Celtics vs Mavericks: head-to-head
27 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics18wins
Dallas Mavericks9Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Mavericks have met 27 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 18-9, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 4 and the Mavericks won 2. The most recent game, on March 6, 2026, ended Celtics 120-100.
The home team won 15 of the 27 games (56%). These matchups averaged 213.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.0 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
They have also met 5 times in the playoffs (2023-24), with the Celtics winning 4 and the Mavericks 1. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 15, 2026 in Boston.
Next meetings
| Nov 15, 2026 | Mavericks @ Celtics | 6:00 PM EST | BOS 84% |
| Nov 30, 2026 | Celtics @ Mavericks | 8:00 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Celtics | BOS 124 – 95 DAL · 2023-01-05 |
| Mavericks | BOS 84 – 122 DAL · 2024-06-14 |
2025-26 BOS 2 – 0 DAL
| 2026-03-06 | DAL 100 – 120 BOS | Final |
| 2026-02-03 | BOS 110 – 100 DAL | Final |
2024-25 BOS 1 – 1 DAL
| 2025-02-06 | DAL 127 – 120 BOS | Final |
| 2025-01-25 | BOS 122 – 107 DAL | Final |
2023-24 BOS 6 – 1 DAL
| 2024-06-17 · playoffs | DAL 88 – 106 BOS | Final |
| 2024-06-14 · playoffs | BOS 84 – 122 DAL | Final |
| 2024-06-12 · playoffs | BOS 106 – 99 DAL | Final |
| 2024-06-09 · playoffs | DAL 98 – 105 BOS | Final |
| 2024-06-06 · playoffs | DAL 89 – 107 BOS | Final |
| 2024-03-01 | DAL 110 – 138 BOS | Final |
| 2024-01-22 | BOS 119 – 110 DAL | Final |
2022-23 BOS 2 – 0 DAL
| 2023-01-05 | BOS 124 – 95 DAL | Final |
| 2022-11-23 | DAL 112 – 125 BOS | Final |
2021-22 BOS 0 – 2 DAL
| 2022-03-13 | DAL 95 – 92 BOS | Final |
| 2021-11-06 | BOS 104 – 107 DAL | Final |
2020-21 BOS 0 – 2 DAL
| 2021-03-31 | DAL 113 – 108 BOS | Final |
| 2021-02-23 | BOS 107 – 110 DAL | Final |
2019-20 BOS 2 – 0 DAL
| 2019-12-18 | BOS 109 – 103 DAL | Final |
| 2019-11-11 | DAL 106 – 116 BOS | Final |
2018-19 BOS 1 – 1 DAL
| 2019-01-04 | DAL 93 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2018-11-24 | BOS 104 – 113 DAL | Final |
2017-18 BOS 2 – 0 DAL
| 2017-12-06 | DAL 90 – 97 BOS | Final |
| 2017-11-20 | BOS 110 – 102 DAL | Final |
2016-17 BOS 2 – 0 DAL
| 2017-02-13 | BOS 111 – 98 DAL | Final |
| 2016-11-16 | DAL 83 – 90 BOS | Final |
2015-16 BOS 0 – 2 DAL
| 2016-01-18 | BOS 113 – 118 DAL | Final |
| 2015-11-18 | DAL 106 – 102 BOS | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.