47pts
Kyrie Irving
BOSvsDAL
Nov 20, 2017
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks Head-to-Head
Boston Celtics lead the all-time record 53-42 across 95 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on December 5, 1980: Dallas Mavericks 87, Boston Celtics 97.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026BOS
53
vs
DAL
42
95 meetings
All-time
BOS lead 53-42
Recent form
BOS 8-2 over the latest 10
Last meeting
BOS won 120-100 on Mar 6, 2026
Closeness
11 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.3 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 6, 26
BOS 120-100 DAL
BOSFeb 3, 26
DAL 100-110 BOS
BOSFeb 6, 25
BOS 120-127 DAL
DALJan 25, 25
DAL 107-122 BOS
BOSJun 17, 24
BOS 106-88 DAL
BOSJun 14, 24
DAL 122-84 BOS
DALJun 12, 24
DAL 99-106 BOS
BOSJun 9, 24
BOS 105-98 DAL
BOSJun 6, 24
BOS 107-89 DAL
BOSMar 1, 24
BOS 138-110 DAL
BOS| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | BOS | DAL | 120–100 | BOS |
| Feb 3, 2026 | DAL | BOS | 100–110 | BOS |
| Feb 6, 2025 | BOS | DAL | 120–127 | DAL |
| Jan 25, 2025 | DAL | BOS | 107–122 | BOS |
| Jun 17, 2024 | BOS | DAL | 106–88 | BOS |
| Jun 14, 2024 | DAL | BOS | 122–84 | DAL |
| Jun 12, 2024 | DAL | BOS | 99–106 | BOS |
| Jun 9, 2024 | BOS | DAL | 105–98 | BOS |
| Jun 6, 2024 | BOS | DAL | 107–89 | BOS |
| Mar 1, 2024 | BOS | DAL | 138–110 | BOS |
Last Meeting
Mar 6, 2026Final
BOS
120
HOME
DAL
100
AWAY
Celticswon by20
Celtics' 2nd straight in this series·Game 95 of all-time series
Matchup context
Boston Celtics have won 8 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Boston Celtics lead the complete decided record 53-42. The 10.3-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1980 to 2026
- 45 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.3 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 5
- 5 playoff meetings across 1 postseason
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
53W
42W
BOS
DAL
56%44%
Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season90 games
49
41
Playoffs5 games
4
1
Boston Celtics Biggest Win
124–95+29
Jan 5, 2023
Dallas Mavericks Biggest Win
122–84+38
Jun 14, 2024Playoff
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | BOS ↕ | DAL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
22-25
BOS
AWAY
17-31
DAL
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Boston Celtics: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.3 pts on average
10.3pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
BOS↑Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time55.8%
DAL↓Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time44.2%
Last 10 Results
BOS / DAL
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 39 of 95 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
2
BOS OT Wins
1
DAL OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
102-110 on Nov 20, 2017 (1OT)
Largest Leads
BOS Biggest Leads
+42pts
Mar 29, 2002
#2:+33 pts·Jan 10, 2003
#3:+31 pts·Nov 3, 2014
DAL Biggest Leads
+30pts
Jan 5, 2023
#2:+28 pts·Jan 2, 2015
#3:+28 pts·Dec 28, 2004
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
25
Feb 23, 2021
Average per Game
5.0
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
18
Jan 31, 2008
Average Ties per Game
4.4
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,582
Mar 20, 2008
Lowest
2,298
Mar 31, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,934
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
BOS44.3%
DAL46.3%
DAL +2.0 pp
3P%
BOS36.3%
DAL36.9%
DAL +0.6 pp
FT%
BOS76.6%
DAL78.7%
DAL +2.1 pp
TS%
BOS53.5%
DAL55.7%
DAL +2.2 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
BOS Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 494 | 22 | 22.4 | 32 |
| Jayson Tatum | 272 | 12 | 22.7 | 37 |
| Jaylen Brown | 231 | 11 | 21.0 | 31 |
| Marcus Smart | 186 | 15 | 12.4 | 20 |
| Antoine Walker | 182 | 11 | 16.6 | 29 |
| Ray Allen | 159 | 8 | 19.9 | 26 |
| Avery Bradley | 115 | 7 | 16.4 | 32 |
| Rajon Rondo | 106 | 10 | 10.6 | 20 |
| Kemba Walker | 104 | 4 | 26.0 | 32 |
| Al Horford | 102 | 9 | 11.3 | 17 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 98 | 4 | 24.5 | 30 |
| Kyrie Irving | 89 | 3 | 29.7 | 47 |
| Walter McCarty | 82 | 8 | 10.3 | 18 |
| Kevin Garnett | 78 | 5 | 15.6 | 20 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 74 | 7 | 10.6 | 17 |
DAL Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 770 | 30 | 25.7 | 37 |
| Luka Doncic | 259 | 9 | 28.8 | 42 |
| Michael Finley | 230 | 12 | 19.2 | 28 |
| Jason Terry | 200 | 13 | 15.4 | 30 |
| Josh Howard | 167 | 11 | 15.2 | 30 |
| Harrison Barnes | 137 | 6 | 22.8 | 31 |
| Devin Harris | 136 | 15 | 9.1 | 19 |
| Wesley Matthews | 124 | 8 | 15.5 | 22 |
| J.J. Barea | 118 | 15 | 7.9 | 20 |
| Jalen Brunson | 94 | 7 | 13.4 | 22 |
| Shawn Bradley | 89 | 10 | 8.9 | 31 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 81 | 9 | 9.0 | 19 |
| Shawn Marion | 80 | 7 | 11.4 | 16 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 79 | 6 | 13.2 | 20 |
| Steve Nash | 76 | 8 | 9.5 | 14 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
42pts
Luka Doncic
DALvsBOS
Nov 23, 2022
37pts
Jayson Tatum
BOSvsDAL
Nov 23, 2022
37pts
Dirk Nowitzki
DALvsBOS
Jan 18, 2010
37pts
Dirk Nowitzki
DALvsBOS
Feb 12, 2009
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
47 games with complete quarter lines
BOSDAL
How they create points
37 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: DAL +3.2 points37 games
BOS highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.6
DAL highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 26.3
Widest fingerprint gap
DAL +3.2 points in paint
Questions about this record: Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks
What is the Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 5 games: Boston Celtics have 4 wins and Dallas Mavericks have 1. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks results compare with the complete record?
Boston Celtics have won 8 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Boston Celtics lead the complete decided record 53-42. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.