Nuggets7-4116
Pelicans4-10108Pelicans lose sixth straight
Mavericks7-6117
Cavaliers7-7127Cavaliers take control with 32-12 run
Pistons8-4117
Heat7-6137Heat lead by as many as 20 for fourth straight win
Nets3-9110
Grizzlies9-4129Grizzlies take control with 33-12 run in first
Bulls3-9117
Timberwolves9-4106Bulls take control with 22-6 run in first
Pacers5-8
76ers10-3Power rankings: No. 23 at No. 15
Lakers11-2
Suns5-6Power rankings: No. 9 at No. 18
Hornets4-8
Clippers3-8Power rankings: No. 28 at No. 22
Spurs11-2
Jazz1-12Power rankings: No. 1 at No. 25
Mavericks7-6
Celtics10-2Power rankings: No. 14 at No. 4
Knicks6-6
Raptors5-7Power rankings: No. 7 at No. 10
Rockets10-3
Wizards4-9Power rankings: No. 3 at No. 24
Hawks7-6
Bucks1-12Power rankings: No. 16 at No. 27
Thunder8-5
Kings1-11Power rankings: No. 2 at No. 29
Knicks6-6104Pacers5-8106Pacers hold off Knicks’ late rally
Bucks1-1299
Magic5-7107Magic take control with 19-4 run for third straight win
Cavaliers6-7121Heat6-6133Heat take control with 24-10 run for third straight win
Hawks7-6117Bulls2-9125Bulls win in overtime to end 8-game skid
Grizzlies8-4142Pelicans4-9111Pelicans lose fifth straight
Jazz1-12118Rockets10-3125VanVleet’s jumper with 11 seconds left seals it
Warriors8-585Spurs11-2123Warriors lose second straight
Trail Blazers9-3120Kings1-11107Trail Blazers take control with 15-3 run
Thunder8-5112Clippers3-8113Thunder lose third straight
Dallas MavericksBoston CelticsTip-off at 6 p.m. ET
The Celtics went 56-26 last season and lost to the 76ers in seven games in the first round. The Mavericks missed the playoffs. The power rankings have Boston fourth and Dallas 14th.
The NBA posts the starting lineups and inactive players near tip-off; they will show here.
From the NBA’s player tracking over the previous two regular seasons: each leading scorer against the player on the other side who guarded him most, whatever teams they were on, compared with how he scored against everyone else. Most scorers score less against whoever guards them most, about three quarters of their rate against everyone else, so a gap like that is the usual one.
Dallas MavericksBoston CelticsRegular season: Celtics, 2-0
Earlier playoff series, 2016 on
Last season’s honors and lines, who is new, the rookies drafted in the first round, the second-year players and the veterans.
Dallas MavericksNo longer on the roster: Klay Thompson (signed with the Heat), Brandon Williams (signed with the Warriors), Ryan Nembhard (signed with the Nuggets)
Boston CelticsRosters: the NBA’s, as of Oct. 7, 2026. Records, meetings and lines: 2025-26 box scores. Matchups: NBA player tracking. Awards: the NBA’s. Power rankings: stat.space’s model.
No longer on the roster: Jaylen Brown (traded to the 76ers), Anfernee Simons (signed with the 76ers)
