Mavs Host Celtics At AAC

The Dallas Mavericks return home to take on the Boston Celtics tonight at the American Airlines Center.  The matchup features five of the top seven active NBA scoring leaders: Kevin Garnett (2nd, 23,719), Dirk Nowitzki (3rd, 23,328), Ray Allen (4th, 22,657), Paul Pierce (6th, 21,878) and Vince Carter (7th, 20,813).  The Mavericks have won three straight games against the Celtics, all three of which have been decided by five points or less.

Dirk Nowitzki has averaged 27.0 ppg in 25 career games against the Celtics, his highest scoring average against any team.

Dallas is coming off a 104-97 loss to Jeremy Lin and the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.  Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 34 points, but Lin notched a double-double for New York with 28 points and 14 assists.  Former Maverick Tyson Chandler also tallied a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Nowitzki needs 1 block to become the 3rd player in NBA history with 1,000+ blocks and 1,000+ 3-pointers (C. Robinson, R. Wallace).

 

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