On Saturday night, the Boston Celtics crushed the Dallas Mavericks (in Texas) by a score of 122-107. Jayson Tatum finished with 24 points, six rebounds, three
Dallas backup center Maxi Kleber broke his right foot during a 122-107 home loss to the Boston Celtics, adding to the Mavericks' lengthy list of unavailable players and leaving the team with one available center.
The former Mavs big man left nearly three years ago, but hadn’t played a game at American Airlines Center until Saturday.
Kristaps Porzingis finally played a game back in Dallas since he was traded away, though there wasn't much drama as the C's beat the Mavs.
Maxi Kleber will be sidelined for a significant period due to a broken right foot sustained in a game against the Celtics.
Dallas Mavericks host the Boston Celtics in an NBA Finals rematch Saturday, aiming to recover from recent struggles.
Turnovers: 12 (Dinwiddie 4, Irving 3, Grimes, Hardy, Prosper, Thompson, Washington). Steals: 2 (Dinwiddie, Grimes). Technical Fouls: Dinwiddie, 4:07 fourth. A_20,421 (19,200).
The game is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN Deportes. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial and $30 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.
The Celtics had each of their five starters drop at least 17 points as they defeated the Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night.
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,
The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics met in Dallas on Saturday for their first matchup since last season's NBA Finals. Dallas was missing many key pieces, including starters Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II, while Boston was wrapping up a four-game road trip.