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Mavericks bounce back with 130-120 victory over Cavaliers after being routed Friday night

By AP•Mar 15, 2026

Game Recap

Dallas Mavericks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Highlights

CLEVELAND -- — Cooper Flagg scored 27 points, Naji Marshall added 25 and the Dallas Mavericks bounced back from a 33-point loss to Cleveland two days ago to defeat the Cavaliers 130-120 on Sunday afternoon.

The Mavericks, who were routed 138-105 on Friday night, pulled away in the second half to snap a seven-game losing streak against the Cavaliers.

P.J. Washington had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Dallas, which won for just the second time in 11 games.

It was the 12th time this season Flagg has scored at least 27 points. The top overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft was 10 of 17 from the field and also had 10 assists and six rebounds in 33 minutes.

Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell had 26 points and Max Strus scored 24 points in his season debut. The seventh-year forward missed the first 67 games because of a broken left foot.

Strus suffered a Jones fracture — a break of the bone that connects the little toe to the base of the foot — during offseason training and underwent surgery on Aug. 26.

The Cavaliers committed 16 turnovers, which resulted in 25 Mavericks' points.

There were 11 lead changes and seven ties in the first half before Dallas emerged with a 60-59 advantage at halftime.

The Mavericks scored the first seven points of the third quarter and extended their lead to 78-67 on a 3-pointer by Ryan Nembhard with 7:20 remaining.

The Cavaliers got within seven before the Mavericks countered with a 10-2 run late in the quarter.

Dallas' John Poulakidas had 10 points in his second NBA game. Poulakidas, a rookie from Yale who signed a two-way contract on March 1, had eight points and two rebounds in the third quarter.

The Mavericks led by 21 in the fourth quarter before the Cavaliers made a late run.

Up next

Mavericks: At New Orleans on Monday.

Cavaliers: At Milwaukee on Tuesday.

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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.

Series tied 1-1

Regular Season Series

CLE at DAL

Fri, Mar 13

138 - 105

Final

DAL at CLE

Sun, Mar 15

130 - 120

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DAL

CLE

46-87FG45-88

53Field Goal %51

15-303PT16-41

50Three Point %39

23-27FT14-21

9Offensive Rebounds10

35Defensive Rebounds28

35Assists32

13Steals5

5Blocks5

12Turnovers16

0Technical Fouls1

9Points Conceded Off Turnovers25

24Fast Break Points14

21Fouls21

21Largest Lead2

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	DAL
12:00	P.J. Washington vs. Evan Mobley (Dean Wade gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (Naji Marshall steals)	0	0
11:47	Keon Ellis personal foul	0	0
11:26	Cooper Flagg misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:25	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot running pullup jump shot	2	0
11:09	Cooper Flagg offensive foul	2	0
11:09	Cooper Flagg offensive foul turnover	2	0
11:01	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
10:58	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	2	0
10:50	P.J. Washington makes 6-foot hook shot (Naji Marshall assists)	2	2
10:38	James Harden bad pass turnover (P.J. Washington steals)	2	2
10:35	Cooper Flagg makes running layup (Max Christie assists)	2	4
10:35	Keon Ellis shooting foul	2	4
10:35	Cooper Flagg misses free throw 1 of 1	2	4
10:33	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	2	4
10:25	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)	5	4
10:10	Max Christie makes 25-foot three pointer (P.J. Washington assists)	5	7
9:59	Dean Wade makes 1-foot layup (James Harden assists)	7	7
9:52	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	7
9:48	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	7	7
9:47	Naji Marshall makes two point shot	7	9
9:34	Evan Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	9
9:34	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	7	9
9:21	P.J. Washington misses 15-foot floating jump shot	7	9
9:18	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	7	9
9:18	P.J. Washington makes two point shot	7	11
9:18	Cavaliers Full timeout	7	11
9:10	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	7	11
9:08	Dean Wade offensive rebound	7	11
9:08	Dean Wade makes tip in dunk	9	11
8:48	Ryan Nembhard misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	11
8:45	James Harden defensive rebound	9	11
8:40	James Harden makes driving layup	11	11
8:40	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	11	11
8:40	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 1	11	11
8:38	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	11	11
8:25	Naji Marshall makes 1-foot layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	11	13
8:14	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	13
8:01	Naji Marshall bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	14	13
7:48	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	13
7:46	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	14	13
7:35	Ryan Nembhard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	14	15
7:08	Dean Wade makes 7-foot two point shot	16	15
6:54	P.J. Washington makes layup (Naji Marshall assists)	16	17
6:45	Evan Mobley traveling turnover	16	17
6:45	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	16	17
6:45	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Cooper Flagg	16	17
6:27	P.J. Washington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	16	20
6:10	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	20
6:08	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	16	20
5:56	Naji Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Christie assists)	16	23
5:43	Keon Ellis misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	23
5:40	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	16	23
5:27	Marvin Bagley III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)	16	26
5:11	Evan Mobley misses 8-foot floating jump shot	16	26
5:10	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	16	26
4:55	P.J. Washington misses driving layup	16	26
4:54	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	16	26
4:54	P.J. Washington misses tip shot	16	26
4:54	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	16	26
4:53	Max Strus enters the game for Dean Wade	16	26
4:53	Brandon Williams enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	16	26
4:53	Caleb Martin enters the game for Naji Marshall	16	26
4:53	Khris Middleton enters the game for P.J. Washington	16	26
4:47	Khris Middleton bad pass turnover (James Harden steals)	16	26
4:25	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	19	26
4:08	Marvin Bagley III misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	26
4:05	James Harden defensive rebound	19	26
3:46	James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	26
3:43	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	19	26
3:38	Max Strus makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	22	26
3:38	Mavericks Full timeout	22	26
3:38	Thomas Bryant enters the game for James Harden	22	26
3:38	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Evan Mobley	22	26
3:38	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Keon Ellis	22	26
3:38	John Poulakidas enters the game for Max Christie	22	26
3:26	Brandon Williams makes two point shot	22	28
3:11	Donovan Mitchell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	24	28
2:59	Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	28
2:55	Max Strus defensive rebound	24	28
2:51	Max Strus makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	27	28
2:26	Khris Middleton misses driving floating jump shot	27	28
2:24	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	27	28
2:07	Dennis Schroder misses driving floating jump shot	27	28
2:05	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	27	28
2:03	Thomas Bryant shooting foul	27	28
2:03	Caleb Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	27	29
2:03	Dwight Powell enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	27	29
2:03	Caleb Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	27	30
1:47	Donovan Mitchell makes 6-foot two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	29	30
1:36	Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul	29	30
1:25	Caleb Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)	29	33
1:15	John Poulakidas personal foul	29	33
1:01	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	29	33
58.9	Caleb Martin defensive rebound	29	33
51.5	Caleb Martin bad pass turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)	29	33
27.1	Thomas Bryant makes 19-foot jump bank shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	31	33
6.1	John Poulakidas misses 24-foot three point jumper	31	33
4.1	Dwight Powell offensive rebound	31	33
1.6	John Poulakidas makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Dwight Powell assists)	31	35
0.0	Donovan Mitchell misses heave jump shot	31	35
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	31	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	35

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	DAL
12:00	Evan Mobley enters the game for Max Strus	31	35
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	31	35
12:00	P.J. Washington enters the game for Brandon Williams	31	35
12:00	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Caleb Martin	31	35
12:00	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Dwight Powell	31	35
11:52	Dennis Schroder kicked ball violation	31	35
11:36	Ryan Nembhard misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	31	35
11:34	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	31	35
11:20	Evan Mobley makes driving dunk	33	35
11:07	P.J. Washington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Khris Middleton assists)	33	38
10:45	Ryan Nembhard personal foul	33	38
10:45	Max Christie enters the game for John Poulakidas	33	38
10:41	Evan Mobley makes driving layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	35	38
10:41	Khris Middleton shooting foul	35	38
10:41	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 1	35	38
10:38	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	35	38
10:24	Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	38
10:19	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	35	38
10:19	Cooper Flagg steps out of bounds turnover	35	38
9:59	Donovan Mitchell misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	35	38
9:56	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	35	38
9:49	Cooper Flagg misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	35	38
9:45	Dean Wade defensive rebound	35	38
9:37	Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper	35	38
9:35	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	35	38
9:17	Cooper Flagg makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	35	40
9:02	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	35	40
9:00	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	35	40
8:57	Ryan Nembhard misses running pullup jump shot	35	40
8:56	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	35	40
8:56	P.J. Washington loose ball foul	35	40
8:56	James Harden enters the game for Thomas Bryant	35	40
8:56	Naji Marshall enters the game for Khris Middleton	35	40
8:28	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	38	40
8:16	Evan Mobley blocks Naji Marshall 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot	38	40
8:14	Dean Wade defensive rebound	38	40
8:07	Dennis Schroder makes 1-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	40	40
7:58	Max Christie misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	40
7:53	James Harden defensive rebound	40	40
7:52	James Harden bad pass turnover (P.J. Washington steals)	40	40
7:41	Cooper Flagg misses driving floating jump shot	40	40
7:38	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	40	40
7:35	Naji Marshall out of bounds lost ball turnover	40	40
7:35	Keon Ellis enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	40	40
7:35	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for P.J. Washington	40	40
7:16	James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	40	40
7:16	Max Christie defensive rebound	40	40
7:05	Ryan Nembhard misses 16-foot fade away jump shot	40	40
7:01	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	40	40
6:50	Evan Mobley makes 7-foot two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	42	40
6:50	Mavericks Full timeout	42	40
6:50	Max Strus enters the game for Evan Mobley	42	40
6:50	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Dennis Schroder	42	40
6:50	Caleb Martin enters the game for Max Christie	42	40
6:28	Naji Marshall makes driving layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	42	42
6:28	Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul	42	42
6:28	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 1	42	43
6:17	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	42	43
6:14	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	42	43
6:13	Marvin Bagley III out of bounds bad pass turnover	42	43
6:13	Khris Middleton enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	42	43
6:13	Brandon Williams enters the game for Cooper Flagg	42	43
5:54	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	43
5:51	Max Strus offensive rebound	42	43
5:50	James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper	42	43
5:48	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	42	43
5:43	Keon Ellis bad pass turnover (Khris Middleton steals)	42	43
5:21	Caleb Martin misses 12-foot two point shot	42	43
5:18	Dean Wade defensive rebound	42	43
5:14	Naji Marshall personal foul	42	43
5:14	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	42	43
5:12	Marvin Bagley III blocks Dean Wade 's 15-foot driving layup	42	43
5:10	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	42	43
5:00	Keon Ellis blocks Khris Middleton's two point shot	42	43
4:58	Khris Middleton offensive rebound	42	43
4:52	Naji Marshall makes driving layup	42	45
4:36	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	45	45
4:24	Brandon Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	45	45
4:21	Max Strus defensive rebound	45	45
4:12	James Harden lost ball turnover (Brandon Williams steals)	45	45
4:08	Khris Middleton traveling turnover	45	45
4:08	Evan Mobley enters the game for Dean Wade	45	45
4:08	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Caleb Martin	45	45
4:08	P.J. Washington enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	45	45
3:52	James Harden misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	45	45
3:50	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	45	45
3:40	P.J. Washington misses driving layup	45	45
3:38	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	45	45
3:31	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	47	45
3:15	Khris Middleton makes 10-foot two point shot	47	47
3:01	Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (P.J. Washington steals)	47	47
2:58	Cooper Flagg makes running dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	47	49
2:40	Max Strus lost ball turnover (P.J. Washington steals)	47	49
2:37	Naji Marshall makes running dunk (Cooper Flagg assists)	47	51
2:36	Cavaliers Full timeout	47	51
2:28	P.J. Washington shooting foul	47	51
2:28	Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2	48	51
2:28	Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2	49	51
2:21	Max Strus personal foul	49	51
2:12	Max Strus shooting foul	49	51
2:12	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 2	49	52
2:12	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	49	53
1:57	P.J. Washington vs. Donovan Mitchell (Cooper Flagg gains possession)	49	53
1:57	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (P.J. Washington steals)	49	53
1:48	Khris Middleton makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	49	56
1:37	Max Strus makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	52	56
1:21	Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	52	56
1:19	James Harden defensive rebound	52	56
1:19	Khris Middleton shooting foul	52	56
1:19	Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2	53	56
1:19	Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2	54	56
1:01	P.J. Washington misses 12-foot floating jump shot	54	56
1:00	Max Strus defensive rebound	54	56
54.4	Cooper Flagg blocks Max Strus 's 1-foot running layup	54	56
51.0	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	54	56
51.0	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	54	56
51.0	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2	54	57
51.0	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	54	58
32.9	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	54	58
31.5	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	54	58
30.5	Evan Mobley makes tip shot	56	58
17.4	P.J. Washington makes 1-foot dunk (Khris Middleton assists)	56	60
0.8	Evan Mobley makes layup (James Harden assists)	58	60
0.8	Khris Middleton shooting foul	58	60
0.8	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 1	59	60
0.0	Evan Mobley blocks P.J. Washington 's 3-foot driving layup	59	60
0.0	Mavericks offensive team rebound	59	60
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	59	60

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	DAL
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	59	60
12:00	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Brandon Williams	59	60
12:00	Max Christie enters the game for Khris Middleton	59	60
11:50	James Harden personal foul	59	60
11:40	Evan Mobley shooting foul	59	60
11:40	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2	59	61
11:40	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	59	62
11:13	Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper	59	62
11:10	Max Christie defensive rebound	59	62
11:05	Ryan Nembhard makes 23-foot running jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	59	65
10:56	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	59	65
10:56	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	59	65
10:51	Donovan Mitchell misses 4-foot floating jump shot	59	65
10:51	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	59	65
10:44	Cooper Flagg makes 1-foot dunk (Max Christie assists)	59	67
10:26	Keon Ellis misses driving floating jump shot	59	67
10:24	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	59	67
10:10	Donovan Mitchell misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot	59	67
10:08	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	59	67
9:50	Cavaliers Full timeout	59	67
9:50	(09:50) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Cavaliers] retain their timeout	59	67
9:50	P.J. Washington vs. Evan Mobley (James Harden gains possession)	59	67
9:50	Cooper Flagg misses driving floating jump shot	59	67
9:50	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	59	67
9:36	James Harden makes driving layup (Evan Mobley assists)	61	67
9:27	Dean Wade personal foul	61	67
9:12	Ryan Nembhard misses 16-foot fade away jump shot	61	67
9:11	Dean Wade defensive rebound	61	67
8:45	Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	64	67
8:31	Naji Marshall makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	64	69
8:19	Keon Ellis bad pass turnover (Ryan Nembhard steals)	64	69
8:13	P.J. Washington makes 26-foot running jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	64	72
7:54	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)	67	72
7:47	Cooper Flagg makes driving layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	67	74
7:37	Donovan Mitchell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	67	74
7:37	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	67	74
7:37	Donovan Mitchell technical foul	67	74
7:37	Max Christie makes technical free throw	67	75
7:37	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for P.J. Washington	67	75
7:20	Ryan Nembhard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Max Christie assists)	67	78
7:09	Evan Mobley makes 3-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	69	78
7:09	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	69	78
7:09	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Dean Wade	69	78
7:09	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	69	78
7:09	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 1	70	78
6:57	Cooper Flagg misses 26-foot three point jumper	70	78
6:54	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	70	78
6:50	Keon Ellis makes running dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)	72	78
6:34	Naji Marshall out of bounds bad pass turnover	72	78
6:34	Brandon Williams enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	72	78
6:21	James Harden out of bounds lost ball turnover	72	78
6:21	Khris Middleton enters the game for Max Christie	72	78
6:10	Cooper Flagg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)	72	81
5:47	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes driving layup (Evan Mobley assists)	74	81
5:37	James Harden shooting foul	74	81
5:37	Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 1 of 2	74	81
5:37	Mavericks offensive team rebound	74	81
5:37	Max Strus enters the game for Evan Mobley	74	81
5:37	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Keon Ellis	74	81
5:37	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 2 of 2	74	82
5:23	Marvin Bagley III shooting foul	74	82
5:23	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	75	82
5:23	John Poulakidas enters the game for Cooper Flagg	75	82
5:23	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	76	82
5:12	Marvin Bagley III makes alley oop dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	76	84
4:59	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	76	84
4:56	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	76	84
4:56	Mavericks Full timeout	76	84
4:38	Naji Marshall misses driving layup	76	84
4:36	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	76	84
4:27	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	76	84
4:24	John Poulakidas defensive rebound	76	84
4:12	Khris Middleton misses 11-foot two point shot	76	84
4:09	Max Strus defensive rebound	76	84
3:56	Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover (Brandon Williams steals)	76	84
3:45	Thomas Bryant shooting foul	76	84
3:45	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2	76	85
3:45	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	76	85
3:45	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	76	86
3:40	John Poulakidas personal foul	76	86
3:40	P.J. Washington enters the game for Naji Marshall	76	86
3:31	Thomas Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	79	86
3:24	Max Strus shooting foul	79	86
3:24	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	79	87
3:24	Brandon Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	79	88
3:15	Khris Middleton shooting foul	79	88
3:15	Thomas Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2	79	88
3:15	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	79	88
3:15	Thomas Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2	79	88
3:13	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	79	88
2:57	Marvin Bagley III lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	79	88
2:47	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	79	88
2:45	John Poulakidas defensive rebound	79	88
2:35	John Poulakidas bad pass turnover (Thomas Bryant steals)	79	88
2:31	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point shot (Max Strus assists)	81	88
2:16	Max Christie enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	81	88
2:10	John Poulakidas misses 30-foot three point jumper	81	88
2:07	Max Strus defensive rebound	81	88
1:56	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive goaltending turnover	81	88
1:46	John Poulakidas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Max Christie assists)	81	91
1:34	Dennis Schroder makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	83	91
1:28	John Poulakidas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)	83	94
1:02	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	83	94
59.8	Brandon Williams defensive rebound	83	94
46.4	John Poulakidas makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Brandon Williams assists)	83	96
33.0	Max Christie blocks Max Strus 's 25-foot three point jumper	83	96
29.2	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	83	96
19.4	Brandon Williams makes 1-foot two point shot	83	98
4.4	Thomas Bryant makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	86	98
0.2	Dennis Schroder shooting foul	86	98
0.2	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	86	99
0.2	Brandon Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	86	100
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	86	100

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	DAL
12:00	Evan Mobley enters the game for Max Strus	86	100
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Thomas Bryant	86	100
12:00	James Harden enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	86	100
12:00	Ryan Nembhard enters the game for Brandon Williams	86	100
12:00	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Khris Middleton	86	100
11:50	Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Max Christie steals)	86	100
11:29	Ryan Nembhard misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	86	100
11:27	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	86	100
11:16	James Harden bad pass turnover (John Poulakidas steals)	86	100
11:13	Cooper Flagg out of bounds lost ball turnover	86	100
11:05	Dennis Schroder makes two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	88	100
11:05	John Poulakidas shooting foul	88	100
11:05	Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 1	88	100
11:03	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	88	100
10:41	P.J. Washington makes 7-foot two point shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	88	102
10:26	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	90	102
10:04	Cooper Flagg makes driving layup (P.J. Washington assists)	90	104
10:04	Dean Wade shooting foul	90	104
10:04	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 1	90	105
9:47	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	90	105
9:45	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	90	105
9:29	Cooper Flagg makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	90	107
9:13	Cooper Flagg blocks James Harden 's 1-foot driving floating jump shot	90	107
9:09	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	90	107
9:07	Ryan Nembhard makes 22-foot running jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	90	110
9:06	Cavaliers Full timeout	90	110
9:06	Max Strus enters the game for Dennis Schroder	90	110
9:06	Keon Ellis enters the game for Dean Wade	90	110
8:56	Ryan Nembhard personal foul	90	110
8:51	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	90	110
8:51	Mavericks defensive team rebound	90	110
8:51	Evan Mobley loose ball foul	90	110
8:32	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	90	110
8:32	P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 2	90	110
8:32	Mavericks offensive team rebound	90	110
8:32	P.J. Washington makes free throw 2 of 2	90	111
8:22	Max Strus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	93	111
8:03	Cooper Flagg misses 9-foot two point shot	93	111
8:01	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	93	111
7:56	James Harden misses running layup	93	111
7:55	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	93	111
7:53	P.J. Washington blocks Evan Mobley's two point shot	93	111
7:50	John Poulakidas defensive rebound	93	111
7:46	P.J. Washington misses running layup	93	111
7:44	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	93	111
7:38	Max Strus makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	96	111
7:38	Mavericks Full timeout	96	111
7:38	Khris Middleton enters the game for Max Christie	96	111
7:38	Naji Marshall enters the game for John Poulakidas	96	111
7:16	Cooper Flagg makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	96	113
7:05	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	96	113
7:03	Max Strus offensive rebound	96	113
6:54	Keon Ellis misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	96	113
6:51	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	96	113
6:46	Keon Ellis misses 25-foot three point jumper	96	113
6:43	Max Strus offensive rebound	96	113
6:43	Max Strus makes tip shot	98	113
6:17	Khris Middleton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	98	113
6:15	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	98	113
6:08	James Harden lost ball turnover (Ryan Nembhard steals)	98	113
6:04	Max Strus shooting foul	98	113
6:04	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 2	98	114
6:04	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	98	114
6:04	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	98	114
6:04	Brandon Williams enters the game for P.J. Washington	98	114
6:04	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	98	115
5:53	James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)	101	115
5:27	Brandon Williams makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	101	117
5:15	Keon Ellis misses 23-foot three point jumper	101	117
5:13	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	101	117
4:53	Evan Mobley blocks Marvin Bagley III 's 2-foot dunk	101	117
4:49	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	101	117
4:43	Marvin Bagley III shooting foul	101	117
4:43	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	101	117
4:43	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	101	117
4:43	Max Christie enters the game for Cooper Flagg	101	117
4:43	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	101	117
4:36	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	101	117
4:24	Naji Marshall misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	101	117
4:23	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	101	117
4:23	Naji Marshall makes two point shot	101	119
4:23	Evan Mobley shooting foul	101	119
4:23	Cavaliers Full timeout	101	119
4:23	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 1	101	120
4:13	Donovan Mitchell makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)	103	120
3:53	Naji Marshall misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot	103	120
3:53	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	103	120
3:53	Marvin Bagley III loose ball foul	103	120
3:45	James Harden makes driving layup	105	120
3:45	Marvin Bagley III shooting foul	105	120
3:45	P.J. Washington enters the game for Khris Middleton	105	120
3:45	Cooper Flagg enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	105	120
3:45	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	106	120
3:33	Brandon Williams makes 1-foot two point shot	106	122
3:24	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot	108	122
3:00	Brandon Williams misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	108	122
2:58	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	108	122
2:52	Keon Ellis makes 23-foot running jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)	111	122
2:40	Max Christie makes alley oop dunk (Brandon Williams assists)	111	124
2:30	Brandon Williams shooting foul	111	124
2:30	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	112	124
2:30	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	113	124
2:30	Max Strus enters the game for Dean Wade	113	124
2:30	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	114	124
2:21	Max Christie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)	114	127
2:14	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	114	127
2:14	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	115	127
2:14	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	116	127
1:52	Evan Mobley blocks Brandon Williams 's 6-foot driving layup	116	127
1:49	James Harden defensive rebound	116	127
1:44	Evan Mobley makes alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	118	127
1:34	Cooper Flagg makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	118	129
1:22	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	118	129
1:20	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	118	129
1:19	Max Strus personal foul	118	129
1:19	Cooper Flagg misses free throw 1 of 2	118	129
1:19	Mavericks offensive team rebound	118	129
1:19	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	118	130
1:11	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	120	130
49.8	Cooper Flagg misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	120	130
47.5	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	120	130
40.5	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	120	130
39.7	Mavericks defensive team rebound	120	130
15.7	shot clock turnover	120	130
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	120	130
0.0	End of Game	120	130

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

7:30 PM, March 15, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN OH, KFAA-TV, Mavs.com, NBA TV

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Brian Forte, Tyler Ford, Jenna Schroeder

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

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

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