Dallas and Boston go head to head tonight. The Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks will play inside the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, this evening, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. The defending NBA champions have the second seed in the Eastern Conference,

The Dallas Mavericks move ahead into a post-Luka Doncic world, starting with an NBA Finals rematch with the Boston Celtics Thursday night in Boston.

The Dallas Mavericks head to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in a non-conference matchup. The Mavs are 26-22, which puts the team in eighth place in the Western Conference. The Cavs are 39-9, which puts the team in first place in the Eastern Conference.

The Dallas Mavericks acquired Martin on Tuesday in a trade with the 76ers that sends Grimes back to the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia also gets a 2025 second-round pick in a deal that was announced a few hours before the teams were set to play at the Wells Fargo Center.

Although he’s been in the league for almost six years, Caleb Martin made himself a well-known figure to NBA fans during the 2023 playoffs. He was pivotal in helping the Miami Heat reach the NBA Finals as the East’s eighth seed, taking down Boston in a seven-game Eastern Conference Finals battle.

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks hooked up on Tuesday to come up with a deal to send Caleb Martin to the Mavs in exchange for Quentin Grimes and a 2025 second-round pick. The Sixers are acquiring a sharpshooter in Grimes who is shooting 39.