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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 24 | 41 | 29 | 25 | 119 |
 Mavericks | 26 | 33 | 24 | 27 | 110 |
BOSTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 41-8846.6% | 15-4632.6% | 22-3073.3% | 44 | 26 | 6 |
| DAL | 43-9744.3% | 14-4035.0% | 10-1471.4% | 48 | 24 | 10 |
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Boston Celtics119| 41 | 39 | 11-21 | 2-8 | 0 | 15-19 | 0 | +27 | +14.4 | ||||||
| 38 | 17 | 6-13 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 34 | 13-22 | 2-7 | 0 | 6-9 | 0 | −6 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 34 | 6 | 2-12 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0 | −11 | −10.6 | |||||||
| 31 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +1.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +16 | +0.2 | ||||||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.8 | ||||
| Team | 119 | 41-8846.6% | 15-4632.6% | 44 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 22-3073.3% | 5 | 7 | 8 | |||
Bench 12 points on 5 for 13 shooting
Did not play: Dalano Banton, Neemias Queta, Lamar Stevens, Jordan Walsh and Svi Mykhailiuk (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks110| 40 | 33 | 12-30 | 2-8 | 7-11 | 0 | −13 | +10.1 | |||||||
| 38 | 14 | 5-11 | 4-7, Season high (his best before, 3) | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 23 | 9-20 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.5 | |||||
| 25 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | +2.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 20 | 8-13 | 4-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.6 | ||||
| 26 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.0 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.4 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.2 | |
| Team | 110 | 43-9744.3% | 14-4035.0% | 48 | 24 | 10 | 20 | 10-1471.4% | 10 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 29 points on 12 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Markieff Morris, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Richaun Holmes, A.J. Lawson, Brandon Williams and Dwight Powell (coach’s decision).
Celtics119Mavericks110ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jayson Tatum had 39 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 119-110.
The Celtics took control with a 29-11 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 16.
Jaylen Brown scored 34 points (20 in the paint). The Celtics had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić had 33 points (18 in the paint), a season-high 18 rebounds and 13 assists, his 64th career triple-double, and Kyrie Irving added 23 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20 points on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Celtics shot 46.6% from the field to the Mavericks’ 44.3%. The Mavericks forced 6 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics were outscored 15-2 in 4 minutes with Horford, Brown, White, Kornet and Hauser on the floor together.
Boston CelticsDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
97 points from the field on 88 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-21 | 57.1% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-13 | 69.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-8 | 62.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-15 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-31 | 32.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 21 | 2 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Grant Williams | 15 | 7 | 3-6 | +1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 12 | 9 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Maxi Kleber | 12 | 8 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 28 | 18 | 5-10 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 23 | 11 | 5-9 | +3 |
| Josh Green | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 11 | 8 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Kyrie Irving | 10 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Josh Green | 16 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Kyrie Irving | 15 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 11 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 9 | 3-8 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
DAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Holiday 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q2 10:25
10.7%
58→47
Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Doncic 4 AST)
Q2 7:43
9.6%
34→43
Pritchard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
Q2 7:29
9.6%
43→34
Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Tatum 4 AST)
Q3 11:04
9.6%
43→34
Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Holiday 6 AST)
Q4 4:10
9.5%
14→5
