Dallas Mavericks 127, Boston Celtics 120 — Recap

February 6, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Dallas Mavericks 127, Boston Celtics 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 32-23 BOS; Q2 DAL 35-33 BOS; Q3 DAL 37-27 BOS; Q4 DAL 23-37 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Jaylen Brown (BOS) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Klay Thompson (DAL) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Payton Pritchard (BOS) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Naji Marshall (DAL) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Kyrie Irving (DAL) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jaylen Brown

25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · DAL

Klay Thompson

25 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 11-17 FG

Scoring · BOS

Payton Pritchard

21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 9-15 FG

Season highs

Dante Exum · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DAL	32	35	37	23		127
BOS	23	33	27	37		120

🧮 How They Scored

DALBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.0%Effective FG%59.7%

7.8%Turnover %12.9%

22.2%Offensive rebound %33.3%

0.156Free-throw rate0.170

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kyrie Irving G	40	19	3	4	4	—	3	7-17	3-6	2-2	—
Daniel Gafford F	34	8	15	5	—	2	1	3-4	—	2-3	+8
Max Christie G	30	15	6	4	—	1	—	6-13	0-3	3-5	+5
Klay Thompson G	29	25	3	4	—	—	—	11-17	3-6	—	+13
Naji Marshall F	29	20	2	3	1	—	2	9-15	2-6	—	-4
Dante Exum G	20	15	—	5	—	—	1	5-8	4-6	1-2	+29
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	14	—	1	2	3	—	—	0-3	0-1	—	-3

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown G	33	25	5	2	1	—	3	9-16	3-4	4-4	-15
Payton Pritchard G	33	21	6	6	—	1	2	9-15	3-9	—	-3
Jayson Tatum F	29	17	4	4	—	1	4	5-12	3-5	4-5	-22
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	27	17	5	1	—	2	2	7-13	1-3	2-3	-9
Derrick White G	26	13	3	3	—	1	1	5-10	2-6	1-1	-7
Luke Kornet F-C	23	7	5	5	—	1	—	3-5	—	1-2	-20
Sam Hauser F	21	6	1	2	—	—	—	2-5	2-5	—	+3
Al Horford C-F	21	3	5	1	—	—	1	1-4	1-3	—	-13
Neemias Queta C	10	6	2	1	—	—	—	3-6	—	—	+17
Jordan Walsh G	10	2	3	2	1	—	1	1-2	0-1	—	+17

🔬 Advanced Stats

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Klay Thompson	Bench	29	25	73.5	26.6	+23.2	16.5
Naji Marshall	Bench	29	20	66.7	27.0	-9.2	10.7
Kyrie Irving	Bench	40	19	53.1	23.6	-1.7	7.0
Dante Exum	Bench	20	15	84.5	21.3	+73.2	13.2
Max Christie	Bench	30	15	49.3	21.4	+7.9	9.0
Daniel Gafford	Bench	34	8	75.2	8.2	+12.5	11.6
Brandon Williams	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaden Hardy	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	14	—	0.0	8.6	-9.4	0.8

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaylen Brown	Bench	33	25	70.4	27.0	-23.8	12.4
Payton Pritchard	Bench	33	21	70.0	22.1	-6.6	12.7
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	27	17	59.4	28.1	-14.4	7.6
Jayson Tatum	Bench	29	17	59.9	26.5	-39.6	6.6
Derrick White	Bench	26	13	62.3	19.6	-13.5	9.2
Luke Kornet	Bench	23	7	59.5	10.5	-46.1	8.5
Neemias Queta	Bench	10	6	50.0	28.6	+100.0	9.5
Sam Hauser	Bench	21	6	60.0	10.0	+1.0	4.8
Al Horford	Bench	21	3	37.5	10.4	-35.8	4.9
Jordan Walsh	Bench	10	2	50.0	14.3	+100.0	13.1
Jrue Holiday	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0