NBA

Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks

· National Basketball Association
Boston Celtics
0-0, 0-0 Away

vs

Dallas Mavericks
0-0, 0-0 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/15

Matchup Prediction

Mavericks: 36.4%
Celtics: 63.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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- Streak -
0.0 Points Against 0.0
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Santi Aldama, F Day-To-Day Oct 18
Tarik Biberovic, F Day-To-Day Oct 16
Jett Howard, G Day-To-Day Oct 16
Dereck Lively II, C Day-To-Day Oct 16
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Carter, G Out Oct 18

Celtics Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs PHI L 109-100
@ CLE W 124-113
vs PHI W 144-106
vs CHA W 114-93
@ PHI W 125-120 OT

Mavericks Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs CHI W 149-128
vs HOU L 135-117
vs HOU W 132-115
vs NO L 101-97
vs ATL L 135-111

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 4 0 1.000 - W4
Brooklyn 3 1 .750 1 L1
Toronto 2 3 .400 2.5 L2
Philadelphia 1 3 .250 3 L3
New York 1 4 .200 3.5 W1

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis - 1 W2 0.75 3
New Orleans - 1 W2 0.75 3
Houston 0.5 1 W1 0.6666667 2
San Antonio 1.5 3 W2 0.4 2
Dallas 2 3 L2 0.25 1
Full Standings

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