Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, March 1, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Dallas Mavericks (34-25) are traveling to TD Garden on Friday where they will take on the Boston Celtics (46-12).

The Mavericks played the Raptors and went home with a win by a final score of 136-125 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 20 while the Raptors recorded 21 fouls. They also buried 13 of 35 tries from beyond the arc. Toronto finished the game at 66.7% at the free throw line by making 20 of 30 shots. Additionally, Toronto snagged 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 10 blocks. Toronto earned 34 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Concerning the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 46.9% from the floor on 46 out of 98 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists for this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 50 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks knocked down 17 of 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. Dallas finished the game having earned a 54.2% field goal percentage (52 of 96) and made 15 out of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was a contributor for this game. Doncic shot 47.8% from the field and also recorded 16 dimes. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also grabbed 11 boards. He accumulated 30 points on 11 out of 23 shooting.

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Dallas will take the court with a win-loss record of 34-25 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 42.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,501 dimes this year, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing. The Mavericks are connecting on 37.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (888 of 2,368) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 118.9 pts per game (7th in the NBA) while going 48.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.8% on 3-point shots and they are 20th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.6). The Mavericks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.2% (2,579 of 5,350) and they concede 45.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,640 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 117-99 against the 76ers. The Celtics snagged 47 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 56 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The 76ers committed 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 37 attempts. They were able to knock down 34 of those for a rate of 91.9%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Boston knocked down 5 out of 22 tries (22.7%). Overall, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 39 for 74 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.7%. The Celtics allowed the 76ers to knock down 37 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.4% for the contest. They shot 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 14 out of 42 and finished the game at 11 out of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Boston permitted Philadelphia to get 28 in all (8 offensive).

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics for this game. Brown scored 31 points in his 35 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the game. He made 11 of 14 in this matchup for a rate of 78.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 46-12 on the year. The Celtics are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per game and they connect on 81.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.2 times per contest (19th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.5 times per contest. Boston has accumulated 6,999 pts this year (120.7 per contest) and they grab 47.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Celtics are hitting on 48.4% from the field, which ranks 10th in the league.

The Boston defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (765 of 2,185) and opponents are connecting on 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 24.9 dimes and 43.6 boards per contest, which is 6th and 16th in basketball. The Celtics defensively are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG allowed with 110.2. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (2nd in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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