The Boston Celtics grabbed a 122-107 victory on the road against the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night behind a strong offensive performance that saw all five Celtics starters score 17 or more points. This was the first meeting between the two clubs since the 2024 NBA Finals.

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

Individually, Irving’s numbers were better against the Celtics on Saturday, but for the Mavericks the result was all too familiar. They will see the Celtics again, in Boston, on Feb. 6, trade deadline day. Perhaps they will have Doncic back, or nearly back, by then.