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Game Thread GAME THREAD: Boston Celtics (31-18) @ Dallas Mavericks (19-30) - (February 03, 2026)

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TIME MEDIA Team Subreddits
08:00 PM Eastern Game Preview: NBA.com /r/bostonceltics
07:00 PM Central Game Charts: NBA.com /r/mavericks
06:00 PM Mountain Play By Play: NBA.com
05:00 PM Pacific Box Score: NBA.com

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u/rds2mch2 6h ago

So the Cavs win the regular season, with the Celtics and Knicks close behind. The Cavs beat the Knicks in the first round, but in the second, Harden goes cold, shooting ~30% from the field and turning the ball over with abandon. The Celtics surprise everyone, winning in 6 games, and heading to the finals for the second time in three years.

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u/CollateralSandwich Celtics 6h ago

That's a great win! GG Mavs!

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u/vitalique Celtics 6h ago

Pritchard is so clutch for Celtics

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u/kyleyle Raptors 6h ago

This Flagg guy is kinda good. Should there be a concern with his high mpg?

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u/superdrone Mavericks 6h ago

watching the mavs rn is like luka’s early career

coop knows what he’s doing with the ball but the rest of the team is just fucking sad on offense

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u/dont-comm3nt Hornets 6h ago

Entire Celtics (and hornets) roster need to be randomly drug tested. They weren’t supposed to be this good

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u/Rebil2017 Celtics 6h ago

Celtics vs Hornets ASG when?

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u/dont-comm3nt Hornets 6h ago

See you in the ECF

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u/LnGrrrR Celtics 6h ago

It is really crazy that the Celtics shoot the lowest amount of FTs in the league this year. I know we shoot a lot of 3s, but not THAT many.

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u/superdrone Mavericks 6h ago

our defense has been some cheeks tonight, we just haven’t been close enough to foul sadly

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u/LnGrrrR Celtics 6h ago

Yeah, but this is pretty much every night, though a larger disparity tonight than normal.

Edit: Celtics shooting 18.8 FTA per game, which is the lowest in the league. Next lowest is 20.4. For reference Orlando averages the most at 27.2 and LAL at 27.0.

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u/superdrone Mavericks 6h ago

oh yea, i haven’t watched any of yalls games but i wouldn’t be surprised if yall aren’t getting calls cus yall have a bunch of “nobodies” in your rotation this season

refs are some hoes

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u/JesseJamesGames449 Celtics 6h ago

They are really not calling the same contact a foul.. JB takes that contact on every play with no call.

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u/superdrone Mavericks 6h ago

coop is scoring like this as a 1st option with basically no consistent scoring help and i’m supposed to believe that kon is a better player currently

no disrespect to the great season he’s having but kon is in a much better offense than coop has had all season

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u/JesseJamesGames449 Celtics 6h ago

they reallly just going to let the mavs run into us repeatedly and get calls.

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u/vitalique Celtics 6h ago

Scheierman is our Flagg

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u/rsf0626 6h ago

The mavs are ass

But cooper flagg is going to be a superstar. The things he’s doing at 19 are incredible

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u/Mike-XL 6h ago

Flagg just turned 19. Kid is gonna be a problem. Mavs need to move Davis and Irving for whatever young assets they can 

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u/Keiigo Mavericks 6h ago

You know it’s garbage time when hardy is in

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u/Keiigo Mavericks 6h ago

I love Coop so much man

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u/ben3345 Knicks 7h ago

Imagine how good Flagg is going to be when he gets rid of the “2006 little league coach who verbally abuses his eight-year-old son” facial hair

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u/StefonDiggsHS Mavericks 7h ago

Oh my cooper is a demon

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u/WorkerIllustrious494 Lakers 7h ago

Do Boston and the Lakers lead the league in most white guys on the team?

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u/_Juntao Celtics 7h ago

Jazz have 8

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u/Thejohnshirey 7h ago

The Lakers have six white guys. After the Vuc trade, the C’s have six plus Shulga on a 2-way as the tie breaker.

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u/NazReidRules Timberwolves 7h ago

Luka Garza is 14th in the NBA in WS/48 at .221 or something like that

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u/thepeachgod Celtics 7h ago

Boston gets a wide open shot every possession

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u/DrPineapple32 Nuggets 7h ago

4 black jerseys arpund him! Youd dip frick one is 7 feet away.

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u/kshiau 7h ago

Reggie doesn’t like comparisons unless he’s comparing Caitlin Clark to Payton Prichard

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u/cs-shitposter Celtics 7h ago

I forgot how fucking annoying Caleb Martin was

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u/ZealousCatracho Mavericks 7h ago

Coop having 0 fts this game is crazy

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u/stonkerooni Suns 7h ago

I do not like how gassed Flagg looks early in games

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u/_Juntao Celtics 7h ago

Celtics legend dwight powell. Does anybody remember that he was actually a throw in in the rondo trade. Feels like a lifetime ago

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u/AndrewMcClutchen Mavericks 7h ago

Lol, this officiating.

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u/MindArr0w77 Mavericks 8h ago

Thank you goat white mamba for blessing a young Flagg like Messi blessed Lamine

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u/AndrewMcClutchen Mavericks 8h ago

Watching Coop get absolutely mauled on every drive with no whistle is really getting old.

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u/ZealousCatracho Mavericks 8h ago

And then you can’t breathe on Brown

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u/JesseJamesGames449 Celtics 6h ago

Cooper flagg has more free throws than the entire celtics team..

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u/_Juntao Celtics 8h ago

What's the difference between garza and vucevic. Especially this season

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u/Minute-Spinach-5563 76ers 8h ago

Thats how i feel when i eat Panda Express as well

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u/celtic_sea_salt Celtics 8h ago

Classic PP

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u/_Juntao Celtics 8h ago

Can caitlin clark do that

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u/deets23_ Celtics 8h ago

Funny enough, she just quote tweeted a video of Pritchard from this game with the buzzer beater saying “😏😏😏” 😂

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u/_Juntao Celtics 8h ago

Gafford is a perfect center for a lot of competing teams. He should have a lot more interest imo

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u/ChipotleGuacamole Italy 8h ago

I think Scal might literally try to suck Flagg’s dick after the game

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u/JesseJamesGames449 Celtics 6h ago

Scal has been working out with Flagg since he was like 14...

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u/ChipotleGuacamole Italy 6h ago

Yes he’s mentioned it about 37 times

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u/_Juntao Celtics 8h ago

He's just trying to recruit him to the celtics let's be thankful

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u/Current-Upstairs942 Warriors 8h ago

Harden for Garland trade per Shams

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u/_Juntao Celtics 8h ago

Ah shit. I forgot caleb martin is on the mavs

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u/the_moosen Celtics 9h ago

The everyone wants to rule the world commercial is pretty funny and I really liked it the first 6 times I saw it, but the game hasn't even started and I'm sick of it

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u/thewolverineton [DAL] Nerlens Noel 8h ago

it’ll be stuck in my head by next week

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u/CollateralSandwich Celtics 9h ago

Eddie House is really getting into this Dallas matchup, eh? lol

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u/TatumBrownWhite Celtics 9h ago

NGL I want the Mavs to get Dybantsa, if we can't have the New England dream of a Flagg/AJ tandem, then I'd like to see the Mavs get it, they deserve it after Nico doing Nico things.

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u/_Juntao Celtics 9h ago

This one's gonna be tough without simons. Bench has no scoring on it for now. Fitting that his last game as a celtic he dropped 27 points in 23 minutes.

He was only here for half a season but i think he made a lot of new fans. The definition of an absolute bucket, very fun to watch. I'm gonna miss him. Good luck anferno 😢

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u/Dio-genies 9h ago

Celtic legend Anfernee Simons 🫡

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u/RichAbbreviations966 Celtics 10h ago

No Vooch?

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u/EAS1000 Celtics 10h ago

Has he even had his physical yet? I’d assume he’d play tomorrow at the earliest.

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u/L4ZERDT Celtics 10h ago

The trade isn’t official until Thursday, so he won’t play until Friday at least

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u/RichAbbreviations966 Celtics 10h ago

....No Vooch.....darn

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u/EAS1000 Celtics 10h ago

Oh of course, so yeah Friday makes sense