Mavericks coach Jason Kidd ruled center Anthony Davis out for Thursday night’s NBA Finals rematch against the Boston Celtics.

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Bobby Krivitsky: The Celtics end their four-game road trip on a high note with a 122-107 win in a Finals rematch ... 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, Jrue Holiday: 17 points, 4 assists. Boston: Only 5 ...

(Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer) No Luka Doncic for the 16th straight game. Dereck Lively ... in the 222 days since Dallas and Boston last met, in the NBA Finals, but Saturday’s result ...

Anthony Davis could make his debut for the Mavericks on Thursday when Dallas hits the road to wrap up its two-game season ...

Saturday’s ABC-televised Boston-Dallas game in American Airlines Center ... of both franchises supersede any notion of a 2.0 NBA Finals come June. Boston has lost three of its last six games ...

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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.

This will be the first time Boston and Dallas will be meeting since their five-game showdown during the NBA Finals, which saw ... Jayson Tatum scores 27.2 points per game on average as well ...

BOSTON (AP) — Mavericks center Anthony Davis was ruled out for Thursday night's NBA Finals rematch ... him back for Saturday's game against the Houston Rockets in Dallas. AP NBA: https ...