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Dallas Mavericks21-42100atBoston Celtics42-21120

Fri, Mar 6, 7:00 PM ESTTD Garden, Boston, MAESPN · KFAA · MavsTV · NBC SPORTS BOSTON

The box score

Final numbers

Line scoreQ1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL22312720100
BOS21373230120

Dallas Mavericks

100
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Khris MiddletonSF247530002-80-23-4-18
P.J. WashingtonPF295530112-91-30-0-23
Dwight PowellC152500120-00-02-2-10
Cooper FlaggSG3016861037-230-42-2-17
Max ChristiePG2912420024-94-60-0-19
Moussa Cisse266711303-50-00-0+10
Naji Marshall2513130016-121-10-0-20
Brandon Williams1911740003-82-53-4-4
Caleb Martin164300012-30-10-0+1
Klay Thompson1819010007-135-110-0-8
AJ Johnson40000000-00-00-0+4
Ryan Nembhard45000002-31-20-0+4
Team1004923251038-9314-3510-12

DNP: Marvin Bagley III (injury), Daniel Gafford (injury), Kyrie Irving (injury), Dereck Lively II (injury), John Poulakidas (gleague twoway), Tyler Smith (gleague twoway)

Boston Celtics

120
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Sam HauserSF236500202-82-80-00
Jayson TatumPF27151271026-163-80-0+20
Neemias QuetaC26161501116-80-04-7+16
Jaylen BrownSG3324772039-172-54-6+20
Derrick WhitePG3120442208-162-72-2+23
Nikola Vučević20000000-00-00-0-1
Payton Pritchard3418760218-172-80-0+19
Hugo González196220102-42-30-0+2
Baylor Scheierman215220002-31-10-00
Luka Garza1810310214-82-60-0+9
Ron Harper Jr.40100000-20-20-0-4
Amari Williams30000000-00-00-0-4
Team1206629610847-9916-4810-15

DNP: Jordan Walsh (injury), Max Shulga (gleague twoway), John Tonje (gleague twoway)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

5510101515202025253030BOSDALQ1Q2Q3Q4
Biggest lead · BOS
25
Biggest lead · DAL
5
Times tied
7
Lead changes
20
Longest run · BOS
13

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Rest edge: BOSTravel tax: DAL4 in 6: bothNational TV
  • BOS has the rest edge with 1 day and 47.5h between games.
  • DAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,116 mi from its previous stop.
  • Both teams are navigating a 4 in 6 spot, which raises the fatigue floor on each side.
  • DAL is in game 3 of 6 on the road with 1,392 mi already logged before tip.
  • National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spotDALBOS
Record21-4242-21
Days restB2B1 day
Hours rest24h47.5h
Rest swing-23.5h+23.5h
Travel in1,116 mi0 mi
Zone change0h0h
Body clock1h0h
Local tipeveningevening
SegmentRoad trip · 3 of 6Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip1,392 mi0 mi
Schedule alertsB2B4 in 64 in 6

How each side got here

Travel and map

DAL

1,116 mi
Orlando, FLBoston, MA

DAL came from Orlando, FL with 1,116 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Orlando, FL to Boston, MA

BOS

0 mi
Boston, MANo travel

BOS stayed in Boston, MA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Boston, MA

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

DAL

Road trip

DAL is on game 3 of 6 on the road, with 1,392 mi already behind it.

Game in segment3 of 6
Miles before tip1,392 mi
Segment miles4,008 mi

BOS

Homestand

BOS is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

National
ESPN
Local TV
DALKFAABOSNBC SPORTS BOSTONin-market
Team streams
DALMavsTVin-market
League Pass
Full replay + condensed game
Radio
DAL97.1 FM / S: 99.1 FMBOS98.5 The Sports HubSiriusXM

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