For the first time in his young NBA career, Cooper Flagg will get to square off against his hometown team. Well, as close to a hometown team as he had when he was growing up in Maine. The Boston Celtics will be in Texas taking on the post-Luka Doncic Dallas Mavericks,

Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks play host to a sizable challenge on Tuesday night, when Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics come to town for a primetime battle. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.

Boston stayed busy and two more moves materialized in the hours before the deadline, with Boston sending Chris Boucher to Utah and Josh Minott to Brooklyn. Brad Stevens pulled off one more move at the buzzer, sending Xavier Tillman to Charlotte to get the Celtics under the luxury-tax threshold.

On December 11, despite a 30-point night from Brown, Bobby Portis' 27-point, 10-rebound performance off the bench propelled the Bucks forward. He and Kyle Kuzma (31 points) managed to take down the Celtics even without Antetokounmpo healthy.

The Bucks try to snap a losing streak in Boston as they celebrate the NBA Pioneers Classic vs. the Celtics on Feb. 1 at TD Garden.

Boston is a 6.5-point favorite in the latest Heat vs. Celtics odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 226.5. Before making any Heat vs. Celtics picks, check out the NBA predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.