It's hard to call it an NBA Finals rematch when Doncic isn't even on the Mavericks anymore, and Anthony Davis is. And it's hard to say that Mavericks fans will be as invested in this game as they were two weeks ago. That's what trading a city icon does to a fanbase.

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.

Dallas now navigates the post-Doncic era, adding pieces like Anthony Davis. Davis hasn’t made his Mavs debut, but that could come against the Celtics for the 7:30 p.m. Thursday game at TD Garden. Davis was upgraded to questionable on the Mavs injury report with his abdominal muscle strain.