Boston Celtics @ Dallas Mavericks
8-12, 2-7 Away
94
8-12, 2-7 Away
15-5, 7-2 Home
103
15-5, 7-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Erick Dampier makes layup (Marquis Daniels assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Jason Terry misses 14-foot jumper
- Marquis Daniels makes slam dunk
- Ricky Davis makes 18-foot jumper
- Adrian Griffin misses 17-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry makes 13-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Adrian Griffin misses two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes technical free throw
- Mark Blount misses 10-foot hook shot
- Adrian Griffin makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
- Marquis Daniels makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Ricky Davis makes 13-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
- Ricky Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mark Blount misses dunk
- Marquis Daniels misses layup
- Marquis Daniels makes layup
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot two point shot (Adrian Griffin assists)
- Mark Blount makes 12-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes two point shot (Mark Blount assists)
- Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson blocks Marquis Daniels's two point shot
- Marquis Daniels makes slam dunk
- Paul Pierce makes 11-foot running jumper
- Adrian Griffin blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Marquis Daniels misses 13-foot jumper
- DeSagana Diop makes slam dunk (Adrian Griffin assists)
- DeSagana Diop blocks Delonte West's driving layup
- Keith Van Horn misses three point jumper
- Devin Harris makes 16-foot jumper
- Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 1
- Al Jefferson makes jumper
- Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
- Keith Van Horn misses 12-foot jumper
- Marquis Daniels misses 9-foot jumper
- Dan Dickau misses 16-foot jumper
- Keith Van Horn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
- Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
- Keith Van Horn misses driving layup
- Raef LaFrentz blocks Marquis Daniels's layup
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
- Dan Dickau makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
- DeSagana Diop misses 12-foot jumper
- Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson misses 6-foot hook shot
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Delonte West makes 12-foot running jumper (Mark Blount assists)
- Darrell Armstrong misses 20-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 14-foot jumper
- Raef LaFrentz misses 19-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
- Raef LaFrentz makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
- Ricky Davis makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
- Adrian Griffin makes 17-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Adrian Griffin assists)
- Raef LaFrentz makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West makes slam dunk (Ricky Davis assists)
- Jason Terry misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 21-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis misses 9-foot jumper
- Keith Van Horn makes 19-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
- Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Keith Van Horn makes 5-foot hook shot
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes 11-foot two point shot
- Keith Van Horn misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper
- Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ricky Davis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Devin Harris misses jumper
- Erick Dampier blocks Ricky Davis's driving layup
- Marquis Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marquis Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2
- Erick Dampier makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
- Adrian Griffin makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marquis Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marquis Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2
- Delonte West misses three point jumper
- Marquis Daniels makes 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
- Adrian Griffin makes layup
- Mark Blount makes 16-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Davis makes slam dunk (Mark Blount assists)
- DeSagana Diop misses free throw 1 of 2
- DeSagana Diop makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Harris makes slam dunk (Marquis Daniels assists)
- Mark Blount misses 6-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Devin Harris makes layup
- Orien Greene makes 18-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Marquis Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marquis Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Orien Greene assists)
- Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes jumper
- Marquis Daniels misses 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Marquis Daniels misses 16-foot jumper
- Raef LaFrentz makes three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 11-foot running jumper
- Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Jason Terry misses jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper
- Keith Van Horn makes 17-foot jumper (Adrian Griffin assists)
- Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Marquis Daniels misses 20-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis makes driving layup
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marquis Daniels makes jumper
- Raef LaFrentz makes 20-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
- Adrian Griffin makes hook shot
- Ricky Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Jason Terry misses 22-foot jumper
- DeSagana Diop blocks Paul Pierce's driving layup
- Paul Pierce makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki blocks Delonte West's driving layup
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 6-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot two point shot
- DeSagana Diop blocks Raef LaFrentz's dunk
- Al Jefferson blocks Dirk Nowitzki's 18-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
- Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Adrian Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Adrian Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ricky Davis misses driving layup
- Adrian Griffin misses 17-foot jumper
- DeSagana Diop blocks Raef LaFrentz's driving layup
- Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Darrell Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 2
- Darrell Armstrong makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ricky Davis makes driving layup
- Darrell Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 2
- Darrell Armstrong makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes slam dunk
- Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dan Dickau misses 22-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Erick Dampier (Dirk Nowitzki gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Erick Dampier makes layup (Marquis Daniels assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:26 | | Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:15 | | Paul Pierce makes driving layup | 2 | 2 |
| 11:04 | | Jason Terry misses 14-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 11:03 | | Adrian Griffin offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:56 | | Marquis Daniels makes slam dunk | 2 | 4 |
| 10:37 | | Ricky Davis makes 18-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 10:15 | | Adrian Griffin misses 17-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 10:14 | | Ricky Davis defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 10:10 | | Ricky Davis bad pass | 4 | 4 |
| 9:55 | | Erick Dampier bad pass | 4 | 4 |
| 9:48 | | Adrian Griffin personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:41 | | Erick Dampier shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:41 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 9:41 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 9:23 | | Jason Terry makes 13-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 9:14 | | Ricky Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | 8 | 6 |
| 9:06 | | Dallas full timeout | 8 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Adrian Griffin misses two point shot | 8 | 6 |
| 8:45 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 8:37 | | Jason Terry illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 8:37 | | Paul Pierce makes technical free throw | 9 | 6 |
| 8:37 | | Devin Harris enters the game for Jason Terry | 9 | 6 |
| 8:27 | | Mark Blount misses 10-foot hook shot | 9 | 6 |
| 8:25 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 9 | 6 |
| 8:18 | | Adrian Griffin makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists) | 9 | 8 |
| 8:06 | | Mark Blount bad pass (Erick Dampier steals) | 9 | 8 |
| 7:50 | | Marquis Daniels makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists) | 9 | 10 |
| 7:30 | | Ricky Davis makes 13-foot two point shot | 11 | 10 |
| 7:15 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists) | 11 | 12 |
| 7:00 | | Ricky Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper | 11 | 12 |
| 6:58 | | Mark Blount offensive rebound | 11 | 12 |
| 6:56 | | Mark Blount misses dunk | 11 | 12 |
| 6:54 | | Devin Harris defensive rebound | 11 | 12 |
| 6:50 | | Marquis Daniels misses layup | 11 | 12 |
| 6:50 | | Marquis Daniels offensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 6:50 | | Marquis Daniels makes layup | 11 | 14 |
| 6:50 | | Kendrick Perkins illegal defense | 11 | 14 |
| 6:33 | | Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Delonte West assists) | 13 | 14 |
| 6:11 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot two point shot (Adrian Griffin assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 6:01 | | Mark Blount makes 12-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists) | 15 | 16 |
| 5:43 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper | 15 | 16 |
| 5:41 | | Adrian Griffin offensive rebound | 15 | 16 |
| 5:39 | | DeSagana Diop enters the game for Erick Dampier | 15 | 16 |
| 5:39 | | Al Jefferson enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 15 | 16 |
| 5:28 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper | 15 | 16 |
| 5:26 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 15 | 16 |
| 5:20 | | Delonte West makes two point shot (Mark Blount assists) | 17 | 16 |
| 4:54 | | Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper | 17 | 16 |
| 4:52 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 17 | 16 |
| 4:48 | | Mark Blount offensive foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul) | 17 | 16 |
| 4:48 | | Mark Blount turnover | 17 | 16 |
| 4:48 | | Keith Van Horn enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki | 17 | 16 |
| 4:33 | | Al Jefferson blocks Marquis Daniels's two point shot | 17 | 16 |
| 4:30 | | Marquis Daniels offensive rebound | 17 | 16 |
| 4:28 | | Marquis Daniels makes slam dunk | 17 | 18 |
| 4:22 | | Ryan Gomes enters the game for Ricky Davis | 17 | 18 |
| 4:16 | | Paul Pierce makes 11-foot running jumper | 19 | 18 |
| 3:58 | | Marquis Daniels bad pass (Delonte West steals) | 19 | 18 |
| 3:44 | | Adrian Griffin blocks Paul Pierce's layup | 19 | 18 |
| 3:41 | | Al Jefferson offensive rebound | 21 | 18 |
| 3:41 | | Al Jefferson makes layup | 21 | 18 |
| 3:18 | | Marquis Daniels misses 13-foot jumper | 21 | 18 |
| 3:16 | | Adrian Griffin offensive rebound | 21 | 18 |
| 3:12 | | DeSagana Diop makes slam dunk (Adrian Griffin assists) | 21 | 20 |
| 2:51 | | DeSagana Diop blocks Delonte West's driving layup | 21 | 20 |
| 2:47 | | DeSagana Diop defensive rebound | 21 | 20 |
| 2:39 | | Keith Van Horn misses three point jumper | 21 | 20 |
| 2:35 | | Devin Harris offensive rebound | 21 | 20 |
| 2:34 | | Delonte West personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul) | 21 | 20 |
| 2:34 | | Boston full timeout | 21 | 20 |
| 2:34 | | Orien Greene enters the game for Delonte West | 21 | 20 |
| 2:17 | | Devin Harris makes 16-foot jumper | 21 | 22 |
| 2:17 | | Orien Greene shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul) | 21 | 22 |
| 2:17 | | Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 1 | 21 | 23 |
| 2:01 | | Al Jefferson makes jumper | 23 | 23 |
| 1:45 | | Mark Blount shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul) | 23 | 23 |
| 1:45 | | Raef LaFrentz enters the game for Mark Blount | 23 | 23 |
| 1:45 | | Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 24 |
| 1:45 | | Dan Dickau enters the game for Orien Greene | 23 | 24 |
| 1:45 | | Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 25 |
| 1:20 | | Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper | 23 | 25 |
| 58.9 | | Keith Van Horn misses 12-foot jumper | 23 | 25 |
| 56.9 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 23 | 25 |
| 50.1 | | Ryan Gomes offensive foul (Keith Van Horn draws the foul) | 23 | 25 |
| 50.1 | | Ryan Gomes turnover | 23 | 25 |
| 50.1 | | Ricky Davis enters the game for Paul Pierce | 23 | 25 |
| 50.1 | | Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Adrian Griffin | 23 | 25 |
| 34.9 | | Marquis Daniels misses 9-foot jumper | 23 | 25 |
| 33.7 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 23 | 25 |
| 20.9 | | Dan Dickau misses 16-foot jumper | 23 | 25 |
| 19.5 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 23 | 25 |
| 0.3 | | Keith Van Horn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists) | 23 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 28 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Dallas, TX
Referee:Joe Forte
Referee:Rodney Mott
Referee:Gary Zielinski
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 26 | 16 | .619 | - | L1 |
| New York | 25 | 18 | .581 | 1.5 | L4 |
| Toronto | 26 | 19 | .578 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 23 | 19 | .548 | 3 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 12 | 29 | .293 | 13.5 | L2 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 26 | 15 | .634 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Memphis | 18 | 23 | .439 | 10.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 18 | 26 | .409 | 12 | W3 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 35 | .222 | 20.5 | L2 |
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