After the game, Porzingis discussed his return to Dallas and his thoughts on the team's current push to return to the NBA Finals at the first time of asking. He also discussed Kidd's current roster and how Luka Doncic's recent injury has put them in a tough position.

The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics met on Saturday for the first time since the 2024 NBA Finals, with the Celtics coming away with a 122-107 win. This game saw Kristaps Porzingis on the floor in Dallas for the first time since he was traded away... and that was in 2022. So how did he perform in his return?

Rejoins rotation

The former Mavs big man left nearly three years ago, but hadn’t played a game at American Airlines Center until Saturday.

Dallas Mavericks host the Boston Celtics in an NBA Finals rematch Saturday, aiming to recover from recent struggles.

The game is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN Deportes. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial and $30 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

Bleacher Report writer Zach Buckley has an interesting idea for a deal involving the Dallas Mavericks and Toronto Raptors. In his piece about potential NBA trad

Tatum, who helped lead the Celtics to an NBA championship last season, was recently voted to his sixth All-Star team, making it five consecutive appearances for the St. Louis native. He's also on course to make his fourth All-NBA First Team selection at the end of the regular season.

The North American trek will see support from Real Boston Richey and Queen Key as opening acts. The tour will kick off in Oklahoma City on March 5 and run through Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Las Vegas, Oakland and wrap up with a hometown show in Memphis, but that date hasn’t been finalized just yet.

Along with a preliminary regular-season broadcasting schedule, the Rangers announced an eight-game schedule of spring exhibitions on Thursday. Those games will be split equally between over-the-air and the new Rangers Sports Network options. All eight are scheduled to be available on the new streaming platform via Victory+.

Well, sort of, at least. The Rangers have three prospects ranked on the preseason top 100 lists of the five major outlets — Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, ESPN, The Athletic and Baseball Prospectus — that evaluate the league’s young talent. And, for the most part, there’s relative consensus on where each of the prospects rank, too.