Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Game Player Stats and Box Scores for March 1, 2024

The Dallas Mavericks took on the Boston Celtics for the second and final time this season on Friday. Dallas, which lost 119-110 in the first meeting, hoped to tie the head-to-head matchup. The Mavs would have liked their chances of winning after Luka Doncic was cleared to play hours before the game.

Despite dealing with a broken nose and sprained ankle, Doncic came out on fire, scoring 16 points in the first quarter. His former Mavericks teammate Kristaps Porzingis, however, was nearly just as explosive with 13 points. Jrue Holiday and Jaylen Brown joined the Latvian’s scoring spree and combined for 15. Boston led 38-32 after the game’s first 12 minutes.

Boston's lead went as high as 12 points on a few occasions in the second period, but Dallas kept within striking distance. Doncic continued to stay hot and finished with 23 first-half points. Kyrie Irving and rookie Dereck Lively II came alive and combined for 19 points.

Jayson Tatum, who hardly took any shot in the first quarter, dropped 11 points in the second frame. Porzingis cooled off a bit but had 16 points by halftime. Jrue Holiday and Jaylen Brown had 24 points combined. The Celtics were up 66-59 leading into the break.

Luka Doncic's scoring slowed down a bit in the third quarter but his impact elsewhere was superb. He already had 28 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists after three quarters.

Meanwhile, Jayson Tatum sustained his sizzling form, dropping 16 more points in the said quarter. Porzingis kept a steady rate on both ends and backed up Tatum. The Boston Celtics took a 102-90 lead over the Dallas Mavericks heading into the final period.

Boston surged in the final quarter. Tatum was superb on both ends, helping contain Luka Doncic and scoring when needed. The Celtics' starting five reached at least 10 points with "JT" leading the charge with 32. Derrick White had the lowest score among the starters with 13 but he had eight assists and seven rebounds.

Doncic accomplished his triple-double, ending the night with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Nobody on Dallas' roster reached 20 points as Kyrie Irving finished with 19. "Uncle Drew" is now 3-6 since leaving his former team.

The Boston Celtics' 138-110 over the Dallas Mavericks were their 10th in a row and the longest streak in the NBA this season. They improved their record at home to 27-3 and their overall win-loss slate to an NBA-best 46-12.

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Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics game player stats and box scores

Dallas Mavericks game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
PJ Washington	17	7	0	0	1	0	7-16	3-9	0-0	-22
Dereck Lively II	15	4	1	2	1	0	7-7	0-0	1-2	-15
Kyrie Irving	19	4	2	0	0	1	9-23	1-7	0-0	-15
Luka Doncic	37	12	11	0	0	2	14-25	3-9	6-8	-20
Josh Green	2	3	2	0	0	0	1-5	0-2	0-0	-16
Maxi Kleber	1	2	2	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	-7
Olivier Maxence-Prosper	2	1	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-4
Tim Hardaway Jr.	10	5	0	0	0	1	3-6	2-4	2-2	-21
Derrick Jones Jr.	1	0	1	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	-10
Dwight Powell	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Daniel Gafford	0	2	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Dante Exum	4	2	1	0	0	0	1-5	0-1	2-2	0
Jaden Hardy	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	-4
Marcus Morris	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Boston Celtics game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum	32	8	3	0	0	4	10-19	5-9	7-7	+17
Kristaps Porzingis	24	6	2	0	1	0	8-14	4-8	3-3	+14
Jrue Holiday	11	2	7	2	1	0	4-6	3-3	0-0	+12
Derrick White	13	7	8	1	2	2	5-10	3-6	0-0	+21
Jaylen Brown	25	7	5	1	0	0	11-20	2-5	1-1	+16
Xavier Tillman	6	1	2	0	1	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	+13
Sam Hauser	0	4	1	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	+8
Oshae Brissett	3	0	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	1-1	+4
Al Horford	12	8	3	0	2	1	5-8	2-5	0-0	+21
Payton Pritchard	10	2	1	0	0	1	4-7	2-4	0-0	+6
Svi Mykhailiuk	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+5
Jaden Springer	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	+3
Luke Kornet	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-