Boston Celtics @ Dallas Mavericks
Shot Chart
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 16 ft jumper.
- Erick Dampier made 4 ft hook shot.
- Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Josh Howard.
- Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Michael Finley made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 19 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley made 10 ft jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 20 ft jumper.
- Erick Dampier's dunk blocked by Ricky Davis.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- 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.
- Jason Terry made 10 ft running jumper.
- Josh Howard missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Josh Howard made slam dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Jerry Stackhouse made 21 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Jerry Stackhouse missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Alan Henderson missed 8 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Shawn Bradley made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Devin Harris.
- Alan Henderson's 9 ft jumper blocked by Al Jefferson.
- Jerry Stackhouse's layup blocked by Marcus Banks.
- Erick Dampier made slam dunk. Assisted by Jerry Stackhouse.
- Erick Dampier made slam dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 15 ft jumper.
- Jason Terry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made driving layup. Assisted by Jerry Stackhouse.
- Michael Finley made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Jerry Stackhouse made slam dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Michael Finley made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Shawn Bradley made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Dirk Nowitzki made layup. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Michael Finley missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Jerry Stackhouse made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Michael Finley made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Jason Terry missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Michael Finley made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Josh Howard missed jumper.
- Josh Howard made layup. Assisted by Jason Terry.
- Jason Terry made 18 ft jumper.
- Erick Dampier missed 6 ft two point shot.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 10 ft two point shot.
- Michael Finley missed 11 ft jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 19 ft jumper.
- Jerry Stackhouse missed 22 ft jumper.
- Devin Harris missed 23 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Alan Henderson's layup blocked by Mark Blount.
- Michael Finley made 7 ft jumper.
- Michael Finley made 26 ft three point jumper.
- Alan Henderson made jumper. Assisted by Devin Harris.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 17 ft two point shot.
- Michael Finley missed 21 ft jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Shawn Bradley.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed layup.
- Shawn Bradley missed layup.
- Josh Howard made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley.
- Dirk Nowitzki made two point shot. Assisted by Josh Howard.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 19 ft jumper.
- Jason Terry made 26 ft three point jumper.
- Dirk Nowitzki missed 17 ft jumper.
- Jerry Stackhouse missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Josh Howard missed dunk.
- Jerry Stackhouse made jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 17 ft jumper.
- Alan Henderson's 7 ft jumper blocked by Al Jefferson.
- Darrell Armstrong missed layup.
- Alan Henderson made layup. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Calvin Booth made slam dunk. Assisted by Devin Harris.
- Jason Terry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 21 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made driving layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Raef LaFrentz made 4 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Gary Payton missed layup.
- Mark Blount made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Paul Pierce made layup.
- Gary Payton missed 14 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz's layup blocked by Erick Dampier.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Gary Payton made layup.
- Tony Allen missed 22 ft jumper.
- Tony Allen made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Marcus Banks missed 6 ft jumper.
- Al Jefferson made slam dunk.
- Gary Payton missed 9 ft jumper.
- Al Jefferson made 10 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 13 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 19 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 18 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 16 ft jumper.
- Al Jefferson made layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Ricky Davis made driving layup.
- Ricky Davis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Marcus Banks made driving layup.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 20 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 19 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 17 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton missed layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made tip shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis's dunk blocked by Shawn Bradley.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Ricky Davis missed layup.
- Ricky Davis missed layup.
- Jiri Welsch made driving layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jiri Welsch made 28 ft three point jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Gary Payton's layup blocked by Erick Dampier.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Paul Pierce made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Paul Pierce's 14 ft jumper blocked by Josh Howard.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce made layup. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Jiri Welsch made slam dunk.
- Gary Payton made 4 ft running jumper.
- Mark Blount made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Mark Blount missed 16 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Gary Payton made 18 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 9 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 11 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 15 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton's layup blocked by Alan Henderson.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 22 ft three point jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz's layup blocked by Dirk Nowitzki.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Paul Pierce missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Paul Pierce missed layup.
- Marcus Banks made layup.
- Jiri Welsch missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Marcus Banks made driving layup. Assisted by Tony Allen.
- Tony Allen missed 19 ft jumper.
- Kendrick Perkins missed layup.
- Tony Allen made layup. Assisted by Justin Reed.
- Al Jefferson made slam dunk.
- Justin Reed made dunk. Assisted by Kendrick Perkins.
- Al Jefferson missed layup.
- Marcus Banks made three point jumper. Assisted by Justin Reed.
- Kendrick Perkins's dunk blocked by Jerry Stackhouse.
CELTICS
MAVERICKS
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Mark Blount vs. Erick Dampier. Dirk Nowitzki gains possession. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Dirk Nowitzki missed 16 ft jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Mark Blount defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:26 | Gary Payton missed 21 ft jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:25 | Josh Howard defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:10 | Erick Dampier made 4 ft hook shot. | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:04 | Gary Payton Bad Pass | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:49 | Erick Dampier Traveling | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:33 | Jiri Welsch made driving layup. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:25 | Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry. | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:15 | Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 4 | 4 | |
| 10:03 | Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry. | 4 | 6 | |
| 9:40 | Raef LaFrentz made 4 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 6 | 6 | |
| 9:26 | Josh Howard Offensive Foul. Howard's 2nd Personal Foul, Dallas's 1st Team Foul. | 6 | 6 | |
| 9:26 | Josh Howard Foul | 6 | 6 | |
| 9:17 | Paul Pierce Offensive Foul. Pierce's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 1st Team Foul. | 6 | 6 | |
| 9:17 | Paul Pierce Foul | 6 | 6 | |
| 9:03 | Dirk Nowitzki made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Josh Howard. | 6 | 8 | |
| 8:56 | Gary Payton missed layup. | 6 | 8 | |
| 8:55 | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 8:48 | Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki. | 6 | 10 | |
| 8:23 | Mark Blount made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:07 | Dirk Nowitzki made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley. | 8 | 13 | |
| 7:52 | Paul Pierce made layup. | 10 | 13 | |
| 7:33 | Michael Finley made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki. | 10 | 15 | |
| 7:20 | Gary Payton missed 14 ft jumper. | 10 | 15 | |
| 7:18 | Jason Terry defensive rebound. | 10 | 15 | |
| 7:11 | Dirk Nowitzki made 19 ft jumper. | 10 | 17 | |
| 6:50 | Dirk Nowitzki Shooting Foul. Nowitzki's 1st Personal Foul, Dallas's 2nd Team Foul. | 10 | 17 | |
| 6:50 | Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 11 | 17 | |
| 6:50 | Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 12 | 17 | |
| 6:41 | Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass | 12 | 17 | |
| 6:30 | Raef LaFrentz's layup blocked by Erick Dampier. | 12 | 17 | |
| 6:26 | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound. | 12 | 17 | |
| 6:20 | Michael Finley made 10 ft jumper. | 12 | 19 | |
| 6:05 | Paul Pierce Offensive Foul. Pierce's 3rd Personal Foul, Boston's 2nd Team Foul. | 12 | 19 | |
| 6:05 | Paul Pierce Foul | 12 | 19 | |
| 6:05 | Dallas Full Timeout. | 12 | 19 | |
| 6:05 | Ricky Davis enters the game for Paul Pierce. | 12 | 19 | |
| 5:54 | Mark Blount Illegal Defense Foul. Blount's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 3rd Team Foul. | 12 | 19 | |
| 5:54 | Michael Finley made Technical Free Throw. | 12 | 20 | |
| 5:39 | Dirk Nowitzki missed 20 ft jumper. | 12 | 20 | |
| 5:37 | Erick Dampier offensive rebound. | 12 | 20 | |
| 5:28 | Erick Dampier's dunk blocked by Ricky Davis. | 12 | 20 | |
| 5:26 | Mark Blount defensive rebound. | 12 | 20 | |
| 5:18 | Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft three point jumper. | 12 | 20 | |
| 5:16 | Michael Finley defensive rebound. | 12 | 20 | |
| 5:11 | Dirk Nowitzki made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Michael Finley. | 12 | 22 | |
| 4:52 | Ricky Davis Bad Pass | 12 | 22 | |
| 4:52 | Tony Allen enters the game for Raef LaFrentz. | 12 | 22 | |
| 4:39 | Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki. | 12 | 24 | |
| 4:24 | Gary Payton made layup. | 14 | 24 | |
| 4:13 | Erick Dampier Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Allen. | 14 | 24 | |
| 4:13 | Erick Dampier Loose Ball Foul. Dampier's 1st Personal Foul, Dallas's 3rd Team Foul. | 14 | 24 | |
| 4:01 | Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Finley. | 14 | 24 | |
| 3:47 | Tony Allen Shooting Foul. Allen's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 4th Team Foul. | 14 | 24 | |
| 3:47 | Jerry Stackhouse enters the game for Michael Finley. | 14 | 24 | |
| 3:47 | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 25 | |
| 3:47 | Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 14 | 26 | |
| 3:32 | Tony Allen missed 22 ft jumper. | 14 | 26 | |
| 3:31 | Erick Dampier defensive rebound. | 14 | 26 | |
| 3:16 | Erick Dampier made dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry. | 14 | 28 | |
| 3:00 | Gary Payton Bad Pass | 14 | 28 | |
| 3:00 | Al Jefferson enters the game for Mark Blount. | 14 | 28 | |
| 3:00 | Marcus Banks enters the game for Jiri Welsch. | 14 | 28 | |
| 2:51 | Jerry Stackhouse missed 24 ft three point jumper. | 14 | 28 | |
| 2:48 | Jason Terry offensive rebound. | 14 | 28 | |
| 2:47 | Jason Terry made layup. | 14 | 30 | |
| 2:42 | Boston Full Timeout. | 14 | 30 | |
| 2:33 | Al Jefferson Bad Pass. Stolen by Josh Howard. | 14 | 30 | |
| 2:30 | Josh Howard made driving layup. | 14 | 32 | |
| 2:15 | Tony Allen made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 16 | 32 | |
| 2:00 | Jason Terry made 10 ft running jumper. | 16 | 34 | |
| 1:46 | Marcus Banks missed 6 ft jumper. | 16 | 34 | |
| 1:45 | Al Jefferson offensive rebound. | 16 | 34 | |
| 1:43 | Al Jefferson made slam dunk. | 18 | 34 | |
| 1:29 | Josh Howard missed 23 ft three point jumper. | 18 | 34 | |
| 1:25 | Marcus Banks defensive rebound. | 18 | 34 | |
| 1:23 | Gary Payton missed 9 ft jumper. | 18 | 34 | |
| 1:22 | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound. | 18 | 34 | |
| 1:19 | Josh Howard made slam dunk. Assisted by Jason Terry. | 18 | 36 | |
| 1:19 | Ricky Davis Shooting Foul. Davis's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 5th Team Foul. | 18 | 36 | |
| 1:19 | Shawn Bradley enters the game for Erick Dampier. | 18 | 36 | |
| 1:19 | Walter McCarty enters the game for Gary Payton. | 18 | 36 | |
| 1:19 | Josh Howard made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 18 | 37 | |
| 1:02 | Michael Finley enters the game for Josh Howard. | 18 | 37 | |
| 55.7 | Al Jefferson made 10 ft jumper. | 20 | 37 | |
| 40.5 | Tony Allen Personal Foul. Allen's 3rd Personal Foul, Boston's 6th Team Foul. | 20 | 37 | |
| 40.5 | Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 20 | 38 | |
| 40.5 | Jiri Welsch enters the game for Tony Allen. | 20 | 38 | |
| 40.5 | Alan Henderson enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki. | 20 | 38 | |
| 40.5 | Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 20 | 39 | |
| 32.9 | Ricky Davis missed 13 ft jumper. | 20 | 39 | |
| 30.9 | Jason Terry defensive rebound. | 20 | 39 | |
| 9.8 | Jerry Stackhouse made 21 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jason Terry. | 20 | 41 | |
| 1.9 | Marcus Banks missed 19 ft jumper. | 20 | 41 | |
| 0.4 | Shawn Bradley defensive rebound. | 20 | 41 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 20 | 41 | |
Regular Season Series
DAL leads 1-0
Game Information
American Airlines Center
12:30 AM, 29 December 2004
Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,499
- Referees:
- Monty McCutchen
- Gary Zielinski
- Marc Davis
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 22 | 9 | .710 | - | W2 |
| Boston | 19 | 12 | .613 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 19 | 14 | .576 | 4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 14 | .533 | 5.5 | L3 |
| Brooklyn | 10 | 19 | .345 | 11 | W3 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 8 | .742 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W2 |
| Memphis | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 21 | .364 | 12 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 25 | .242 | 16 | L3 |

