Coming off a season-worst loss in LA, the Celtics dominated Saturday's NBA Finals rematch, routing the Mavericks 122-107.

Individually, Irving’s numbers were better against the Celtics on Saturday, but for the Mavericks the result was all too familiar. They will see the Celtics again, in Boston, on Feb. 6, trade deadline day. Perhaps they will have Doncic back, or nearly back, by then.

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard co-hosted a basketball tournament with Dana Barros in Stoughton, MA over the weekend.

This afternoon, the Dallas Mavericks will host the defending NBA Champions, the Boston Celtics, in a game that tips at 4:30 CST at the American Airlines Center.

Pritchard registered 14 points (5-10 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, nine assists, one block and one steal across 22 minutes during Monday's 125-85 victory over the Warriors.

Here are five stats that defined the Celtics' 40-point victory over the Warriors on Monday. Read more on Boston.com.

Also, after not losing a single game by double digits from the start of the season through the end of December, the Celtics have since suffered defeats of 13, 13, 17 and 21 points, all in their last 10 games. Those also were the only games this season in which Boston failed to score 100 points.

The Celtics' roster has failed to meet expectations in the past month and Thursday’s performance against the Lakers was an example of a team that’s sputtering despite its depth.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory on Monday.

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Tari Eason, SF/PF, Houston Rockets (31.7%): A gritty two-way combo forward capable of putting together a massive fantasy line even while scoring say 13 points, Eason is a great plug-and-play option ahead of today's matchup with a Cleveland Cavaliers team that just played in Philadelphia last night.

Jay King and Brian Robb are in LA to break down a puzzling Celtics road trip. Was the poor showing in LA a byproduct of the schedule?