 18-2 Home
103
30-5, 18-2 Home
Shot Chart
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Shawn Bradley missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 10 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Bradley.
- Adrian Griffin made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Adrian Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin made Layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Raef Lafrentz made Layup. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Two Point Shot.
- Nick Van Exel missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Raef Lafrentz missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tony Battie.
- Nick Van Exel missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Walt Williams made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
- Raef Lafrentz made Layup. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Raef Lafrentz missed Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Raef Lafrentz.
- Nick Van Exel missed Two Point Shot.
- Michael Finley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Walt Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
- Raef Lafrentz made Slam Dunk.
- Adrian Griffin missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walt Williams.
- Michael Finley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Michael Finley made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
- Raef Lafrentz made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Nick Van Exel made 9 ft Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
- Steve Nash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Michael Finley made Layup.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Michael Finley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Michael Finley missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
- Michael Finley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Dirk Nowitzki made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Michael Finley missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Steve Nash made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Nash made Layup. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Steve Nash made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Nash made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Walt Williams.
- Steve Nash missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Walt Williams made Layup. Assisted by Raef Lafrentz.
- Michael Finley missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin missed 18 ft Jumper. Blocked by Walter McCarty.
- Steve Nash missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Raja Bell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
- Walt Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walt Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walt Williams missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Van Exel missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Avery Johnson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Raef Lafrentz.
- Raef Lafrentz made Dunk. Assisted by Avery Johnson.
- Walt Williams missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Popeye Jones missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Avery Johnson missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Popeye Jones missed Layup.
- Raja Bell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Popeye Jones missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Avery Johnson made 12 ft Hook Shot.
- Walt Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Williams missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Battie made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Williams made 5 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Tony Delk.
- Tony Delk made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shammond Williams missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shammond Williams missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Layup.
- Tony Delk made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
- Shammond Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Eric Williams missed Jumper. Blocked by Walt Williams.
- Walter McCarty made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Walter McCarty missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shammond Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Delk missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed Jumper. Blocked by Raef Lafrentz.
- Walter McCarty made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Paul Pierce missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Battie made 9 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 16 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Tony Delk made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Layup.
- Tony Delk made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup. Blocked by Shawn Bradley.
- Paul Pierce missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Paul Pierce made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
- Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Antoine Walker made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie.
- Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup.
- Shammond Williams missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shammond Williams missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 14 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made Tip Shot.
- Eric Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Shammond Williams missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Raef Lafrentz.
- Eric Williams missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Raef Lafrentz.
- J.R. Bremer missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Eric Williams missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
- Kedrick Brown missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Walter McCarty made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
- Walter McCarty missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Bruno Sundov missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Bruno Sundov made Layup. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
- J.R. Bremer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Bruno Sundov missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
CELTICS
MAVERICKS
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Tony Battie vs. Shawn Bradley. Paul Pierce gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:49 | | Eric Williams missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Shawn Bradley Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Dirk Nowitzki missed 6 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:25 | | Eric Williams Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Bradley. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:10 | | Steve Nash missed 22 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Tony Battie Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | Tony Battie made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:40 | | Shawn Bradley missed 15 ft Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Eric Williams Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. | 4 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Adrian Griffin Shooting Foul | 4 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 5 | 0 |
| 10:17 | | Adrian Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper. | 5 | 0 |
| 10:14 | | Tony Battie Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 0 |
| 10:07 | | Paul Pierce Bad Pass | 5 | 0 |
| 9:51 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 10 ft Jumper. | 5 | 2 |
| 9:26 | | Paul Pierce missed 22 ft Jumper. | 5 | 2 |
| 9:22 | | Shawn Bradley Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 2 |
| 9:18 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 5 | 4 |
| 9:00 | | Tony Battie missed 21 ft Jumper. | 5 | 4 |
| 8:57 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 |
| 8:37 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 5 | 6 |
| 8:26 | | Antoine Walker Bad Pass | 5 | 6 |
| 8:14 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Bradley. | 5 | 8 |
| 7:58 | | Kicked Ball | 5 | 8 |
| 7:47 | | Antoine Walker missed 9 ft Jumper. | 5 | 8 |
| 7:45 | | Shawn Bradley Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 |
| 7:31 | | Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Delk. | 5 | 8 |
| 7:26 | | Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 8 |
| 7:22 | | Michael Finley Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 |
| 7:13 | | Adrian Griffin made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley. | 5 | 10 |
| 6:54 | | Shawn Bradley Shooting Foul | 5 | 10 |
| 6:54 | | Antoine Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 6 | 10 |
| 6:54 | | Antoine Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 10 |
| 6:41 | | Dirk Nowitzki missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 10 |
| 6:39 | | Steve Nash Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 10 |
| 6:35 | | Paul Pierce Shooting Foul | 7 | 10 |
| 6:35 | | Michael Finley made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 7 | 11 |
| 6:35 | | Michael Finley made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 12 |
| 6:18 | | Eric Williams made 5 ft Jumper. | 9 | 12 |
| 6:18 | | Shawn Bradley Shooting Foul | 9 | 12 |
| 6:18 | | Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 10 | 12 |
| 5:56 | | Michael Finley missed 20 ft Jumper. | 10 | 12 |
| 5:54 | | Tony Delk Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 12 |
| 5:48 | | Tony Battie made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Tony Delk. | 12 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Steve Nash missed 11 ft Two Point Shot. | 12 | 12 |
| 5:31 | | Tony Battie Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 12 |
| 5:09 | | Tony Delk made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Dallas Full Timeout. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Raef Lafrentz enters the game for Shawn Bradley. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:43 | | Adrian Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:41 | | Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki Shooting Foul | 15 | 12 |
| 4:33 | | Tony Battie made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 16 | 12 |
| 4:33 | | Walter McCarty enters the game for Eric Williams. | 16 | 12 |
| 4:33 | | Shammond Williams enters the game for Tony Delk. | 16 | 12 |
| 4:33 | | Tony Battie made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 17 | 12 |
| 4:20 | | Adrian Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper. | 17 | 12 |
| 4:18 | | Dirk Nowitzki Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 12 |
| 4:16 | | Raef Lafrentz Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Battie. | 17 | 12 |
| 4:05 | | Shammond Williams Traveling | 17 | 12 |
| 3:49 | | Dirk Nowitzki missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Adrian Griffin Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 12 |
| 3:44 | | Michael Finley missed 13 ft Jumper. | 17 | 12 |
| 3:41 | | Adrian Griffin Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 14 |
| 3:41 | | Adrian Griffin made Layup. | 17 | 14 |
| 3:26 | | Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Nash. | 17 | 14 |
| 3:16 | | Dirk Nowitzki missed 15 ft Jumper. | 17 | 14 |
| 3:15 | | Tony Battie Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 14 |
| 3:06 | | Shammond Williams missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 14 |
| 3:04 | | Adrian Griffin Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 14 |
| 3:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin. | 17 | 16 |
| 3:00 | | Shammond Williams Shooting Foul | 17 | 16 |
| 3:00 | | Walt Williams enters the game for Adrian Griffin. | 17 | 16 |
| 3:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 17 | 17 |
| 2:54 | | Boston Full Timeout. | 17 | 17 |
| 2:54 | | Tony Delk enters the game for Tony Battie. | 17 | 17 |
| 2:54 | | Eric Williams enters the game for Paul Pierce. | 17 | 17 |
| 2:35 | | Shammond Williams missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 17 |
| 2:32 | | Dirk Nowitzki Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 17 |
| 2:23 | | Dirk Nowitzki made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash. | 17 | 19 |
| 1:57 | | Antoine Walker missed 4 ft Jumper. | 17 | 19 |
| 1:54 | | Steve Nash Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 19 |
| 1:32 | | Eric Williams Shooting Foul | 17 | 19 |
| 1:32 | | Michael Finley missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 17 | 19 |
| 1:32 | | Dallas Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 19 |
| 1:32 | | Nick Van Exel enters the game for Steve Nash. | 17 | 19 |
| 1:32 | | Michael Finley made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 17 | 20 |
| 1:13 | | Antoine Walker made Layup. | 19 | 20 |
| 59.3 | | Raef Lafrentz made Layup. Assisted by Michael Finley. | 19 | 22 |
| 42.9 | | Tony Delk made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams. | 22 | 22 |
| 25.6 | | Dirk Nowitzki made Two Point Shot. | 22 | 24 |
| 1.3 | | Shammond Williams missed 7 ft Jumper. | 22 | 24 |
| 0.5 | | Raef Lafrentz Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 24 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 22 | 24 | |
Regular Season Series
DAL wins 2-0
Game Information
American Airlines Center
12:00 AM, 11 January 2003
Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,032
- Referees:
- Bill Spooner
- Derrick Stafford
- Gary Benson
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 21 | 9 | .700 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 4 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11 | W2 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 9 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15.5 | L1 |
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