The Boston Celtics (56-26 in 2025-26) visit the Dallas Mavericks (26-56) on , at American Airlines Center. Since 2015-16 the Celtics are 14-8 against the Mavericks in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 216.0 total points. They last met on : Celtics 120, Mavericks 100.
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From recent games
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Game total points · over 231.5 in 7 of 15
Game total points · over 231.5 in 5 of 15
Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least
| Defense | vs Guards | vs Forwards | vs Centers |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 53.8 #3 −3.4 vs league | 38.6 #3 −4.2 vs league | 16.4 #6 −1.4 vs league |
| DAL | 56.0 #9 −1.2 vs league | 45.5 #25 +2.7 vs league | 19.3 #24 +1.5 vs league |
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They met in the 2024 NBA Finals. BOS won the series 4–1.
BOS won 2 of 2 games in 2025-26. Since 2015 BOS leads 14–8.
Average points in their 2025-26 games. That is lower than both teams’ usual games (222.0 BOS, 233.8 DAL).
2025-26 averages, most minutes first
| Boston Celtics | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White G | 16.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 34.1 |
| Payton Pritchard G | 17.0 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 32.4 |
| Paul George F | 17.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 30.6 |
| Dallas Mavericks | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg F | 21.0 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 33.6 |
| P.J. Washington F | 14.2 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 30.9 |
| Naji Marshall F | 15.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 29.5 |