Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics

Mar 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	22	31	27	20	100
BOS	21	37	32	30	120

Game Recap

Jayson Tatum notches a double-double in his season debut as the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 120-100.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Khris MiddletonSF	24	2-8	0-2	3-4	5	3	0	0	0	2	-18	7
25P.J. WashingtonPF	28	2-9	1-3	0-0	5	3	0	1	1	1	-23	5
7Dwight PowellC	15	0-0	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	1	2	4	-10	2
32Cooper FlaggSG	30	7-23	0-4	2-2	8	6	1	0	3	5	-17	16
00Max ChristiePG	28	4-9	4-6	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	0	-19	12
30Moussa Cisse	25	3-5	0-0	0-0	7	1	1	3	0	0	+10	6
13Naji Marshall	25	6-12	1-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	3	-20	13
16Caleb Martin	16	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	+1	4
31Klay Thompson	18	7-13	5-11	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-8	19
10Brandon Williams	19	3-8	2-5	3-4	7	4	0	0	0	0	-4	11
8AJ Johnson	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
9Ryan Nembhard	4	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	5

TOTAL	-	38-9340.9%	14-3540.0%	10-1283.3%	45	23	2	5	10	16	-	100

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
30Sam HauserSF	22	2-8	2-8	0-0	5	0	0	2	0	1	0	6
0Jayson TatumPF	27	6-16	3-8	0-0	12	7	1	0	2	2	+20	15
88Neemias QuetaC	25	6-8	0-0	4-7	15	0	1	1	1	2	+16	16
7Jaylen BrownSG	33	9-17	2-5	4-6	7	7	2	0	3	1	+20	24
9Derrick WhitePG	31	8-16	2-7	2-2	4	4	2	2	0	1	+23	20
11Payton Pritchard	33	8-17	2-8	0-0	7	6	0	2	1	0	+19	18
4Nikola Vucevic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
55Baylor Scheierman	20	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	5
28Hugo Gonzalez	18	2-4	2-3	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	2	+2	6
52Luka Garza	17	4-8	2-6	0-0	3	1	0	2	1	0	+9	10
13Ron Harper Jr.	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
77Amari Williams	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9947.5%	16-4833.3%	10-1566.7%	58	29	6	10	8	10	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDALBOS

(11:56) Jump Ball N. Queta vs. D. Powell: Tip to S. Hauser
(11:47) MISS S. Hauser 27' 3PT
(11:44) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:36) MISS J. Tatum 16' pullup Shot
(11:33) M. Christie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:15) MISS K. Middleton 24' pullup 3PT
(11:13) N. Queta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) MISS S. Hauser 25' running 3PT
(11:05) N. Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(11:01) MISS D. White bank 3PT
(10:59) K. Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) C. Flagg bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:45) N. Queta STEAL (1 STL)
(10:33) MISS J. Brown 16' fadeaway Shot
(10:30) D. Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) MISS M. Christie 18' pullup Shot
(10:18) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:07) N. Queta alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
02
(9:55) MISS C. Flagg 15' pullup Shot
(9:51) N. Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:41) MISS N. Queta cutting DUNK - blocked
(9:41) P. Washington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:38) M. Christie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:21) MISS M. Christie 25' pullup 3PT
(9:19) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:06) MISS D. White 27' pullup 3PT
(9:03) P. Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:57) C. Flagg 7' turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (P. Washington 1 AST)
22
(8:44) C. Flagg shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Queta 2 FT)
(8:44) MISS N. Queta Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:44) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:44) MISS N. Queta Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:44) D. Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:34) N. Queta shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Flagg 2 FT)
(8:34) DAL Timeout
+1 (8:34) C. Flagg Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
32
+1 (8:34) C. Flagg Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
42
+3 (8:25) J. Brown 28' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Tatum 2 AST)
45
(8:04) MISS C. Flagg 25' 3PT
(8:03) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:52) N. Queta 7' Hook (4 PTS) (J. Brown 1 AST)
47
(7:42) N. Queta defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (7:42) K. Middleton technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
57
+2 (7:35) K. Middleton 19' pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
77
(7:20) MISS J. Brown 3PT
(7:17) M. Cisse REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:10) MISS K. Middleton 6' driving floating Shot
(7:07) M. Cisse REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:06) MISS M. Cisse tip Layup
(7:05) S. Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:59) MISS J. Tatum 26' pullup 3PT
(6:57) K. Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:49) M. Christie bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:49) J. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(6:44) J. Brown lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:44) C. Flagg STEAL (1 STL)
(6:39) MISS C. Flagg 6' running Layup
(6:36) P. Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:36) MISS P. Washington tip Layup
(6:34) M. Cisse REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (6:34) M. Cisse putback DUNK (2 PTS)
97
+2 (6:22) D. White driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
99
(6:08) MISS M. Christie driving Layup - blocked
(6:08) D. White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:08) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(5:49) MISS P. Pritchard driving Layup - blocked
(5:49) M. Cisse BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:46) C. Flagg REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:39) MISS K. Middleton 16' step back Shot - blocked
(5:39) P. Pritchard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:38) P. Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:32) B. Scheierman 27' 3PT running (3 PTS) (H. Gonzalez 1 AST)
912
(5:14) MISS P. Washington 14' driving Hook
(5:10) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:02) MISS J. Brown 29' step back 3PT
(4:59) K. Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:57) C. Flagg running Layup (6 PTS) (K. Middleton 1 AST)
1112
(4:29) P. Pritchard lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:29) M. Cisse STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:21) N. Marshall 7' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1312
(4:21) BOS Timeout
(4:07) MISS J. Brown 17' step back Shot
(4:03) L. Garza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:55) C. Martin personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:45) MISS H. Gonzalez 8' driving floating Shot - blocked
(3:45) M. Cisse BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:40) L. Garza REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:40) BOS shot clock Team TURNOVER
+2 (3:31) K. Thompson 18' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Marshall 1 AST)
1512
(3:23) J. Brown lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:13) B. Scheierman shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williams 2 FT)
+1 (3:13) B. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1612
+1 (3:13) B. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1712
+2 (2:56) L. Garza cutting Layup (2 PTS) (P. Pritchard 1 AST)
1714
(2:42) D. Powell offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(2:42) D. Powell offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (2:31) P. Pritchard driving Layup (2 PTS) (L. Garza 1 AST)
1716
(2:21) MISS K. Thompson 25' 3PT
(2:19) H. Gonzalez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:13) MISS H. Gonzalez 3PT
(2:12) B. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:03) MISS B. Williams running Layup - blocked
(2:03) H. Gonzalez BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:01) P. Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:55) D. White 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (B. Scheierman 1 AST)
1719
+2 (1:42) N. Marshall 12' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1919
(1:34) MISS P. Pritchard 27' pullup 3PT
(1:32) L. Garza REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (1:31) L. Garza putback Layup (4 PTS)
1921
(1:13) N. Marshall bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:13) D. White STEAL (1 STL)
(1:08) MISS P. Pritchard 30' running 3PT
(1:06) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:54) MISS N. Marshall 7' pullup Shot - blocked
(0:54) L. Garza BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:53) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:53) N. Marshall loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:32) MISS D. White 17' fadeaway Shot
(0:30) B. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:25) K. Thompson 25' 3PT running pullup (5 PTS) (N. Marshall 2 AST)
2221
(0:02) MISS L. Garza 27' 3PT
(0:02) P. Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

BOS

100Points120

38-93(40.9%)Field Goal(%)47-99(47.5%)

14-35(40.0%)3-Point(%)16-48(33.3%)

10-12(83.3%)Free Throw(%)10-15(66.7%)

45(8)Rebounds(Offensive)58(14)

23Assists29

2Steals6

5Blocks10

10Turnovers8

16Fouls10

30Pts In The Paint52

20Fast Break Pts15

11Pts Off Turnovers9

58Bench Pts39

5Largest Lead25

Game Details

Friday, March 6, 2026 · 7:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: ESPN