A couple of developments that will have to go the Celtics way if they are to successfully defend that championship.

T he Dallas Mavericks pulled off a shocking upset on Thursday night, going into TD Garden and dominating the Boston Celtics.

Doncic, who had dragged an otherwise unremarkable Mavericks team through the Western Conference, became the face of their ...

Klay Thompson and the Mavericks jumped on the Celtics early, and the Celtics never countered – falling 127-120 in their ...

The Mavericks didn’t need departed superstar Luka Doncic in their first visit to TD Garden since the NBA Finals. They didn’t ...

It was another poor performance coming home from a successful road trip. The Celtics have the league’s best road record but ...

BOSTON — The shorthanded Dallas Mavericks handed the Boston Celtics one of their ugliest losses of the year on Thursday night ...

SportsLine's model has simulated the Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for ...

Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 22 off the bench as the undermanned Dallas Mavericks earned a ...

Two players entered the game as "questionable," Jrue Holiday for the Celtics and Anthony Davis for the Mavericks. Anthony ...

BOSTON — Klay Thompson scored 25 points, Daniel Gafford gave the Mavericks 15 rebounds in what could be his last start at ...

The Boston Celtics will be taking on the Dallas Mavericks for the second time this season but this game has a different feel ...