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Evan Mobley scores 34 as Cavaliers beat short-handed Mavericks 134-122, run win streak to 9 games

By AP•Jan 4, 2025

Game Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Dallas Mavericks: Game Highlights

DALLAS -- — Evan Mobley had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers ran their winning streak to nine games by beating the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 134-122 on Friday night.

The NBA-leading Cavs improved to 30-4, swept a four-game Western Conference road trip and are now 10-0 against the West. All nine wins in the streak have been by double digits.

The Mavericks played without both of their All-Star guards, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Irving missed the game because of illness while Doncic has been sidelined since suffering a calf strain during the Mavericks’ Christmas Day loss to Minnesota.

Caris LeVert scored 17 off the bench for Cleveland.

Quentin Grimes scored 26 points, 20 in the third period, to lead the Mavericks, who have lost four straight to match a season long losing streak. Jaden Hardy added 17 off the bench and Klay Thompson scored 16, all in the first half.

The Cavaliers used a 20-point run to go from a 21-17 deficit late in the first period to a 37-21 lead early in the second. Their largest lead was 27 points.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: Six players have averaged double figures in scoring this season. They had seven in this game.

Mavericks: The defending West champions went into Christmas Day 4 1/2 games behind first-place Oklahoma City and now trail by 9 1/2.

Key moment

Back-to-back 3s by Thompson pulled the Mavericks within 64-53 with 44 seconds left in the half. But the Cavaliers closed with five straight points, LeVert getting a friendly bounce on a left-corner 3 with four seconds left, to lead 69-53 at halftime.

Key stat

The Cavaliers outscored the Mavericks 18-0 in first-half turnover points and matched a season low with eight overall, two in the first half.

Up next

The Cavaliers will host the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. The Mavericks visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

CLE leads series 1-0

Regular Season Series

CLE at DAL

Sat, Jan 4

134 - 122

Final

DAL at CLE

Sun, Feb 2

101 - 144

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CLE

DAL

52-98FG43-100

53Field Goal %43

15-403PT12-44

38Three Point %27

15-20FT24-30

10Offensive Rebounds21

36Defensive Rebounds32

38Assists29

5Steals3

7Blocks4

7Turnovers12

0Technical Fouls0

9Points Conceded Off Turnovers23

13Fast Break Points18

20Fouls17

27Largest Lead4

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	CLE
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Dereck Lively II (Darius Garland gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Darius Garland misses two point shot	0	0
11:39	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Spencer Dinwiddie misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:34	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Jarrett Allen misses layup	0	0
11:20	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	P.J. Washington makes 2-foot dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	2	0
10:57	Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:57	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	2	0
10:43	P.J. Washington misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
10:40	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	2	0
10:36	Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	2	3
10:21	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (Darius Garland steals)	2	3
10:18	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	2	5
10:06	Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	5
10:03	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	2	5
9:56	Evan Mobley misses 6-foot hook shot	2	5
9:54	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	2	5
9:53	Darius Garland misses 28-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:50	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	2	5
9:33	Klay Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:31	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	2	5
9:24	Donovan Mitchell makes 19-foot two point shot	2	7
9:13	Spencer Dinwiddie out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	7
9:05	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	7
9:01	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	2	7
8:44	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	2	7
8:44	Klay Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	3	7
8:44	Klay Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	4	7
8:30	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Evan Mobley assists)	4	10
8:17	Evan Mobley kicked ball violation	4	10
8:14	Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)	7	10
7:56	Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	7	12
7:46	Dean Wade blocks Spencer Dinwiddie 's 13-foot driving floating jump shot	7	12
7:43	Spencer Dinwiddie offensive rebound	7	12
7:38	Dean Wade personal foul	7	12
7:38	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Dereck Lively II	7	12
7:27	Klay Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	12
7:26	Quentin Grimes offensive rebound	7	12
7:22	Quentin Grimes misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	12
7:18	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	7	12
7:17	P.J. Washington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	10	12
7:14	Cavaliers Full timeout	10	12
7:14	Max Strus enters the game for Evan Mobley	10	12
7:14	Caris LeVert enters the game for Darius Garland	10	12
6:57	Max Strus misses 25-foot jump bank shot	10	12
6:54	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	10	12
6:41	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	10	12
6:41	Daniel Gafford misses free throw 1 of 2	10	12
6:41	Mavericks offensive team rebound	10	12
6:41	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 2 of 2	11	12
6:31	Caris LeVert makes 25-foot three pointer	11	15
6:21	Spencer Dinwiddie makes 5-foot two point shot	13	15
6:09	Donovan Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	15
5:54	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	15
5:50	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	13	15
5:41	Donovan Mitchell bad pass (Klay Thompson steals)	13	15
5:36	P.J. Washington misses two point shot	13	15
5:33	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	13	15
5:28	Quentin Grimes shooting foul	13	15
5:28	Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2	13	15
5:28	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	13	15
5:28	Brandon Williams enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	13	15
5:28	Georges Niang enters the game for Dean Wade	13	15
5:28	Darius Garland enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	13	15
5:28	Caris LeVert misses free throw 2 of 2	13	15
5:25	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	13	15
5:16	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	15
5:12	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	13	15
4:59	Caris LeVert misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	13	15
4:56	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	13	15
4:51	Daniel Gafford makes 5-foot hook shot (Quentin Grimes assists)	15	15
4:36	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Max Strus assists)	15	17
4:21	Klay Thompson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	15	17
4:19	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	15	17
4:18	Daniel Gafford makes 7-foot two point shot	17	17
4:06	Jarrett Allen misses 10-foot two point shot	17	17
4:04	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	17	17
3:56	P.J. Washington makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Williams assists)	19	17
3:43	Daniel Gafford blocks Jarrett Allen 's 3-foot driving layup	19	17
3:43	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	19	17
3:43	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Quentin Grimes	19	17
3:43	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Klay Thompson	19	17
3:43	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	19	17
3:37	Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	17
3:34	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	19	17
3:18	Brandon Williams makes 3-foot two point shot	21	17
3:04	Darius Garland makes 24-foot three point jumper	21	20
2:43	Caris LeVert blocks Brandon Williams 's 6-foot driving layup	21	20
2:40	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	21	20
2:35	Georges Niang makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	21	23
2:34	Mavericks Full timeout	21	23
2:34	Dereck Lively II enters the game for Daniel Gafford	21	23
2:20	Brandon Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	23
2:06	Jaden Hardy blocks Caris LeVert 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	21	23
2:06	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	21	23
2:06	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for Brandon Williams	21	23
2:06	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for P.J. Washington	21	23
2:04	Caris LeVert makes layup (Darius Garland assists)	21	25
1:46	Maxi Kleber misses 22-foot three point jumper	21	25
1:45	Maxi Kleber offensive rebound	21	25
1:33	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses layup	21	25
1:32	Maxi Kleber offensive rebound	21	25
1:30	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 22-foot two point shot	21	25
1:29	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	21	25
1:16	Olivier-Maxence Prosper personal foul	21	25
1:07	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot layup (Max Strus assists)	21	27
53.2	Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass (Caris LeVert steals)	21	27
48.1	Caris LeVert makes two point shot	21	29
31.1	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	29
26.1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound	21	29
26.1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses tip shot	21	29
26.1	Maxi Kleber offensive rebound	21	29
23.1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses 22-foot three point jumper	21	29
20.1	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	21	29
5.1	Georges Niang makes 22-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	21	32
0.1	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	32
0.1	Mavericks offensive team rebound	21	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	32

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	CLE
12:00	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Maxi Kleber	21	32
11:38	Spencer Dinwiddie lost ball turnover (Caris LeVert steals)	21	32
11:25	Georges Niang misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	32
11:21	Max Strus offensive rebound	21	32
11:19	Jaden Hardy personal foul	21	32
11:10	Evan Mobley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Georges Niang assists)	21	35
10:55	Jaden Hardy misses 29-foot three point jumper	21	35
10:52	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	21	35
10:45	Max Strus makes 1-foot layup (Caris LeVert assists)	21	37
10:44	Mavericks Full timeout	21	37
10:44	Klay Thompson enters the game for Olivier-Maxence Prosper	21	37
10:44	P.J. Washington enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	21	37
10:32	Jaden Hardy misses free throw 2 of 2	21	37
10:32	Max Strus shooting foul	22	37
10:32	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2	22	37
10:30	Dereck Lively II offensive rebound	22	37
10:28	Quentin Grimes steps out of bounds turnover	22	37
10:14	Georges Niang makes 6-foot two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)	22	39
10:01	Evan Mobley shooting foul	22	39
10:01	Dereck Lively II makes free throw 1 of 2	23	39
10:01	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	23	39
10:01	Ty Jerome enters the game for Caris LeVert	23	39
10:01	Dereck Lively II misses free throw 2 of 2	23	39
9:59	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	23	39
9:46	Dean Wade makes driving dunk (Georges Niang assists)	23	41
9:31	Jaden Hardy makes 12-foot two point shot (Dereck Lively II assists)	25	41
9:23	Darius Garland misses driving layup	25	41
9:20	Evan Mobley makes tip shot	25	43
9:20	Dereck Lively II defensive goaltending violation	25	43
9:20	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	25	43
9:08	Evan Mobley blocks Jaden Hardy 's 6-foot driving layup	25	43
9:08	Darius Garland defensive rebound	25	43
9:01	Jaden Hardy personal foul	25	43
8:53	Evan Mobley misses 7-foot two point shot	25	43
8:50	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	25	43
8:37	Klay Thompson makes 26-foot three pointer	28	43
8:23	Evan Mobley misses 4-foot two point shot	28	43
8:23	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	28	43
8:12	Quentin Grimes makes 2-foot layup (Klay Thompson assists)	30	43
8:12	Cavaliers Full timeout	30	43
8:12	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	30	43
8:12	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	30	43
8:03	Georges Niang misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	43
8:01	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	30	43
7:52	Quentin Grimes misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	43
7:48	Georges Niang defensive rebound	30	43
7:38	Dereck Lively II shooting foul	30	43
7:38	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	30	43
7:38	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	30	43
7:38	Brandon Williams enters the game for Jaden Hardy	30	43
7:38	Max Strus enters the game for Georges Niang	30	43
7:38	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	30	44
7:38	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Dereck Lively II	30	44
7:25	Klay Thompson misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	30	44
7:23	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	30	44
7:11	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	44
7:06	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	30	44
7:03	Brandon Williams makes two point shot	32	44
6:42	Ty Jerome makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	32	46
6:26	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	32	46
6:26	Brandon Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	32	46
6:26	Mavericks offensive team rebound	32	46
6:26	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Quentin Grimes	32	46
6:26	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	32	46
6:26	Brandon Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	33	46
6:10	Maxi Kleber enters the game for P.J. Washington	33	46
6:03	Evan Mobley makes 10-foot two point shot	33	48
5:40	Brandon Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	36	48
5:25	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	36	48
5:23	Max Strus offensive rebound	36	48
5:20	Dean Wade makes 26-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	36	51
5:04	Maxi Kleber makes two point shot (Klay Thompson assists)	38	51
4:56	Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	38	54
4:31	Daniel Gafford 3 second turnover	38	54
4:31	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Klay Thompson	38	54
4:09	Ty Jerome makes 3-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	38	56
3:54	Brandon Williams misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	56
3:51	Jaden Hardy offensive rebound	38	56
3:51	Dean Wade shooting foul	38	56
3:51	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2	39	56
3:51	Caris LeVert enters the game for Dean Wade	39	56
3:51	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 2 of 2	40	56
3:36	Evan Mobley makes 3-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	40	58
3:36	Mavericks Full timeout	40	58
3:19	Jaden Hardy misses driving layup	40	58
3:16	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	40	58
3:16	Daniel Gafford misses tip shot	40	58
3:14	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	40	58
3:14	Daniel Gafford makes dunk	42	58
3:02	Donovan Mitchell misses 8-foot two point shot	42	58
3:02	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	42	58
2:52	Jaden Hardy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Maxi Kleber assists)	45	58
2:39	Max Strus misses 26-foot three point jumper	45	58
2:39	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	45	58
2:33	Jaden Hardy offensive charge	45	58
2:33	Jaden Hardy turnover	45	58
2:33	P.J. Washington enters the game for Daniel Gafford	45	58
2:33	Dereck Lively II enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	45	58
2:33	Darius Garland enters the game for Ty Jerome	45	58
2:33	Klay Thompson enters the game for Jaden Hardy	45	58
2:15	Evan Mobley makes 6-foot two point shot	45	60
1:56	Caris LeVert personal foul	45	60
1:56	Klay Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	46	60
1:56	Klay Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	47	60
1:44	Maxi Kleber shooting foul	47	60
1:44	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	47	61
1:44	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	47	62
1:31	P.J. Washington misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	47	62
1:27	Max Strus defensive rebound	47	62
1:22	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)	47	64
1:08	Klay Thompson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dereck Lively II assists)	50	64
55.0	Caris LeVert misses 23-foot three point jumper	50	64
52.2	Maxi Kleber defensive rebound	50	64
44.2	Klay Thompson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)	53	64
30.0	Darius Garland makes 12-foot two point shot (Max Strus assists)	53	66
11.1	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	53	66
4.0	Caris LeVert makes 22-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	53	69
0.1	Brandon Williams misses 42-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	69
0.1	Mavericks offensive team rebound	53	69
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	53	69

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	CLE
12:00	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Brandon Williams	53	69
12:00	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Maxi Kleber	53	69
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	53	69
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Caris LeVert	53	69
11:46	Jaden Hardy misses 27-foot three point jumper	53	69
11:42	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	53	69
11:31	Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	53	72
11:15	Evan Mobley blocks Dereck Lively II 's 4-foot layup	53	72
11:12	Dereck Lively II offensive rebound	53	72
11:11	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper	53	72
11:11	Darius Garland defensive rebound	53	72
11:01	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	53	72
10:58	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	53	72
10:44	P.J. Washington misses driving layup	53	72
10:43	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	53	72
10:41	P.J. Washington misses two point shot	53	72
10:41	Dereck Lively II offensive rebound	53	72
10:37	Klay Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	53	72
10:37	Darius Garland defensive rebound	53	72
10:27	Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	53	75
10:27	Jaden Hardy shooting foul	53	75
10:27	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	53	76
10:18	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	53	76
10:13	Klay Thompson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	76
10:10	Darius Garland defensive rebound	53	76
10:07	Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	53	78
9:41	Quentin Grimes misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	78
9:39	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	53	78
9:30	Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	78
9:28	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	53	78
9:27	P.J. Washington blocks Jarrett Allen 's 4-foot two point shot	53	78
9:25	Mavericks defensive team rebound	53	78
9:17	Quentin Grimes makes driving layup	55	78
8:57	Darius Garland makes driving layup	55	80
8:48	Quentin Grimes makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	57	80
8:48	Darius Garland shooting foul	57	80
8:48	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 1 of 1	58	80
8:36	Evan Mobley makes driving dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	58	82
8:24	Dereck Lively II makes 5-foot two point shot (Quentin Grimes assists)	60	82
8:04	Darius Garland palming turnover	60	82
8:04	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Dereck Lively II	60	82
8:04	Brandon Williams enters the game for Jaden Hardy	60	82
7:49	Jarrett Allen personal foul	60	82
7:43	Dean Wade blocks Quentin Grimes 's 4-foot driving layup	60	82
7:40	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	60	82
7:40	Brandon Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gafford assists)	63	82
7:35	Cavaliers Full timeout	63	82
7:35	Max Strus enters the game for Jarrett Allen	63	82
7:35	Caris LeVert enters the game for Dean Wade	63	82
7:35	Georges Niang enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	63	82
7:21	Evan Mobley makes driving layup (Georges Niang assists)	63	84
7:04	Evan Mobley shooting foul	63	84
7:04	Daniel Gafford misses free throw 1 of 2	63	84
7:04	Mavericks offensive team rebound	63	84
7:04	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Klay Thompson	63	84
7:04	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 2 of 2	64	84
6:52	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Max Strus assists)	64	86
6:40	P.J. Washington makes driving layup (Quentin Grimes assists)	66	86
6:28	Georges Niang makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Max Strus assists)	66	88
6:15	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper	66	88
6:11	Brandon Williams offensive rebound	66	88
6:08	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper	66	88
6:04	Max Strus defensive rebound	66	88
5:52	Evan Mobley makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	66	90
5:35	P.J. Washington misses driving floating jump shot	66	90
5:35	Georges Niang defensive rebound	66	90
5:19	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three pointer	66	93
5:08	Daniel Gafford makes 2-foot hook shot (Quentin Grimes assists)	68	93
4:55	Evan Mobley misses 8-foot two point shot	68	93
4:52	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	68	93
4:45	Quentin Grimes makes two point shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	70	93
4:34	Brandon Williams shooting foul	70	93
4:34	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	70	94
4:34	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Daniel Gafford	70	94
4:34	Dereck Lively II enters the game for P.J. Washington	70	94
4:34	Dean Wade enters the game for Evan Mobley	70	94
4:34	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	70	95
4:19	Dereck Lively II makes 4-foot two point shot (Quentin Grimes assists)	72	95
4:08	Georges Niang makes 28-foot three pointer (Darius Garland assists)	72	98
3:50	Dean Wade shooting foul	72	98
3:50	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 1 of 2	73	98
3:50	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	73	98
3:50	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 2	74	98
3:34	Dereck Lively II blocks Caris LeVert 's 3-foot driving layup	74	98
3:33	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	74	98
3:31	Quentin Grimes makes 1-foot dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	76	98
3:14	Georges Niang misses layup	76	98
3:12	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	76	98
3:07	Quentin Grimes makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	79	98
3:06	Cavaliers Full timeout	79	98
3:06	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Brandon Williams	79	98
2:47	Georges Niang offensive foul	79	98
2:47	Georges Niang turnover	79	98
2:36	Maxi Kleber misses 25-foot three point jumper	79	98
2:33	Max Strus defensive rebound	79	98
2:19	Caris LeVert makes 10-foot two point shot	79	100
2:08	Quentin Grimes makes driving layup (Dereck Lively II assists)	81	100
1:49	Caris LeVert misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	81	100
1:45	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	81	100
1:40	Maxi Kleber misses 24-foot three point shot	81	100
1:37	Dean Wade defensive rebound	81	100
1:16	Max Strus misses 24-foot three point jumper	81	100
1:11	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	81	100
1:05	Jaden Hardy misses driving layup	81	100
1:05	Dean Wade defensive rebound	81	100
58.1	Caris LeVert misses 22-foot three point jumper	81	100
55.1	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	81	100
44.1	Quentin Grimes makes driving layup	83	100
32.1	Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	83	100
28.1	Max Strus offensive rebound	83	100
28.1	Dereck Lively II personal foul	83	100
18.1	Caris LeVert misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	83	100
13.1	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	83	100
13.1	shot clock turnover	83	100
13.1	Evan Mobley enters the game for Georges Niang	83	100
1.1	Evan Mobley shooting foul	83	100
1.1	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 1 of 2	84	100
1.1	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 2	85	100
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	85	100

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DAL	CLE
12:00	Georges Niang enters the game for Max Strus	85	100
12:00	Ty Jerome enters the game for Caris LeVert	85	100
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	85	100
11:45	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	100
11:44	Mavericks defensive team rebound	85	100
11:32	Dean Wade shooting foul	85	100
11:32	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 1 of 2	86	100
11:32	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 2	87	100
11:25	Quentin Grimes personal foul	87	100
11:16	Georges Niang makes 2-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	87	102
11:05	Quentin Grimes makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	89	102
10:50	Jarrett Allen makes 6-foot two point shot (Dean Wade assists)	89	104
10:38	Dereck Lively II out of bounds bad pass turnover	89	104
10:38	P.J. Washington enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	89	104
10:38	Klay Thompson enters the game for Maxi Kleber	89	104
10:26	Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)	89	106
10:10	Jaden Hardy makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	91	106
9:59	Jarrett Allen makes 9-foot two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)	91	108
9:50	Quentin Grimes misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	91	108
9:46	Dereck Lively II offensive rebound	91	108
9:43	Jaden Hardy makes 26-foot three point jumper (P.J. Washington assists)	94	108
9:22	Georges Niang lost ball turnover (Quentin Grimes steals)	94	108
9:17	Dereck Lively II makes alley oop dunk shot (Jaden Hardy assists)	96	108
8:57	P.J. Washington shooting foul	96	108
8:57	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	96	109
8:57	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Dereck Lively II	96	109
8:57	Caris LeVert enters the game for Georges Niang	96	109
8:57	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	96	110
8:48	Dean Wade shooting foul	96	110
8:48	P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2	97	110
8:48	P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2	97	110
8:45	Dean Wade defensive rebound	97	110
8:37	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	97	110
8:34	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	97	110
8:30	Ty Jerome makes 27-foot three point jumper (Caris LeVert assists)	97	113
8:18	Quentin Grimes bad pass (Donovan Mitchell steals)	97	113
8:15	Caris LeVert makes two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)	97	115
8:15	Jaden Hardy shooting foul	97	115
8:15	Darius Garland enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	97	115
8:15	Caris LeVert makes free throw 1 of 1	97	116
8:04	Daniel Gafford makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jaden Hardy assists)	99	116
7:52	Dean Wade makes dunk (Darius Garland assists)	99	118
7:37	Jaden Hardy makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists)	101	118
7:24	Jarrett Allen misses 10-foot two point shot	101	118
7:21	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	101	118
7:17	P.J. Washington makes two point shot (Jaden Hardy assists)	103	118
7:17	Ty Jerome shooting foul	103	118
7:17	Evan Mobley enters the game for Dean Wade	103	118
7:17	P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 1	104	118
7:06	Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper	104	118
7:02	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	104	118
6:58	Jaden Hardy makes two point shot (Klay Thompson assists)	106	118
6:56	Cavaliers Full timeout	106	118
6:56	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Quentin Grimes	106	118
6:43	Caris LeVert makes 1-foot dunk (Ty Jerome assists)	106	120
6:24	Klay Thompson misses layup	106	120
6:22	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	106	120
6:06	Evan Mobley makes 8-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	106	122
5:55	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	122
5:51	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	106	122
5:50	Caris LeVert misses running pullup jump shot	106	122
5:46	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	106	122
5:46	Spencer Dinwiddie shooting foul	106	122
5:46	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	106	122
5:46	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	106	122
5:46	Dereck Lively II enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	106	122
5:46	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	106	123
5:46	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Daniel Gafford	106	123
5:32	P.J. Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper	106	123
5:28	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	106	123
5:22	Darius Garland misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	106	123
5:19	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	106	123
5:16	Klay Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper	106	123
5:11	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	106	123
5:03	Darius Garland makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	106	125
4:50	P.J. Washington makes 3-foot two point shot	108	125
4:32	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper	108	125
4:28	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	108	125
4:21	Jarrett Allen blocks Dereck Lively II 's 1-foot dunk	108	125
4:19	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	108	125
4:08	Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Evan Mobley assists)	108	127
4:07	Mavericks Full timeout	108	127
4:07	Jazian Gortman enters the game for Jaden Hardy	108	127
4:07	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for P.J. Washington	108	127
4:07	Brandon Williams enters the game for Klay Thompson	108	127
4:07	Markieff Morris enters the game for Quentin Grimes	108	127
4:07	Dwight Powell enters the game for Dereck Lively II	108	127
4:07	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Caris LeVert	108	127
4:07	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Evan Mobley	108	127
4:07	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Darius Garland	108	127
4:07	JT Thor enters the game for Jarrett Allen	108	127
3:55	Jazian Gortman makes 22-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)	111	127
3:29	Ty Jerome misses 30-foot three point jumper	111	127
3:26	Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound	111	127
3:25	Olivier-Maxence Prosper out of bounds bad pass turnover	111	127
3:15	JT Thor misses 21-foot jumper	111	127
3:12	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	111	127
3:07	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	111	127
3:07	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes free throw 1 of 2	112	127
3:07	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes free throw 2 of 2	113	127
2:59	Ty Jerome misses driving layup	113	127
2:56	Dwight Powell defensive rebound	113	127
2:55	Craig Porter Jr. personal foul	113	127
2:55	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	114	127
2:55	Brandon Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	115	127
2:44	Tristan Thompson misses driving floating jump shot	115	127
2:41	Markieff Morris defensive rebound	115	127
2:38	Craig Porter Jr. blocks Brandon Williams 's 3-foot two point shot	115	127
2:38	Mavericks offensive team rebound	115	127
2:36	Jazian Gortman misses 23-foot three point jumper	115	127
2:32	Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound	115	127
2:28	Markieff Morris makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Olivier-Maxence Prosper assists)	117	127
2:10	Craig Porter Jr. misses two point shot	117	127
2:07	JT Thor offensive rebound	117	127
2:04	JT Thor out of bounds bad pass turnover	117	127
1:53	Markieff Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper	117	127
1:49	Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound	117	127
1:44	Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses driving floating jump shot	117	127
1:44	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	117	127
1:33	Jazian Gortman shooting foul	117	127
1:33	Ty Jerome makes free throw 1 of 2	117	128
1:33	Ty Jerome makes free throw 2 of 2	117	129
1:26	Brandon Williams misses two point shot	117	129
1:23	Dwight Powell offensive rebound	117	129
1:16	Markieff Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jazian Gortman assists)	120	129
59.1	Dwight Powell personal foul	120	129
59.1	Craig Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	120	130
59.1	Craig Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	120	131
53.0	Jazian Gortman misses 22-foot three point jumper	120	131
48.1	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	120	131
36.2	Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	120	131
33.1	JT Thor offensive rebound	120	131
33.1	Markieff Morris shooting foul	120	131
33.1	JT Thor misses free throw 1 of 2	120	131
33.1	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	120	131
33.1	JT Thor makes free throw 2 of 2	120	132
24.1	Markieff Morris misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	120	132
20.1	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	120	132
18.0	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Olivier-Maxence Prosper steals)	120	132
16.0	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes driving dunk	122	132
10.1	JT Thor makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	122	134
10.1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive goaltending violation	122	134
5.1	Markieff Morris misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	122	134
1.1	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	122	134
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	122	134
0.0	End of Game	122	134

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American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, January 4, 2025

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Attendance

20,231

Referees

Mark Lindsay, Jacyn Goble, Evan Scott

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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