Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score (Jan. 25) | 2024-25 NBA season

In a rematch of the 2024 NBA finals, the defending champion Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Jayson Tatum, recently named an All-Star for the sixth time in his young career, led the balanced Boston offense, where all starters scored at least 17 points. Tatum had 24 points and six rebounds on 8-for-22 shooting. Derrick White scored 23 points for Boston, while Jaylen Brown had 22, Kristaps Porzingis with 18 points, and Jrue Holiday added 17.

On the other end, Kyrie Irving led Dallas in scoring with 22 points on 11-for-23 shooting (47.8%). He also had five assists and four rebounds. Quentin Grimes contributed 20 points off the bench, while Daniel Gafford finished with a double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds.

Boston, the NBA leader in 3-pointers made (17.8) and attempted (48.9) per game, went 20-for-52 (38.5%) on Saturday. The Celtics' starting backcourt of White and Holiday was 9-for-20. In comparison, the Mavericks, as a team, only made eight 3-pointers on 22 attempts.

The Celtics are coming off a 117-96 beating against their rivals, the LA Lakers. The 21-point margin was Boston's worst loss this season. The game at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday marked Boston's fifth game in seven nights.

Meanwhile, the short-handed Mavericks are coming off a huge 121-115 win over the Western Conference-leading OKC Thunder on Thursday. Dallas is still without superstar Luka Doncic, who remains sidelined with a left calf strain. He already missed 23 games this season while only appearing in 22. Dallas is 5-11 since Doncic went down.

For Saturday's finals rematch, Boston's injury list is clean, with all players available for coach Joe Mazzulla. On the other end, Dallas has listed five players as out, led by Doncic. Coach Jason Kidd started Irving, Gafford, Klay Thompson, P.J. Washington, and Spencer Dinwiddie.

This is Dallas and Boston's first meeting since the 2024 NBA finals. The teams will meet again on Feb. 6 at TD Garden in Boston to complete their two-game season series.

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Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score

Boston Celtics player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown	22	8	6	0	0	0	10-21	0-5	2-6	10
Jayson Tatum	24	6	3	1	0	3	8-22	4-12	4-4	-4
Kristaps Porziņģis	18	4	5	0	2	1	6-12	3-5	3-3	1
Derrick White	23	5	4	0	0	0	7-16	4-10	5-6	7
Jrue Holiday	17	3	4	1	1	0	6-12	5-10	0-0	4
Payton Pritchard	6	9	4	1	0	0	2-4	2-4	0-0	21
Al Horford	4	6	1	0	0	0	2-8	0-2	0-0	16
Sam Hauser	6	1	1	0	0	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	-1
Luke Kornet	2	9	5	0	2	0	1-4	0-0	0-0	21
Jordan Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0
Jaden Springer	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Neemias Queta	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Baylor Scheierman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Xavier Tillman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Klay Thompson	6	3	0	0	1	1	2-4	2-3	0-0	-4
P.J. Washington	17	8	3	0	1	1	4-13	1-4	8-11	-11
Daniel Gafford	19	15	2	0	3	0	6-12	0-0	7-9	3
Spencer Dinwiddie	12	3	2	1	0	4	5-7	2-3	0-0	2
Kyrie Irving	22	4	5	0	1	3	11-23	0-3	0-0	-9
Maxi Kleber	1	1	1	0	1	0	0-6	0-3	1-2	-19
Quentin Grimes	20	7	2	1	0	1	7-12	2-3	4-4	-20
Jaden Hardy	10	3	3	0	0	1	4-8	1-2	1-2	-5
Kessler Edwards	0	4	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-4
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-8
Jazian Gortman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Brandon Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Markieff Morris	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks game summary

The Dallas Mavericks started the game on a 13-4 run and led the Boston Celtics 29-25 at the end of the first period. The Celtics only knocked two 3-pointers in eight attempts in the quarter.

In the second period, the Celtics scored 34 points while limiting the Mavs to just 20. They led 59-49 at the break. The defending champions shot 33.3% on 3-pointers, converting eight of their 24 attempts. The Celtics did not commit a single turnover at the half. They finished the game with five turnovers, while Dallas already had seven by halftime.

Center Maxi Kleber added to the Mavericks' injury woes as he left the game late in the third quarter with a sprained right ankle. The Celtics' lead ballooned to 25 in the period behind 16 points from guard Derrick White. He was the top scorer after three quarters with 21. Heading into the final quarter, the Celtics led 96-76 and never looked back.

The Celtics and Mavericks both return to action on Monday. Boston hosts the Houston Rockets, and Dallas faces the visiting Washington Wizards.