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2/23/2021 Dallas v. Boston Game Preview

	Boston Celtics	(8-4, 4-2 away)
	Dallas Mavericks	(6-7, 2-2 home)

February 23, 2021 at 7:30 PM ET
Regular Season

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas

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Season Series

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Feb 23, 2021	Boston	Dallas	-	-	Regular Season	American Airlines Center

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Boston	12	48.0	41.3	88.3	.468	12.2	33.2	.366	15.9	21.3	.746	15.5	21.2	11.3	33.7	45.0	22.7	9.0	6.0	110.8
Dallas	13	48.4	38.6	86.5	.446	12.9	38.4	.337	17.3	23.5	.735	13.6	21.0	8.8	35.6	44.5	22.0	7.7	4.6	107.5
BOS Opponents	12	48.0	40.0	86.5	.462	11.7	32.2	.362	17.8	22.8	.784	14.9	20.1	9.3	33.2	42.5	22.2	7.8	5.2	109.5
DAL Opponents	13	48.4	38.8	86.5	.449	11.1	34.9	.317	18.1	24.3	.744	14.7	21.8	9.8	36.7	46.5	22.7	8.1	4.0	106.8

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Dec 18, 2019	Boston	Dallas	109 - 103	Boston	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Nov 11, 2019	Dallas	Boston	106 - 116	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Jan 4, 2019	Dallas	Boston	93 - 114	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Nov 24, 2018	Boston	Dallas	104 - 113	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Dec 6, 2017	Dallas	Boston	90 - 97	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Nov 20, 2017	Boston	Dallas	110 - 102	Boston	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Feb 13, 2017	Boston	Dallas	111 - 98	Boston	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Nov 16, 2016	Dallas	Boston	83 - 90	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Jan 18, 2016	Boston	Dallas	113 - 118	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Nov 18, 2015	Dallas	Boston	106 - 102	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Jan 2, 2015	Dallas	Boston	119 - 101	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Nov 3, 2014	Boston	Dallas	113 - 118	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Mar 17, 2014	Boston	Dallas	89 - 94	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Feb 9, 2014	Dallas	Boston	102 - 91	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 22, 2013	Boston	Dallas	94 - 104	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Dec 12, 2012	Dallas	Boston	115 - 117	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 20, 2012	Boston	Dallas	73 - 89	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Jan 11, 2012	Dallas	Boston	90 - 85	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 4, 2011	Dallas	Boston	101 - 97	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Nov 8, 2010	Boston	Dallas	87 - 89	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Mar 20, 2010	Boston	Dallas	102 - 93	Boston	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Jan 18, 2010	Dallas	Boston	99 - 90	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 12, 2009	Boston	Dallas	99 - 92	Boston	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Jan 25, 2009	Dallas	Boston	100 - 124	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 20, 2008	Boston	Dallas	94 - 90	Boston	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Jan 31, 2008	Dallas	Boston	90 - 96	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 23, 2007	Dallas	Boston	109 - 95	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 16, 2007	Boston	Dallas	101 - 106	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Jan 9, 2006	Dallas	Boston	104 - 102	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 10, 2005	Boston	Dallas	94 - 103	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Mar 30, 2005	Dallas	Boston	112 - 100	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 28, 2004	Boston	Dallas	94 - 113	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Mar 19, 2004	Boston	Dallas	104 - 120	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Dec 17, 2003	Dallas	Boston	103 - 105	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Jan 10, 2003	Boston	Dallas	78 - 103	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Nov 15, 2002	Dallas	Boston	97 - 86	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 29, 2002	Dallas	Boston	108 - 82	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 21, 2002	Boston	Dallas	92 - 98	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Feb 22, 2001	Boston	Dallas	91 - 98	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Dec 18, 2000	Dallas	Boston	106 - 98	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 18, 2000	Boston	Dallas	104 - 99	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Feb 28, 2000	Dallas	Boston	108 - 100	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 17, 1998	Boston	Dallas	93 - 99	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Feb 4, 1998	Dallas	Boston	99 - 110	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 13, 1997	Boston	Dallas	107 - 109	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Nov 24, 1996	Dallas	Boston	91 - 105	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Jan 19, 1996	Boston	Dallas	124 - 129	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Jan 7, 1996	Dallas	Boston	117 - 96	Dallas	Regular Season	TD Garden
Apr 2, 1995	Dallas	Boston	87 - 94	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 15, 1994	Boston	Dallas	113 - 122	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Jan 24, 1994	Dallas	Boston	102 - 110	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Jan 19, 1994	Boston	Dallas	89 - 84	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Mar 26, 1993	Dallas	Boston	97 - 106	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 12, 1993	Boston	Dallas	109 - 100	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Mar 1, 1992	Dallas	Boston	91 - 101	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 12, 1992	Boston	Dallas	100 - 108	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Jan 6, 1991	Dallas	Boston	110 - 127	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 7, 1990	Boston	Dallas	112 - 104	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Mar 14, 1990	Boston	Dallas	102 - 113	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Feb 28, 1990	Dallas	Boston	98 - 111	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 3, 1989	Dallas	Boston	106 - 107	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 29, 1988	Boston	Dallas	115 - 131	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Apr 3, 1988	Dallas	Boston	101 - 110	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 12, 1988	Boston	Dallas	105 - 104	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Feb 18, 1987	Boston	Dallas	113 - 96	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Jan 14, 1987	Dallas	Boston	108 - 117	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 10, 1986	Boston	Dallas	115 - 116	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Dec 18, 1985	Dallas	Boston	117 - 137	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 8, 1985	Dallas	Boston	122 - 133	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Nov 27, 1984	Boston	Dallas	114 - 99	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Mar 28, 1984	Dallas	Boston	107 - 114	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 30, 1983	Boston	Dallas	114 - 109	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Jan 8, 1983	Boston	Dallas	114 - 110	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Nov 12, 1982	Dallas	Boston	110 - 118	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 2, 1982	Boston	Dallas	101 - 97	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Dec 16, 1981	Dallas	Boston	92 - 109	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 3, 1981	Boston	Dallas	117 - 105	Boston	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Dec 5, 1980	Dallas	Boston	87 - 97	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden

2020-2021 Boston Celtics Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	M. Smart	J. Brown	J. Tatum	T. Thompson	D. Theis
Rotation	K. Walker	P. Pritchard	A. Nesmith	G. Williams	R. Williams
Rotation	J. Teague	J. Green		S. Ojeleye	T. Fall
Lim PT	T. Waters	C. Edwards
Lim PT		R. Langford

2020-2021 Dallas Mavericks Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	L. Doncic	J. Richardson	T. Hardaway Jr.	D. Finney-Smith	W. Cauley-Stein
Rotation	T. Burke	J. Brunson	W. Iwundu	K. Porzingis	D. Powell
Rotation			J. Green	M. Kleber
Rotation				J. Johnson
Lim PT	T. Terry		N. Hinton	T. Bey	B. Marjanovic

Boston Celtics Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
7	Jaylen Brown	SF	12	33.6	9.8	18.6	.529	2.4	5.9	.408	3.7	4.6	.800	2.8	2.8	1.2	4.6	5.8	3.8	1.6	0.6	25.8
4	Carsen Edwards	PG	4	7.2	1.5	3.8	.400	0.2	1.2	.200	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.2	3.2
99	Tacko Fall	C	3	11.0	1.7	2.3	.714	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.3	.500	0.0	1.7	1.0	3.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0
43	Javonte Green	G	5	16.3	2.4	4.0	.600	0.2	1.4	.143	1.8	2.8	.643	0.8	0.8	1.4	1.6	3.0	0.6	1.0	0.0	6.8
45	Romeo Langford	SG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
26	Aaron Nesmith	F	5	13.2	1.0	4.6	.217	0.6	3.2	.188	0.0	0.0	.000	0.6	2.2	0.2	1.0	1.2	0.6	0.0	0.4	2.6
37	Semi Ojeleye	SF	11	18.2	2.3	5.5	.417	1.3	3.5	.359	1.1	1.5	.706	0.5	1.3	0.8	2.6	3.5	0.6	0.0	0.0	6.9
11	Payton Pritchard	PG	12	22.6	3.3	6.7	.500	1.3	3.1	.432	0.8	0.8	.900	1.8	1.9	0.5	2.2	2.8	2.8	1.1	0.4	8.8
36	Marcus Smart	PG	11	32.5	3.6	10.5	.345	1.9	5.8	.328	3.0	4.1	.733	1.5	2.5	0.5	2.1	2.6	5.6	1.5	0.5	12.2
0	Jayson Tatum	SF	10	34.6	10.1	21.3	.474	3.5	8.0	.438	3.2	3.6	.889	2.4	1.8	0.4	6.7	7.1	3.8	1.0	0.8	26.9
55	Jeff Teague	PG	10	19.4	2.3	6.8	.338	0.9	1.9	.474	1.8	2.1	.857	1.0	1.5	0.4	2.0	2.4	2.5	1.5	0.2	7.3
27	Daniel Theis	C	12	22.2	3.3	5.8	.580	0.5	1.9	.261	0.2	0.8	.333	1.1	2.3	1.2	3.9	5.2	1.2	0.3	0.8	7.4
13	Tristan Thompson	F	10	23.1	3.0	6.1	.492	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.2	.636	1.4	2.5	3.1	5.4	8.5	0.7	0.4	0.8	7.4
8	Kemba Walker	G	1	19.6	3.0	13.0	.231	1.0	8.0	.125	2.0	3.0	.667	5.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	9.0
51	Tremont Waters	PG	5	9.7	0.8	2.6	.308	0.6	1.4	.429	0.8	0.8	1.000	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.6	2.8	0.6	0.0	3.0
40	Grant Williams	SF	10	20.1	2.0	4.8	.417	0.7	2.2	.318	0.3	0.9	.333	0.8	3.1	1.3	2.0	3.3	0.7	0.6	0.5	5.0
44	Robert Williams	PF	8	16.3	3.0	3.9	.774	0.0	0.1	.000	0.8	0.9	.857	1.4	1.2	2.5	4.0	6.5	0.6	1.1	1.5	6.8

Dallas Mavericks Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2	Tyler Bey	PF	3	1.8	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.7	.500	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
13	Jalen Brunson	PG	9	20.0	4.0	8.3	.480	1.1	2.9	.385	2.2	2.4	.909	1.9	1.3	0.0	2.4	2.4	3.3	0.6	0.0	11.3
3	Trey Burke	G	12	21.7	3.5	8.5	.412	1.8	4.4	.415	1.3	1.7	.800	0.8	1.9	0.2	1.3	1.6	1.9	0.7	0.2	10.2
33	Willie Cauley-Stein	C	13	19.3	2.5	4.0	.615	0.0	0.2	.000	1.3	2.2	.607	0.8	2.8	1.5	4.2	5.8	0.8	0.4	0.6	6.2
77	Luka Doncic	SF	12	34.5	9.7	21.0	.460	2.1	7.2	.287	5.8	7.7	.750	4.2	1.7	1.3	8.6	9.9	9.3	1.1	0.8	27.2
10	Dorian Finney-Smith	SF	8	29.3	3.4	8.1	.415	1.8	5.4	.326	0.8	0.9	.857	0.5	3.0	1.4	3.6	5.0	1.0	1.4	0.6	9.2
8	Josh Green	SG	11	12.4	0.6	1.5	.412	0.0	0.5	.000	0.5	0.7	.625	0.7	1.0	0.7	1.5	2.2	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.7
11	Tim Hardaway Jr.	SG	12	30.9	6.1	14.1	.432	3.5	8.8	.400	1.5	2.3	.643	1.2	1.5	0.2	3.9	4.1	2.0	0.7	0.2	17.2
14	Nate Hinton	SF	4	2.4	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
25	Wesley Iwundu	F	9	16.6	1.3	3.6	.375	0.3	1.9	.176	0.3	0.4	.750	0.3	0.9	0.3	2.1	2.4	0.6	0.6	0.0	3.3
16	James Johnson	F	13	19.1	2.6	5.6	.466	0.8	2.6	.324	0.8	1.7	.500	1.3	2.2	0.4	2.8	3.2	1.9	1.3	0.7	6.9
42	Maxi Kleber	PF	9	24.3	2.0	4.6	.439	1.8	3.8	.471	1.7	1.8	.938	0.7	1.9	0.8	4.6	5.3	1.3	0.3	0.9	7.4
51	Boban Marjanovic	C	10	7.5	1.9	3.7	.514	0.0	0.3	.000	0.4	0.6	.667	0.2	0.9	1.3	1.5	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2
6	Kristaps Porzingis	FC	4	28.8	7.2	17.0	.426	2.0	7.0	.286	2.0	2.8	.727	1.2	2.8	2.0	5.8	7.8	0.5	0.0	2.0	18.5
7	Dwight Powell	PF	9	19.7	1.6	3.3	.467	0.1	0.6	.200	1.8	2.4	.727	0.9	2.6	1.1	2.4	3.6	1.2	1.2	0.6	5.0
0	Josh Richardson	G	8	32.5	4.9	11.9	.411	2.0	6.2	.320	2.0	2.1	.941	1.2	3.8	1.1	1.8	2.9	1.6	0.9	0.2	13.8
1	Tyrell Terry	PG	8	4.9	0.5	1.4	.364	0.0	0.8	.000	0.0	0.1	.000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0

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