Who’s Playing
Boston Celtics @ Dallas Mavericks
Regular Season Records: Boston 64-18, Dallas 50-32
Current Series Standings: Dallas 0, Boston 2
How To Watch
- When: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- Where: American Airlines Center — Dallas, Texas
- TV: ABC
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $114.24
What to Know
After three games on the road, the Mavericks are heading back home. They and the Boston Celtics will meet in Dallas for Game 3 of the NBA Finals at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks are the slight favorite, but fans should be in for an exciting game likely to go down to the wire.
The Mavericks are headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 215, but even that wound up being too high. They took a 105-98 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Celtics on Sunday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dallas in their matchups with Boston: they’ve now lost six in a row.
Luka Doncic put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a triple-double on 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. His evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 30 points.
The Mavericks are sitting on shaky ground at the moment, as the Celtics currently lead the series 2-0. Come back after the game to see if the Mavericks change their momentum or if the Celtics keep theirs going.
Odds
Dallas is a slight 2.5-point favorite against Boston, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Mavericks as a 1.5-point favorite.
The oddsmakers are predicting a defensive showdown and set the over/under low at 212.5 points.
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Series History
Boston has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Dallas.
- Jun 09, 2024 – Boston 105 vs. Dallas 98
- Jun 06, 2024 – Boston 107 vs. Dallas 89
- Mar 01, 2024 – Boston 138 vs. Dallas 110
- Jan 22, 2024 – Boston 119 vs. Dallas 110
- Jan 05, 2023 – Boston 124 vs. Dallas 95
- Nov 23, 2022 – Boston 125 vs. Dallas 112
- Mar 13, 2022 – Dallas 95 vs. Boston 92
- Nov 06, 2021 – Dallas 107 vs. Boston 104
- Mar 31, 2021 – Dallas 113 vs. Boston 108
- Feb 23, 2021 – Dallas 110 vs. Boston 107
