The Dallas Mavericks (21-41) play their third road game in four nights, this time visiting the Boston Celtics (41-21). Dallas lost a painful one to the Orlando Magic on Thursday, falling on a last-second scramble where they gave up a dunk to seal the game. Boston got drubbed by the streaking Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, so they’ve had a day to think about that loss.
Here’s the main things you need to know:
- WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics
- WHAT: Becoming one with road games.
- WHERE: TD Garden, Boston, MA
- WHEN: 6:00 pm CST
- HOW: ESPN
The injury report for this game is a bit painful for Dallas but what else is new. Both Marvin
Bagley and Daniel Gafford are each listed as doubtful as of this writing, which means they aren’t going to play. The three two-way players are questionable but I believe Moussa Cisse has to play unless Dallas is content with only Dwight Powell as a big. Klay Thompson and Brandon Williams are each questionable and I believe both will play. Cooper Flagg is not on the report and we’ll see if he has a minutes restriction.
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The Celtics have a pristine injury report, because team health feels like a skill at this point. Heck even Jason Tatum is off the report, so he’s playing!
This is going to be a massive narrative game. On the Dallas side, all we will hear about is how Cooper Flagg is from this region of the country, how his mom is a Celtics fan and he grew up as one as well. It’s all low-hanging fruit meant to provoke we sensitive Dallas fans. But the Celtics side will be thick with narrative: Tatum returns to a team playing great led by Jaylen Brown. How do they figure out roles?
We know Boston may nuke Dallas from three. I don’t expect this one to be close, but we’ll see!
Be sure to chime in with your predictions in the comments!
Consider joining Josh and me on Pod Maverick live after the game on YouTube, we should start LATE. Thanks so much for spending time with us here at Mavs Moneyball. Let’s go Mavs!
