Mavericks (113) vs Celtics (108) · Mar 31, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 31, 2021

Game Recap

The Mavericks defeated the Celtics, 113-108. Luka Doncic led the way for the Mavericks with 36 points (11-15 FG, 7-11 3pt FG), eight rebounds and five assists, while Jalen Brunson added 21 points (8-10 FG), five rebounds and three assists in the victory. Jayson Tatum (25 points, nine rebounds, three assists) and Jaylen Brown (24 points, four rebounds, four steals) combined for 49 points for the Celtics in the losing effort. The Mavericks improve to 25-21 on the season, while the Celtics fall to 23-25.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	30	34	26	23	113
BOS	25	20	28	35	108

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
10Dorian Finney-SmithSF	39	4-7	3-5	0-0	9	0	2	0	1	3	11	+13
42Maxi KleberPF	25	1-5	0-3	3-4	3	2	1	0	1	3	5	-5
6Kristaps PorzingisC	32	6-15	3-7	4-6	8	2	2	3	2	2	19	+15
0Josh RichardsonSG	39	3-9	2-3	0-0	6	4	0	1	3	2	8	+5
77Luka DoncicPG	34	11-15	7-11	7-11	8	5	0	0	8	3	36	-2
13Jalen Brunson	32	8-10	1-1	4-4	5	3	1	0	1	1	21	-1
11Tim Hardaway Jr.	25	3-10	1-6	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	3	7	-9
44Nicolo Melli	5	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	+1
3Trey Burke	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	+4
8Josh Green	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4
2Tyler Bey	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Nate Hinton	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Dwight Powell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		38-7749.4%	19-3948.7%	18-2572.0%	43	20	6	4	16	18	113

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	36	9-17	4-11	2-4	4	1	4	0	3	2	24	-8
0Jayson TatumPF	38	10-24	1-8	4-4	9	3	3	0	3	2	25	-19
20Moritz WagnerC	15	1-4	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	3	2	0
36Marcus SmartSG	35	5-12	2-7	5-6	5	7	2	1	0	2	17	+1
8Kemba WalkerPG	37	7-19	2-9	6-6	5	6	1	0	1	3	22	+1
94Evan Fournier	30	3-6	0-2	0-1	3	1	1	0	0	2	6	+5
12Grant Williams	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	-3
11Payton Pritchard	15	2-4	2-4	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	+4
26Aaron Nesmith	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4
40Luke Kornet	16	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	1	4	-2
4Carsen Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
99Tacko Fall	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Tremont Waters	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Robert Williams III	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		39-9441.5%	11-4723.4%	19-2382.6%	36	20	11	2	9	19	108

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdalbos

(11:56) Jump Ball Wagner vs. Kleber: Tip to Walker
(11:39) MISS Tatum 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:35) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:17) Porzingis 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Richardson 1 AST)
20
(11:00) MISS Smart 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:57) Wagner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:49) Walker 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Wagner 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:36) Doncic 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
42
(10:22) MISS Brown 30' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:20) Smart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:19) MISS Smart 17' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:19) Richardson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:01) Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Richardson 2 AST)
72
(9:47) MISS Walker 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(9:47) Porzingis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:46) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:39) MISS Kleber 2' Layup
(9:39) Smart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:35) Wagner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:34) Wagner Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:34) Finney-Smith STEAL (1 STL)
(9:31) MISS Kleber 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:26) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:26) MISS Porzingis Tip Layup Shot
(9:26) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:20) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:16) Richardson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:05) MISS Richardson 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:03) Wagner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (8:54) Brown 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
75
+2 (8:40) Doncic 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
95
(8:32) Wagner OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Brown)
(8:32) Wagner Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (8:16) Porzingis 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
115
(7:57) MISS Walker 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:52) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:40) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:40) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(7:35) MISS Tatum 3' Running Layup
(7:35) Richardson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:34) CELTICS Rebound
(7:34) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:26) MISS Brown 5' Driving Layup
(7:22) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:22) Brown Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
117
(7:01) MISS Finney-Smith 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:00) Mavericks Rebound
(7:00) Mavericks Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(6:40) MISS Walker 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:36) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:26) MISS Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:23) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:20) Doncic 29' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Porzingis 1 AST)
147
(6:00) MISS Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:59) CELTICS Rebound
(5:59) Kleber P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
+2 (5:47) Fournier 17' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
149
(5:32) MISS Porzingis 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:29) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:21) Brown 5' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
1411
+3 (4:58) Richardson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1711
+3 (4:45) Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wagner 2 AST)
1714
(4:41) Mavericks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:25) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:24) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:13) Smart 3' Layup (5 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1716
+3 (3:55) Porzingis 29' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Richardson 3 AST)
2016
(3:43) MISS Walker 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:40) Kleber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:26) MISS Porzingis 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:26) Mavericks Rebound
+2 (3:21) Brunson 9' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2216
(3:05) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:05) Porzingis STEAL (1 STL)
(2:56) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
+1 (2:56) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2316
+1 (2:56) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2416
(2:42) MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
(2:39) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:34) Hardaway Jr. 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2616
(2:24) MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:21) Richardson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:08) Williams P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brown)
(2:03) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:01) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:55) MISS Fournier 3' Running Layup
(1:53) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:44) MISS Hardaway Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(1:41) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:38) Hardaway Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brown)
+1 (1:38) Pritchard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2617
+1 (1:38) Pritchard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2618
+3 (1:22) Doncic 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2918
+3 (1:11) Pritchard 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2921
(0:48) Brunson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:48) Fournier STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:44) Tatum 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Fournier 1 AST)
2923
(0:27) Doncic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:27) Brown STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (0:23) Brown 2' Running Layup (9 PTS)
2925
(0:03) Williams S.FOUL (P2.T3) (T.Brown)
(0:03) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:03) Mavericks Rebound
+1 (0:03) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
3025
(0:00) MISS Pritchard 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) CELTICS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

BOS

113Points108

38-77(49.4%)Field Goal(%)39-94(41.5%)

19-39(48.7%)3-Point(%)11-47(23.4%)

18-25(72.0%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)

43(4)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

20Assists20

6Steals11

4Blocks2

16Turnovers9

18Fouls19

30Pts In The Paint50

12Fast Break Pts15

10Pts Off Turnovers23

34Bench Pts18

23Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 2,298 (11.7%)