The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics met in Dallas on Saturday for their first matchup since last season's NBA Finals. Dallas was missing many key pieces, including starters Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II, while Boston was wrapping up a four-game road trip.

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.

Dallas will face the defending champion Boston Celtics for the first of two matchups in a 12-day period on Saturday.

Who is going to bring home the title this NBA season? The current favorites for 2025, based on the leaguewide futures odds, are the Celtics (+240). Keep up with the 2024-25 NBA season on FOX!

Victor Wembanyama's "priceless" week in Paris ended in defeat Saturday as Tyrese Haliburton's hot shooting fired the Indiana Pacers to a 136-98 NBA victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

A Western Conference team has overtaken the Boston Celtics as the top favourite to win the 2024-25 NBA Finals.

The Celtics have another tough challenge to end their road trip on Saturday when they play the Dallas Mavericks in what will be a Finals rematch from last summer.

It’ll be interesting to see which identity is able to better sustain success once the postseason is here. Throw in the possibility of a rematch in the NBA Finals, and how either team adjusts away from its identity could be the difference between winning it all or being disappointed by season’s end.

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.

Our NBA insiders break down the biggest Rivals Week matchups, including a finals rematch, Wemby's homecoming and a Western Conference showdown.

So when the time comes for the playoffs, the expectation is going to be an NBA Finals trip at the minimum. Oklahoma City already reached the semifinals against Dallas last season, but fell to 4-2 ...