CLEVELAND -- — Evan Mobley scored 22 points and Cleveland set a franchise record with 91 in the first half as the Cavaliers romped to a 144-101 win on Sunday over Dallas just hours after the Mavericks traded superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis.

Darius Garland added 17 points and 10 assists as the Cavs improved the league's best record to 40-9.

Sam Merrill made nine 3-pointers and Cleveland set a franchise record with 26 3s.

Hoping to return to the Finals, the Mavericks dealt the 25-year-old Doncic, a five-time All-Star and the face of their franchise to Los Angeles for Davis, one of the league's most talented two-way players.

Davis will join forces in Dallas with All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, who has plenty of experience playing with other superstars after stints alongside LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Doncic.

Unfortunately, Irving wasn't available because of injury and the Cavs blitzed the Mavericks from the start. Cleveland scored a franchise record 50 points in the first quarter and opened a 45-point halftime lead.

Their 91 points tied for the third-most in a first half in league history.

Jaden Hardy paced Dallas with 21 points.

Takeaways

Mavericks: Dallas only had 10 players in uniform as Irving (shoulder), forward P.J. Washington Jr. (knee) and centers Daniel Gafford (ankle), Dereck Lively II (ankle) and Dwight Powell (hip) all sat out with injuries.

Cavaliers: An easy afternoon to tune up for Tuesday night's matchup against Boston.

Key moment

Garland made three 3-pointers in a span of 66 seconds as the Cavs opened an early 27-9 lead.

Key stat

The Cavs have made at least 10 3-pointers in 54 straight games, tying Portland for the fourth longest streak. The Houston Rockets hold the record with 97 consecutive games with 10 3s or more.

Up Next

The Mavericks are in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The Cavs host the defending champion Celtics, who ended Cleveland's 15-game winning streak to start the season.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Kylor Kelley vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:41	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Klay Thompson misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:25	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Klay Thompson shooting foul	0	0
11:25	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:25	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:09	Kylor Kelley bad pass (Darius Garland steals)	2	0
10:59	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)	4	0
10:42	Dante Exum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Olivier-Maxence Prosper assists)	4	3
10:27	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	4	3
10:25	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	4	3
10:14	Olivier-Maxence Prosper bad pass (Max Strus steals)	4	3
9:59	Evan Mobley makes 7-foot two point shot	6	3
9:52	Evan Mobley personal foul	6	3
9:43	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes 6-foot two point shot	6	5
9:25	Darius Garland makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	5
9:10	Dante Exum misses two point shot	9	5
9:06	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	9	5
9:04	Spencer Dinwiddie blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 1-foot driving layup	9	5
9:04	Mavericks defensive team rebound	9	5
8:51	Kylor Kelley makes alley oop layup (Dante Exum assists)	9	7
8:40	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three pointer	12	7
8:25	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	7
8:23	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	12	7
8:19	Darius Garland makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	15	7
8:18	Mavericks Full timeout	15	7
8:18	Kessler Edwards enters the game for Kylor Kelley	15	7
8:01	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	15	7
7:58	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	15	7
7:51	Max Strus makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	18	7
7:41	Dante Exum makes two point shot	18	9
7:30	Jarrett Allen misses layup	18	9
7:28	Dante Exum defensive rebound	18	9
7:23	Kessler Edwards misses two point shot	18	9
7:23	Darius Garland defensive rebound	18	9
7:18	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	20	9
7:09	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	9
7:09	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	20	9
7:01	Darius Garland bad pass (Dante Exum steals)	20	9
6:45	Klay Thompson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	20	9
6:41	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	20	9
6:37	Darius Garland makes two point shot	22	9
6:27	Jarrett Allen blocks Olivier-Maxence Prosper 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot	22	9
6:24	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	22	9
6:21	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Evan Mobley assists)	24	9
5:58	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	9
5:54	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	24	9
5:46	Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	27	9
5:45	Mavericks Full timeout	27	9
5:45	Ty Jerome enters the game for Max Strus	27	9
5:45	Caris LeVert enters the game for Evan Mobley	27	9
5:45	Georges Niang enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	27	9
5:45	Kylor Kelley enters the game for Dante Exum	27	9
5:45	Naji Marshall enters the game for Olivier-Maxence Prosper	27	9
5:45	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Klay Thompson	27	9
5:31	Darius Garland shooting foul	27	9
5:31	Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2	27	9
5:31	Mavericks offensive team rebound	27	9
5:31	Spencer Dinwiddie makes free throw 2 of 2	27	10
5:20	Georges Niang makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	30	10
5:05	Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot	30	10
5:03	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	30	10
4:52	Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot dunk (Georges Niang assists)	32	10
4:38	Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point shot	32	10
4:36	Darius Garland defensive rebound	32	10
4:32	Darius Garland makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	34	10
4:18	Quentin Grimes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	34	13
3:54	Ty Jerome misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	34	13
3:51	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	34	13
3:43	Kylor Kelley makes alley oop dunk shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	34	15
3:43	Cavaliers Full timeout	34	15
3:43	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	34	15
3:43	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	34	15
3:43	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	34	15
3:30	Georges Niang makes 1-foot layup (Caris LeVert assists)	36	15
3:14	Jaden Hardy makes 12-foot two point shot	36	17
2:55	Evan Mobley misses 10-foot two point shot	36	17
2:53	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	36	17
2:46	Ty Jerome shooting foul	36	17
2:46	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2	36	18
2:46	Brandon Williams enters the game for Kessler Edwards	36	18
2:46	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	36	19
2:33	Kylor Kelley shooting foul	36	19
2:33	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	36	19
2:33	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	36	19
2:33	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	37	19
2:21	Naji Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper	37	19
2:18	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	37	19
2:14	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	37	19
2:13	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	37	19
2:03	Quentin Grimes misses 23-foot three point jumper	37	19
2:00	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	37	19
1:56	Naji Marshall personal foul	37	19
1:56	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for Kylor Kelley	37	19
1:49	Quentin Grimes personal foul	37	19
1:49	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	38	19
1:49	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	39	19
1:26	Jaden Hardy misses 31-foot three point jumper	39	19
1:23	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	39	19
1:17	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	41	19
1:09	Caris LeVert personal foul	41	19
55.0	Evan Mobley blocks Naji Marshall's driving layup	41	19
51.1	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	41	19
48.0	Ty Jerome makes 23-foot three point shot (Caris LeVert assists)	44	19
41.0	Quentin Grimes misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	44	19
38.0	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	44	19
32.0	Georges Niang makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	47	19
17.1	Brandon Williams misses two point shot	47	19
15.1	Georges Niang defensive rebound	47	19
3.1	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	50	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	50	19

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

8:30 PM, February 2, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN OH, KFAA-TV

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Karl Lane, Justin Van Duyne, Nate Green

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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