The Celtics are 9-1 against the Mavericks in their past 10 games, the only loss coming in Game 4 of the NBA Finals last season.

Whether or not the Brow suits up for his new ball club, Boston would do well to try to keep their guard up for this contest.

Dallas now navigates the post-Doncic era, adding pieces like Anthony Davis. Davis hasn’t made his Mavs debut, but that could come against the Celtics for the 7:30 p.m. Thursday game at TD Garden. Davis was upgraded to questionable on the Mavs injury report with his abdominal muscle strain.

The reaction to the Mavericks trading Luka Doncic has generated hurt and anger to a level this area has never seen.

BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Three-team deal that includes Utah.

After seven seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, the organization basically shipped star guard Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis. But why?