As well as Kyrie Irving has played, the hobbled Mavericks have been a bottom-seven offense over the past month, minus Luka Dončić.

The Celtics opened as the eight-point favorite with movement on both sides depending where you look, moving Boston either up or down half a point. The C’s are 7-1-1 in their last nine meetings against the Mavs, while Dallas is just 4-10 ATS in its last 14 outings.

On Saturday night, the Boston Celtics crushed the Dallas Mavericks (in Texas) by a score of 122-107. Jayson Tatum finished with 24 points, six rebounds, three assists and one steal while shooting 8/22 from the field and 4/12 from the three-point range in 35 mintues of playing time.