SB Nation Boston - Mavericks Vs. Celtics: Jason Kidd's Late Three Sinks Boston, 101-97https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2011-02-04T23:14:50-05:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17393282011-02-04T23:14:50-05:002011-02-04T23:14:50-05:00Dallas 101, Boston 97: Jason Kidd's Late Three Sinks Celtics
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<p><span>Jason Kidd</span> gave Celtics fans headaches during his days with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/new-jersey-nets">New Jersey Nets</a> in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, the Kidd-induced headache returned to Boston on Friday night.</p>
<p>Kidd hit the game-winning three pointer with 2.5 seconds left, giving the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks</a> a 101-97 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> at TD Garden.</p>
<p>Kidd finished with 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting and nine assists in 37 minutes. <span>Dirk Nowitzki</span> scored a game-high 29 points and had four rebounds and <span>Jason Terry</span> added 17 points off the bench for Dallas (34-15).</p>
<p><span>Ray Allen</span> paced the Celtics (37-12) with 24 points. <span>Kevin Garnett</span> had 16 points and five rebounds and <span>Kendrick Perkins</span> added 13 points and 12 rebounds. <span>Paul Pierce</span> scored 12 points and <span>Rajon Rondo</span> finished with eight points and 12 assists.</p>
<p>Boston shot 50.6% from the field (40-for-79) and 35.3% beyond the arc (6-for-17) while Dallas made 49.4% of its shots (39-for-79) and 47.1% from three-point range (8-for-17).</p>
<p>The Celtics finished with 34 rebounds, 21 assists, seven steals, six blocks and 13 turnovers and the Mavs amassed 33 rebounds, 22 assists, five steals, three blocks and had 13 turnovers in the win.</p>
<p>Boston faces Orlando in its next game on Sunday afternoon while Dallas travels to Charlotte to take on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/charlotte-bobcats">Bobcats</a> on Saturday night.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/4/1976087/dallas-mavericks-boston-celtics-nba-scores-jason-kidd-ray-allen-game-recap-feb-4Gethin Coolbaugh2011-02-04T21:11:57-05:002011-02-04T21:11:57-05:00Mavericks Vs. Celtics: Boston Trails Dallas, 54-51, At Halftime
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<p><span>Kevin Garnett</span> scored 12 first-half points, but the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> trail the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks</a>, 54-51, at halftime.</p>
<p><span>Ray Allen</span> scored seven points and <span>Paul Pierce</span>, <span>Nate Robinson</span> and <span>Marquis Daniels</span> all scored six points for Boston. <span>Rajon Rondo</span> added four points, five assists and three steals in the opening half.</p>
<p>Jose Juan Barea, a graduate of Northeastern University, lead the Mavericks with 11 points in the first half. <span>Jason Terry</span> score nine points and <span>Dirk Nowitzki</span> and <span>Tyson Chandler</span> each had eight points for Dallas.</p>
<p>Boston made 23-of-40 field goals (57.5%) and 2-of-5 threes (40%) while Dallas hit 22-of-39 shots (56.4%) and 6-of-8 shots beyond the arc (75%) in the first half.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/4/1975899/mavericks-vs-celtics-nba-scores-kevin-garnett-halftime-updateGethin Coolbaugh2011-02-04T15:38:59-05:002011-02-04T15:38:59-05:00Mavericks Vs. Celtics: Boston Returns Home For Key Match-Up With Dallas
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<p>With perhaps the toughest part of their season slate facing them down, the <a href="https://www.celticsblog.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Celtics</a> return home Friday night to face the red-hot <a href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dallas Mavericks</a> and their equally hot superstar, <span>Dirk Nowitzki</span>, in a rare 8 p.m. start (CSN, ESPN).</p>
<p>Nowitzki is one of the most notorious Celtics killers. He averages 27.3 points per game against the Green, his most against any opponent, and has put up a stellar 27.7 per game when playing at TD Garden. Since a stretch last month in which the Mavs lost six in a row and seven out of eight, they've exploded into a six-game winning streak, averaging 104.5 points per game over that run.</p>
<p>The Celts, fresh off of a 3-1, West coast road swing, open up a stretch tonight in which they play four of the league's top teams in their next five games. After getting done with Dallas, the C's will face Orlando on Sunday, the <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Lakers</a> on Thursday and Miami a week from Sunday. All of those games will be at home, but that hardly lessens the challenge of going up against such top-level competition.</p>
<p>After having four players (<span>Paul Pierce</span>, <span>Rajon Rondo</span>, <span>Kevin Garnett</span> and <span>Ray Allen</span>)<a href="http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/3/1973193/nba-all-star-reserves-voting-rajon-rondo-paul-pierce-kevin-garnett-paul-pierce-celtics"> named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team</a> Thursday night, the Celts may have to face the Mavs without one of their former all-stars. Shaquille O'Neal, who has battled a litany of minor injuries all season, missed practice Thursday with an inflamed Achilles and is questionable against the Mavs.</p>
<p>If Shaq can't go, the door opens for <span>Kendrick Perkins</span>, <a href="http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/4/1974125/kendrick-perkins-celtics-return">now five games into his comeback from major knee surgery</a>, to return to the starting lineup. Having Perk back in that role will certainly do nothing to hurt the defense, which has held each of the C's last 10 foes to less than 50 percent shooting while allowing just 90 points per game over that time.</p>
<p>The Celts (37-11) host the Mavericks (33-15) Friday night at 8 p.m. EST, on ESPN and Comcast Sports Net New England. </p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/2011/2/4/2329178/mavericks-vs-celtics-boston-returns-home-for-key-match-up-with-dallasRyan Hudson