Boston hosts Houston in out-of-conference action. Monday's matchup is the first of the season for the teams. Boston is 15-8 at home, and Houston is 15-7 on the road.

This afternoon, the Dallas Mavericks will host the defending NBA Champions, the Boston Celtics, in a game that tips at 4:30 CST at the American Airlines Center.

The 31-14 Boston Celtics hope to find some positive momentum against their former opponent from the 2024 NBA Finals in the 24-21 Dallas Mavericks this Saturday (Jan. 25) evening after dropping a road game to their longtime rival,

The Celtics hit a rough patch in the months of Dec. and Jan. after a sizzling start to the first 6 weeks of the NBA's 2024-25 regular season., leaving fans of the team and analysts both questioning what the solution to the midwinter malaise might be.

On Thursday night, the Boston Celtics had a tough 117-96 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers (in California). Kristaps Porzingis finished his night with 22 points,

LOS ANGELES - Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. LeBron James had 20 points and 14 rebounds after being selected for the All-Star Game for the 21st consecutive season earlier in the day.

Kornet will return to a bench role for the Celtics in Thursday's game against ... Kornet will assume his usual role off the bench. Boston is getting key players back for this matchup.

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Kristaps Porzingis said the Celtics have played like a 'house cat' at times this season coming off their title win last year.

The Celtics finished their road trip 3-1 after knocking off the Mavericks on Saturday night behind a big third quarter from Derrick White.

DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.