Mavericks at Celtics – NBA Picks: The NBA Central Division leaders Dallas Mavericks travel to Boston to take on the Atlantic Division leaders, the Boston Celtics Monday night with a prime time 8:10 pm Eastern tipoff. The game is the second of Monday's TNT NBA package.
Both Mavericks and Celtics have struggled of late and are coming off losses. The Celtics have also lost six of their last 10 games while over the past 10, Dallas has split 5-5.
Tonight's game is the first for the Celtics since losing to the Bulls 83-96 as six point favorites. Luol Deng scored 25 points on only 13 shots to help Chicago notch the victory. All five Bulls starters scored in double figures. Paul Pierce led Boston with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Rajon Rondo added 15 points and seven assists however, he committed five turnovers. The game's 179 points went UNDER the posted total of 194.5.
The Mavs, who lead the Southwest by 1 1/2 games over San Antonio, opened a five-game road trip on Sunday by getting routed by Toronto. Chris Bosh had team highs of 23 points and 13 rebounds in that one, as the Raptors took a 110-88 victory over Dallas.
Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points to pace the Mavericks, who have dropped three of four. Jason Terry added 18 points, while Jason Kidd had 12 points, nine assists and five rebounds in the loss.
NBA Picks: We like Boston at home to win SU.
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