Dallas
Mavericks
100
–
120
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Friday, March 6, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 22 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 100 |
| BOS | 21 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 120 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jayson Tatum
BOS
15
PTS
12
REB
7
AST
+20
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.41
Impact Composite41.0
Hustle: 10.0Defense: 27.4Impact: 3.6
Double-Double+20 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 36.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaylen Brown
BOS
24
PTS
7
REB
7
AST
+20
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-17 (52.9%)
3PT2-5
FT4-6
TS%61.1%
eFG%58.8%
STL2
TOV3
ORTG126
DRTG97
NET+29
8 contested shots+20 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 61.5 possessions
Box Score
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Christie | 28:45 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 44% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| P.J. Washington | 28:45 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| Khris Middleton | 24:20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -18 |
| Dwight Powell | 15:23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Cooper Flagg | 30:05 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7-23 | 30% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Williams | 19:13 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-4 | 75% | -4 |
| Moussa Cisse | 25:30 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Naji Marshall | 25:05 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Caleb Martin | 16:13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 4:20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Klay Thompson | 18:01 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 54% | 5-11 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 100 | 45 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 38-93 | 41% | 14-35 | 40% | 10-12 | 83% | — |
AJ Johnson —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neemias Queta | 25:36 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-8 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-7 | 57% | +16 |
| Sam Hauser | 22:32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 33:19 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9-17 | 53% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-6 | 67% | +20 |
| Jayson Tatum | 27:10 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-16 | 38% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| Derrick White | 31:04 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 50% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Payton Pritchard | 33:49 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 47% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Hugo González | 18:56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Luka Garza | 17:55 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 20:50 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 4:20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 58 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47-99 | 47% | 16-48 | 33% | 10-15 | 67% | — |
Amari Williams —
Nikola Vučević —
Jordan Walsh —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DAL38/93 (41%)
Paint
15/40 (38%)
Mid
12/22 (55%)
3PT
14/35 (40%)
ATB3 41%Paint 39%RA 33%Mid 58%Corner 3 33%
BOS47/99 (47%)
Paint
26/38 (68%)
Mid
5/17 (29%)
3PT
16/48 (33%)
ATB3 25%RA 77%Corner 3 50%Mid 40%Paint 30%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jaylen Brown
defended P.J. Washington
3.6 min • 5 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Luka Garza
held Moussa Cisse
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jayson Tatum
vs P.J. Washington
2.4 min • 9 pts • 75%
| BOS Defense | AJ Johnson | Brandon Williams | Caleb Martin | Cooper Flagg | Dwight Powell | Khris Middleton | Klay Thompson | Max Christie | Moussa Cisse | Naji Marshall | P.J. Washington | Ryan Nembhard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 3pts 25% | — |
| Jaylen Brown | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 5pts 67% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | 1.6m 5pts 100% | 3.6m 5pts 50% | — |
| Derrick White | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 5pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 33% | 3.4m 7pts 75% | — | 1.7m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Neemias Queta | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 0% | 1.9m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 3.4m 4pts 100% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Baylor Scheierman | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Tatum | — | — | — | 3.0m 6pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 9pts 75% | — |
| Luka Garza | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Sam Hauser | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo González | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 6pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Other | — | 3.1m 5pts 67% | 3.6m 2pts 50% | — | 2.0m 6pts 40% | — | — | 2.3m 5pts 100% | 4.4m 9pts 27% | 3.1m 6pts 100% | 2.1m 6pts 67% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = DAL leads
BOS Largest Lead
25
Q4 6:48
DAL Largest Lead
5
Q1 8:47
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q1 7:03 – Q1 8:47
+1 → -5
BOS 8-0 run
Q3 2:27 – Q3 3:29
+1 → +7
BOS 8-0 run
Q3 7:44 – Q3 9:05
+3 → +9
BOS 8-0 run
Q4 4:20 – Q4 5:35
+14 → +20