The Night in Tweets: Mavs at Celtics

Mavericks 99 Celtics 90

Starting Lineups:
Jason Kidd, Josh Howard, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier
Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Rasheed Wallace, Kendrick Perkins

Let’s take a look at a big road game where the Mavs are seeking redemption through my tweets. Please follow me on Twitter @MavsBall.

Here we go…

RT @ESPNForsberg: Doc confirms Pierce to start.

About 15 minutes until tipoff in Boston on TNT. #mavs

RT: @mavstats: Dirk has a career avg of 27.0 ppg vs Boston, the highest vs any team.

RT: @MFollowill: i’ll update til TNT jumps over from Memphis-Phoenix…

RT: @MFollowill: Mavs have missed 2 shots in first minute…Perkins just got first bucket for Bos on a putback

RT: @MFollowill: Goaltending Bos by Perkins…score the basket for Dallas 2-2

RT: @MFollowill: Pierce scores off the Matrix turnover…Mavs 1-4 to start game. and another basket by Pierce its 6-2 boston

RT: @MFollowill: Ray Allen for 3 and its 9-2…20 sec timeout dallas

RT: @MFollowill: Marion a runner in the lane out of timeout…thank you TNT we now have mavs basketball…

#Celtics lead the #Mavs 25-20 after one. Boston ended quarter on 8-0 run.

Five first quarter turnovers for the #Mavs. Sloppy.

31-26 #Celtics lead the #Mavs with 731 left in the half.

Carlisle picks up a T after no-call on contact on Dirk. #Mavs

RT: @skindoeshoops: McHale speaking on Rick’s philosophies about sets as opposed to plays

I must admit that I’m a fan of Barea’s limited role. He’ll be much more effective only playing 10-15 minutes. #Mavs

Someone needs to want to play defense for the #Mavs. Embarrassing.

#Mavs trail by nine going into the half 50-41. #Celtics shooting 55%. Defense is not optional…the Mavs think it is.

It’s time for Jason Terry to ride the pine…an embarrassing 0-6 from the field in 16 minutes. #mavs

Dirk playing his rear off once again…15 pts in 21 minutes. #Mavs shooting 47% in spite of Jet.

#Mavs cut the lead to five (63-58) courtesy of Damp and some defense. 6:05 remaining in the third.

65-62 #Mavs trail with 2:56 left in the third. Damp has 11 3Q points.

#Mavs take lead 69-68

#Mavs shoot 80% in the third quarter and actually ended the frame on a 10-0 run. 75-68

RT: @ESPN_Caplan: Mavs shoot 80% in 3rd, close w/ 10-0 run, lead by 7. Next 3 on road are vs bad east teams. Win tonight would be big.

Our favorite German, Dirk Nowitzki, is on fire. 19 2nd half pts. #Mavs lead 83-75 with 8:55 remaining.

Back to back threes by Kidd and Terry push the lead to 14. 8:02 left. #mavs

93-80 #Mavs with 5:03 left.

#Mavs hold on to notch a big road victory. 99-90 over the #Celtics. Now the record stands at 27-13.

The #Mavs end up shooting 57% for the game. #Celtics shot 51%.

#Mavs outscored the #Celtics 58-40 in the second half.

13 points and 17 assists in 42 minutes for Jason Kidd. #mavs

Game Ball courtesy of MavsBall.com goes to Dirk Nowitzki. 37 pts on 15-22 shooting and 7 boards in 44 mins. Another great performance.

The Mavs continue the roadie with a trip to our nation’s capital on Wednesday. Hopefully, the shooting remains red hot.

Until next time…

Peace. Be good.

Tags: Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier Rajon Rondo, Jason Kidd, JJ Barea, Josh Howard, Kendrick Perkins, Paul Pierce, Rasheed Wallace, Ray Allen, Shawn Marion, Washington Wizards