Who won Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics?

The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 on March 6, 2026.

Klay Thompson scored 19 for the Dallas Mavericks; Jaylen Brown scored 24 for the Boston Celtics.

Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics

2025-26 · Regular season Fri, Mar 6, 2026 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Dallas Mavericks schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

120

Venue: TD Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 at home on Friday, March 6, 2026 at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the Boston Celtics. Klay Thompson had 19 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist for the Dallas Mavericks.

The Boston Celtics led 58-53 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 30-20. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Neemias Queta (double-double, Boston Celtics), Jayson Tatum (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Dallas Mavericks 58, Boston Celtics 39. Derrick White had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics?: The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 on March 6, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Klay Thompson scored 19 for the Dallas Mavericks; Jaylen Brown scored 24 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Dallas Mavericks	22	31	27	20	100
Boston Celtics	21	37	32	30	120

Game leaders

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 19 Klay Thompson
Rebounds: 8 Cooper Flagg
Assists: 6 Cooper Flagg

Boston Celtics

Points: 24 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 15 Neemias Queta
Assists: 7 Jaylen Brown

Jayson Tatum double-double (15 PTS, 12 REB) · Neemias Queta double-double (16 PTS, 15 REB)

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cooper Flagg starter	30:05	16	8	6	1	0	3	7-23	0-4	2-2	5	-17
Max Christie starter	28:45	12	4	2	0	0	2	4-9	4-6	0-0	0	-19
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	28:45	5	5	3	0	1	1	2-9	1-3	0-0	1	-23
Khris Middleton starter	24:20	7	5	3	0	0	0	2-8	0-2	3-4	2	-18
Dwight Powell starter	15:23	2	5	0	0	1	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	4	-10
Moussa Cisse bench	25:30	6	7	1	1	3	0	3-5	0-0	0-0	0	+10
Naji Marshall bench	25:05	13	1	3	0	0	1	6-12	1-1	0-0	3	-20
Brandon Williams bench	19:13	11	7	4	0	0	0	3-8	2-5	3-4	0	-4
Klay Thompson bench	18:01	19	0	1	0	0	0	7-13	5-11	0-0	0	-8
Caleb Martin bench	16:13	4	3	0	0	0	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	+1
AJ Johnson bench	4:20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+4
Ryan Nembhard bench	4:20	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	+4

Not available: Dereck Lively II, Kyrie Irving, Marvin Bagley III, Daniel Gafford

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaylen Brown starter	33:19	24	7	7	2	0	3	9-17	2-5	4-6	1	+20
Derrick White starter	31:04	20	4	4	2	2	0	8-16	2-7	2-2	1	+23
Jayson Tatum starter	27:10	15	12	7	1	0	2	6-16	3-8	0-0	2	+20
Neemias Queta starter	25:36	16	15	0	1	1	1	6-8	0-0	4-7	2	+16
Sam Hauser starter	22:32	6	5	0	0	2	0	2-8	2-8	0-0	1	+0
Payton Pritchard bench	33:49	18	7	6	0	2	1	8-17	2-8	0-0	0	+19
Baylor Scheierman bench	20:50	5	2	2	0	0	0	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	+0
Hugo Gonzalez bench	18:56	6	2	2	0	1	0	2-4	2-3	0-0	2	+2
Luka Garza bench	17:55	10	3	1	0	2	1	4-8	2-6	0-0	0	+9
Ron Harper Jr. bench	4:20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	-4
Amari Williams bench	2:42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Nikola Vučević bench	1:47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-1

Not available: Jordan Walsh

Team statistics
Dallas Mavericks	Stat	Boston Celtics
10/12 (83%)	Free throws	10/15 (66%)
24/58 (41%)	2 pointers	31/51 (60%)
14/35 (40%)	3 pointers	16/48 (33%)
38/93 (40%)	Field goals	47/99 (47%)
45	Rebounds	58
37	Defensive rebounds	44
8	Offensive rebounds	14
23	Assists	29
10	Turnovers	8
2	Steals	6
5	Blocks	10
16	Fouls	10
8	Max points in a row	13
12:02	Time spent in lead	29:44
5	Biggest lead	25

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Boston Celtics ahead)

Largest margin: 25 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 20
Times tied: 7
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 5 Q1 3:13
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 25 Q4 5:12
Longest run: 13-0 Boston Celtics · Q4 7:40 to Q4 5:12

Scoring plays

Q1 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
10:07	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	0	2
8:57	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	2	2
8:34	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	3	2
8:34	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	4	2
8:25	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	4	5
7:52	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	4	7
7:42	Dallas Mavericks	Khris Middleton Free throw	5	7
7:35	Dallas Mavericks	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	7	7
6:34	Dallas Mavericks	Moussa Cisse 2-pt field goal	9	7
6:22	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	9	9
5:32	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	9	12
4:57	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	11	12
4:21	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	13	12
3:31	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	15	12
3:13	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	16	12
3:13	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	17	12
2:56	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	17	14
2:31	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	17	16
1:55	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	17	19
1:42	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	19	19
1:31	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	19	21
0:26	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	22	21

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
11:50	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	23	21
11:29	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	23	24
10:57	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	25	24
9:33	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	25	26
9:22	Dallas Mavericks	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	27	26
9:01	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	29	26
8:09	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	29	29
7:47	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	29	31
7:29	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell Free throw	30	31
7:29	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell Free throw	31	31
6:38	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	33	31
6:16	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 3-pt field goal	33	34
5:57	Dallas Mavericks	Moussa Cisse 2-pt field goal	35	34
5:43	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	38	34
5:21	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	38	37
5:02	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	41	37
4:46	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 3-pt field goal	41	40
4:31	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	43	40
3:56	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	43	41
3:34	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	45	41
3:22	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	45	44
2:51	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal	48	44
2:40	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	48	45
2:40	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	48	46
2:24	Dallas Mavericks	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	50	47
2:24	Dallas Mavericks	Khris Middleton Free throw	51	47
1:55	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	51	49
1:26	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	51	50
1:16	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	51	52
1:05	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	53	52
0:55	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	53	55
0:29	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	53	57
0:29	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	53	58

Q3 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
11:43	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	55	58
11:07	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	57	58
10:43	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	60	58
10:26	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	60	60
9:44	Dallas Mavericks	Khris Middleton Free throw	61	60
9:33	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	61	62
9:09	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	61	63
9:09	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	61	64
8:31	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	61	68
8:20	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	64	68
7:45	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	64	70
7:24	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	64	72
7:01	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	66	72
6:27	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	66	74
6:15	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	69	74
5:47	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	72	74
5:01	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal	72	76
4:27	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	75	76
4:16	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	75	78
4:16	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	75	79
3:33	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	75	81
2:55	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	75	84
2:15	Dallas Mavericks	Moussa Cisse 2-pt field goal	77	84
1:33	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	77	87
1:09	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	80	87
0:49	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	80	90

Q4 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
11:34	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	82	90
11:10	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	82	92
10:42	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	82	94
10:29	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	85	94
9:52	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	85	97
9:00	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	85	99
8:41	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	87	99
7:40	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	87	101
7:14	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	87	103
6:51	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	87	106
6:25	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	87	107
6:25	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	87	108
5:38	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	87	110
5:12	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	87	112
4:36	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 3-pt field goal	90	112
4:20	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	90	113
4:20	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	90	114
4:12	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 3-pt field goal	93	114
3:51	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	93	116
3:42	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 3-pt field goal	96	116
3:19	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	96	118
2:50	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	96	120
2:33	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 2-pt field goal	98	120
1:16	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	100	120

2025-26 season series

After this game: Boston Celtics 2-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 2-0.

Feb 3: Boston Celtics 110 at Dallas Mavericks 100
Mar 6: Dallas Mavericks 100 at Boston Celtics 120 (this game)

Highlights

Celtics 120 - 100 Mavericks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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