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DAL100
Final
120BOS
Friday, March 6, 2026
Decisive Win
Dallas Mavericks
Away · Mavericks
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
100
Finalmargin20
120
Boston Celtics
Home · Celtics · Won
BOS
Boston Celtics
Biggest Lead
BOS +25
Q4 · 5:12
Biggest Run
BOS 13-0
 
Lead Changes
22
7 ties
Half
DAL 53 · BOS 58
BOS led at the break

Game Story

Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.

Insight 01
BOS won by 20.
Insight 02
BOS built the biggest lead at +25.
Insight 03
BOS had the biggest unanswered run (13-0).
Insight 04
BOS won Q4 30-20.
Scouting report
Findings from the tape
Observations from this game's PBP graph traversal. Vs-season baselines tell you what the opponent forced or what the data shows shifted from the norm.

Strongest signals

Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.

  • 01
    highScoring chainsOn BOS

    Thompson got 12 of his 19 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 63% up 9 pp from season avg 54%).

    1 from other actions (3 pts) · 1 from pull-up jumpers (2 pts)

  • 02
    medTurnover outcomesOn BOS

    BOS scored 10 pts off DAL's 10 turnovers (1.00 PPP allowed).

    5 of 10 TOVs (50%) led to a make.

  • 03
    medScoring chainsOn BOS

    Flagg got 8 of his 14 pts via drives (4 makes, 57% up 15 pp from season avg 42%).

    1 from cuts (2 pts) · 1 from pull-up jumpers (2 pts)

  • 04
    lowTurnover outcomesOn DAL

    DAL scored 7 pts off BOS's 8 turnovers (0.88 PPP allowed).

    3 of 8 TOVs (38%) led to a make.

  • 05
    lowScoring chainsOn DAL

    Brown got 6 of his 20 pts via cuts (3 makes, 30% up 24 pp from season avg 6%).

    3 from drives (6 pts) · 1 from pull-up jumpers (3 pts)

Quarter Flow

Per-quarter scoring and the running total.

DALBOS
Q1
DAL +1
DAL22
BOS21
Running22–21
Q2
BOS +6
DAL31
BOS37
Running53–58
Q3
BOS +5
DAL27
BOS32
Running80–90
Q4
BOS +10
DAL20
BOS30
Running100–120

Box by Period

FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.

StatTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
FGDAL8/23 35%12/27 44%10/22 45%8/21 38%38/93 41%
BOS9/27 33%13/25 52%13/21 62%12/26 46%47/99 47%
3PDAL1/5 20%3/11 27%6/11 55%4/8 50%14/35 40%
BOS3/14 21%7/17 41%4/8 50%2/9 22%16/48 33%
FTDAL5/5 100%4/5 80%1/2 50%— —10/12 83%
BOS0/2 0%4/6 67%2/2 100%4/5 80%10/15 67%
REBDAL151281045
BOS1614121658
ASTDAL478423
BOS787729
TOVDAL422210
BOS32308
Paint PTSDAL8144430
BOS1212141452

Game Flow

Margin over time — BOS ahead above the line, DAL below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (22) and ties (7).

BOS aheadDAL ahead
8-08-08-013-0Q1Q2Q3Q4Tied 2–2 · Q1 8:57DAL takes the lead 3–2 · Q1 8:34BOS takes the lead 4–5 · Q1 8:25Tied 7–7 · Q1 7:35DAL takes the lead 9–7 · Q1 6:34Tied 9–9 · Q1 6:22BOS takes the lead 9–12 · Q1 5:32DAL takes the lead 13–12 · Q1 4:21BOS takes the lead 17–19 · Q1 1:55Tied 19–19 · Q1 1:42DAL takes the lead 22–21 · Q1 0:25BOS takes the lead 23–24 · Q2 11:29DAL takes the lead 25–24 · Q2 10:57BOS takes the lead 25–26 · Q2 9:33DAL takes the lead 27–26 · Q2 9:22Tied 29–29 · Q2 8:09BOS takes the lead 29–31 · Q2 7:47DAL takes the lead 33–31 · Q2 6:38BOS takes the lead 33–34 · Q2 6:16DAL takes the lead 35–34 · Q2 5:57BOS takes the lead 30–31 · Q2 7:29Tied 31–31 · Q2 7:29DAL takes the lead 43–41 · Q2 3:56BOS takes the lead 51–52 · Q2 1:16DAL takes the lead 53–52 · Q2 1:05BOS takes the lead 53–55 · Q2 0:54DAL takes the lead 60–58 · Q3 10:43Tied 60–60 · Q3 10:26BOS takes the lead 61–62 · Q3 9:33BOS +25DAL +5+25−25

Rotations

Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.

Play-by-Play

Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.

Player Box Score

Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.

PlayerMINPTS ↓REBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3P+/-
Klay Thompson
DAL
18:0119010007/135/11-8
Cooper Flagg
DAL · Starter
30:0516861037/230/4-17
Naji Marshall
DAL
25:0513130016/121/1-20
Max Christie
DAL · Starter
28:4512420024/94/6-19
Brandon Williams
DAL
19:1311740003/82/5-4
Khris Middleton
DAL · Starter
24:207530002/80/2-18
Moussa Cissé
DAL
25:306711303/50/0+10
Ryan Nembhard
DAL
4:205000002/31/2+4
P.J. Washington
DAL · Starter
28:455530112/91/3-23
Caleb Martin
DAL
16:134300012/30/1+1
Dwight Powell
DAL · Starter
15:232500120/00/0-10
AJ Johnson
DAL
4:200000000/00/0+4

Four Factors

Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.

eFG · FTAr · OREB · TOV
eFG% · Effective field goal percentage
48.4%
55.6%
FTA Rate · Free throws per shot attempt
12.9%
15.2%
OREB% · Offensive rebound rate
15.4%
27.5%
TOV% · Possessions ending in turnover
9.2%
7.0%

Efficiency

ORTGBOS edge
DAL
98.0
BOS
115.6
Offensive rating · pts per 100 poss
DRTGBOS edge
DAL
115.6
BOS
98.3
Defensive rating · pts allowed per 100
TS%BOS edge
DAL
50.9%
BOS
56.8%
True shooting — 3PT and FT included
Pace—
DAL
102.9
BOS
103.1
Possessions per 48 min

Where the points came from

Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.

ChannelDALBOSEdge
In the paint3052BOS +22
Fast break2015DAL +5
Off turnovers119DAL +2
2nd chance1021BOS +11

Player tracking

Movement and shot-creation breakdown.

MetricDALBOS
Passes241292
Touches357412
Distance (mi)18.318.4
Pull-up FG25/47 (53%)26/67 (39%)
Catch & Shoot FG13/46 (28%)21/32 (66%)

Shot Chart

Both teams · shot-by-shot

Payton Pritchard — BOS madeBOSNaji Marshall — DAL missDALKlay Thompson — DAL missDALBaylor Scheierman — BOS madeBOSJaylen Brown — BOS missBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS missBOSLuka Garza — BOS madeBOSJaylen Brown — BOS madeBOSKlay Thompson — DAL madeDALSam Hauser — BOS missBOSP.J. Washington — DAL madeDALMax Christie — DAL madeDALPayton Pritchard — BOS missBOSCooper Flagg — DAL missDALJaylen Brown — BOS madeBOSCooper Flagg — DAL madeDALDerrick White — BOS missBOSJayson Tatum — BOS madeBOSNeemias Queta — BOS madeBOSSam Hauser — BOS missBOSCooper Flagg — DAL missDALP.J. Washington — DAL madeDALJaylen Brown — BOS missBOSDerrick White — BOS missBOSKlay Thompson — DAL missDALRon Harper Jr. — BOS missBOSSam Hauser — BOS missBOSHugo González — BOS madeBOSJaylen Brown — BOS missBOSLuka Garza — BOS missBOSJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSDerrick White — BOS missBOSJaylen Brown — BOS missBOSKlay Thompson — DAL missDALPayton Pritchard — BOS madeBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS madeBOSMax Christie — DAL missDALNeemias Queta — BOS madeBOSNaji Marshall — DAL madeDALBaylor Scheierman — BOS madeBOSJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSJayson Tatum — BOS madeBOSJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSJaylen Brown — BOS madeBOSNeemias Queta — BOS madeBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS missBOSCooper Flagg — DAL missDALJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSCooper Flagg — DAL missDALBrandon Williams — DAL missDALBrandon Williams — DAL missDALDerrick White — BOS missBOSCooper Flagg — DAL missDALCooper Flagg — DAL madeDALBrandon Williams — DAL madeDALMax Christie — DAL madeDALMax Christie — DAL madeDALSam Hauser — BOS missBOSNaji Marshall — DAL madeDALKlay Thompson — DAL madeDALLuka Garza — BOS missBOSCaleb Martin — DAL madeDALCooper Flagg — DAL missDALMoussa Cissé — DAL madeDALCooper Flagg — DAL missDALJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSKlay Thompson — DAL madeDALP.J. Washington — DAL missDALKlay Thompson — DAL missDALCooper Flagg — DAL missDALDerrick White — BOS madeBOSCaleb Martin — DAL missDALJaylen Brown — BOS madeBOSNaji Marshall — DAL madeDALNeemias Queta — BOS missBOSJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSNaji Marshall — DAL madeDALMax Christie — DAL missDALNaji Marshall — DAL madeDALJaylen Brown — BOS missBOSCooper Flagg — DAL madeDALCooper Flagg — DAL missDALCooper Flagg — DAL madeDALMoussa Cissé — DAL madeDALNaji Marshall — DAL missDALBrandon Williams — DAL missDALDerrick White — BOS missBOSLuka Garza — BOS missBOSNeemias Queta — BOS madeBOSBrandon Williams — DAL madeDALJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS madeBOSKhris Middleton — DAL madeDALCooper Flagg — DAL missDALKhris Middleton — DAL missDALJaylen Brown — BOS madeBOSKlay Thompson — DAL madeDALRon Harper Jr. — BOS missBOSJaylen Brown — BOS madeBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS madeBOSMax Christie — DAL missDALPayton Pritchard — BOS madeBOSSam Hauser — BOS madeBOSJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSDerrick White — BOS missBOSP.J. Washington — DAL missDALCooper Flagg — DAL madeDALKhris Middleton — DAL missDALNeemias Queta — BOS madeBOSBrandon Williams — DAL missDALSam Hauser — BOS madeBOSDerrick White — BOS missBOSNaji Marshall — DAL missDALNeemias Queta — BOS missBOSDerrick White — BOS madeBOSKlay Thompson — DAL missDALCooper Flagg — DAL missDALLuka Garza — BOS madeBOSSam Hauser — BOS missBOSKhris Middleton — DAL missDALPayton Pritchard — BOS missBOSKhris Middleton — DAL missDALLuka Garza — BOS madeBOSJayson Tatum — BOS madeBOSCaleb Martin — DAL madeDALKlay Thompson — DAL madeDALCooper Flagg — DAL madeDALDerrick White — BOS madeBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS missBOSJayson Tatum — BOS madeBOSNaji Marshall — DAL missDALKlay Thompson — DAL madeDALDerrick White — BOS madeBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS missBOSNaji Marshall — DAL madeDALCooper Flagg — DAL madeDALBaylor Scheierman — BOS missBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS missBOSBrandon Williams — DAL missDALRyan Nembhard — DAL madeDALMax Christie — DAL missDALDerrick White — BOS madeBOSMoussa Cissé — DAL missDALJayson Tatum — BOS madeBOSRyan Nembhard — DAL missDALDerrick White — BOS madeBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS madeBOSRyan Nembhard — DAL madeDALJaylen Brown — BOS missBOSDerrick White — BOS madeBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS missBOSHugo González — BOS missBOSLuka Garza — BOS missBOSJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSJaylen Brown — BOS madeBOSKlay Thompson — DAL missDALSam Hauser — BOS missBOSJayson Tatum — BOS missBOSCooper Flagg — DAL missDALP.J. Washington — DAL missDALCooper Flagg — DAL missDALP.J. Washington — DAL missDALNaji Marshall — DAL missDALCooper Flagg — DAL missDALMoussa Cissé — DAL madeDALP.J. Washington — DAL missDALMax Christie — DAL madeDALHugo González — BOS missBOSBrandon Williams — DAL madeDALP.J. Washington — DAL missDALDerrick White — BOS missBOSPayton Pritchard — BOS madeBOSKlay Thompson — DAL madeDALNeemias Queta — BOS madeBOSCooper Flagg — DAL missDALLuka Garza — BOS madeBOSKhris Middleton — DAL missDALJaylen Brown — BOS missBOSP.J. Washington — DAL missDALJaylen Brown — BOS madeBOSMoussa Cissé — DAL missDALCooper Flagg — DAL missDALPayton Pritchard — BOS missBOSNaji Marshall — DAL missDALMax Christie — DAL missDALKhris Middleton — DAL madeDALDerrick White — BOS madeBOSHugo González — BOS madeBOSJaylen Brown — BOS madeBOSKhris Middleton — DAL missDALJaylen Brown — BOS missBOSJayson Tatum — BOS madeBOS
Dallas Mavericks38/93 · 40.9%
Boston Celtics47/99 · 47.5%
mademissedteam · result
BOS 47/99 (47.5%) · DAL 38/93 (40.9%) — BOS ahead on volume and accuracy.
Possession DNA
Possession DNA

How it ended

Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.

DAL 96–120 BOS → 100–120
  1. 2:50
    PTSBOS96–120 · BOS +24
    Pritchard 19' Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
  2. 2:33
    PTSDAL98–120 · BOS +22
    Nembhard 19' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
  3. 2:15
    MISSBOS98–120 · BOS +22
    MISS Harper Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
  4. 1:57
    MISSDAL98–120 · BOS +22
    MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  5. 1:41
    MISSBOS98–120 · BOS +22
    MISS Harper Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
  6. 1:16
    PTSDAL100–120 · BOS +20
    Williams 16' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
  7. 1:03
    MISSBOS100–120 · BOS +20
    MISS Scheierman 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  8. 0:48
    MISSDAL100–120 · BOS +20
    MISS Nembhard 32' 3PT Jump Shot
  9. 0:22
    TOVBOS100–120 · BOS +20
    CELTICS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#10)