Quentin Grimes threw down a huge dunk on Saturday and then showed no mercy to his opponent. Grimes took a pass just beyond the 3-point line and then drove to the basket for a moster dunk over Luke Kornet late in the third quarter of the Dallas Mavericks-Boston Celtics game at American Airlines Center in Dallas,

Kornet will return to a bench role for the Celtics in Friday's game against the Lakers. After starting Wednesday's win against the Clippers, Kornet will assume his usual role off the bench. Boston is getting key players back for this matchup.

The Celtics finished their road trip 3-1 after knocking off the Mavericks on Saturday night behind a big third quarter from Derrick White.

The little-used guard got the call when Boston couldn't stop the Clippers' guards. He delivered stout defense and more in an overtime win.

Starting against Atlanta

This afternoon, the Dallas Mavericks will host the defending NBA Champions, the Boston Celtics, in a game that tips at 4:30 CST at the American Airlines Center.

All five Celtics starters scored 17 points or more, led by Jayson Tatum (24) and Derrick White (23). The Celtics did not commit a turnover during the first half and finished the game with just five.

Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

The Celtics should still be among the favorites to win it all. But will this potential weakness come to haunt them?

Kornet will return to a bench role for the Celtics ... after missing Boston's previous contest due to an illness. The 29-year-old big man should reclaim his starting spot from Luke Kornet against ...

Did the Lakers’ 117-96 victory on Thursday night provide an impetus lasting beyond one game, or was it an outlier against a team coming off an overtime game the night before?