Boston Celtics (33-10, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (24-18, sixth in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Celtics -3; over/under is 239.5
BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks host Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics in non-conference play.
The Mavericks have gone 13-9 at home. Dallas is seventh in the league averaging 118.5 points and is shooting 47.2% from the field.
The Celtics have gone 13-9 away from home. Boston is the Eastern Conference leader with 36.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Tatum averaging 7.4.
The 118.5 points per game the Mavericks average are 7.9 more points than the Celtics give up (110.6). The Celtics average 16.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.1 more made shots on average than the 13.1 per game the Mavericks give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Doncic is scoring 33.6 points per game with 8.3 rebounds and 9.2 assists for the Mavericks. Kyrie Irving is averaging 26.6 points and 6.4 rebounds while shooting 47.5% over the past 10 games for Dallas.
Tatum is averaging 26.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown is averaging 20.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists over the past 10 games for Boston.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 6-4, averaging 117.6 points, 41.3 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.6 points per game.
Celtics: 7-3, averaging 118.7 points, 48.1 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 5.8 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Seth Curry: day to day (ankle), Dante Exum: day to day (heel).
Celtics: Jrue Holiday: out (elbow), Al Horford: out (rest).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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