Southwest Division opponents square off when the Dallas Mavericks (24-22) welcome in the Houston Rockets (30-14) at American Airlines Center, tipping off on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET. It's the third matchup between the clubs this year.

The NBA champion Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks in a Finals rematch on Saturday as the Houston Rockets took the Cleveland Cavaliers down a peg and Victor Wembanyama ended a "priceless" week in Paris with a defeat.

The Celtics will need to play well at home to prevent another deflating loss to a team they should beat on paper.

Jason Kidd said Kyrie Irving could potentially return on Friday after not playing on Wednesday against the Pelicans.

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The Boston Celtics faced off against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in a rematch of the 2024 NBA Finals. It was the first time the two teams had met since then, and the Celtics were looking to pick up a win to close out their four-game road trip.

Denver hosts the Houston Rockets after Jamal Murray scored 45 points in the Denver Nuggets’ 118-99 victory against the Dallas Mavericks. The Nuggets are 16-10 in conference play. Denver is 6-4 in one-possession games. The Rockets have gone 17-8 against ...

The Rockets ruled out wing Cam Whitmore (illness) and have been without starting forward Jabari Smith Jr. since Smith fractured his hand earlier this month. Amen Thompson and Tari Eason, who both missed the first Celtics-Rockets game on Jan. 3, both were available for Houston.

He says he felt like Kobe Bryant after making a game-winning floater with 1.3 seconds remaining. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets (30-14) face the Boston Celtics (32-14) at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday, January 27 at 7:30 PM ET.In their last matchup on Saturday, the Celtics