The Celtics finished their road trip 3-1 after knocking off the Mavericks on Saturday night behind a big third quarter from Derrick White.
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.
Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 24 points and Derrick White added 23 to lead the visiting Boston Celtics to a 122-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
Grimes will come off the bench in Thursday's game against the Thunder, Mavericks radio play-by-play broadcaster Chuck Cooperstein reports. The 24-year-old will retreat to the bench in favor of Spencer Dinwiddie on Thursday.
DALLAS (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.
Grimes is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Timberwolves, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports. Grimes returns from a one-game absence and will move straight into the lineup alongside Kyrie Irving in the backcourt.
Without injured star Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks were no match for the Boston Celtics in the first meeting of last season's NBA Finals teams.
Despite their inconsistency over the past seven weeks, the Celtics looked every bit like the team that dominated the Mavericks in the NBA Finals seven months ago, cruising to a 122-107 victory.
Late in the third quarter, Quentin Grimes recovered a bad pass from Jaden Hardy, turned the corner downhill, and threw down a monster slam dunk over Luke Kornet, infecting the American Airlines ...