Two of the hotter teams in the NBA meet Sunday in Beantown as the Celtics entertain the Mavs. The home side has won five in a row and lost just twice since late January. There is a case to be made that Boston is the BEST team in the Eastern Conference right now.

No one will tell you Dallas is the best in the West, but the Mavs have won six of seven to remain a solid fifth in that conference. The one loss in the last seven games was a curious one as they fell by 30 to the Knicks.

I envision this to be a pretty high-scoring game. Dallas has been the top Under team in the NBA, but it’s a big difference at home (24-10-1) vs. on the road (17-14-1). Also, all but one of six Mavs’ games this month have seen at least 213 total points scored.

Boston’s last four games have all seen 217 or more total points scored. They shot very poorly from three in their last game and still scored 114. The three-point shooting will improve here.

The Over is 4-0 the previous four times Dallas has been off a straight-up win by more than 10 points. On Friday, they defeated the Rockets 113-100.