Game completed

Dallas Mavericks23-45130atCleveland Cavaliers41-27120

Sun, Mar 15, 3:30 PM EDTRocket Arena, Cleveland, OHFDSNOH/RESN/WUAB 43 · KFAA · MavsTV · NBA TV

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DAL	35	25	40	30	130
CLE	31	28	27	34	120

Dallas Mavericks

130

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Naji MarshallSF	32	25	5	7	1	0	3	8-12	1-1	8-8	+10
Cooper FlaggPF	33	27	6	10	0	2	3	10-17	1-3	6-8	+2
P.J. WashingtonC	33	20	11	2	5	1	0	8-16	3-4	1-2	+17
Max ChristieSG	29	9	2	5	1	1	0	3-4	2-3	1-1	+4
Ryan NembhardPG	24	11	3	3	2	0	0	4-10	3-7	0-0	+15
Marvin Bagley III	16	6	5	0	0	1	2	2-4	1-2	1-2	-2
Brandon Williams	24	12	2	5	2	0	0	4-7	0-1	4-4	-5
Caleb Martin	8	5	1	0	0	0	1	1-2	1-1	2-2	-4
Khris Middleton	24	5	5	2	1	0	2	2-9	1-4	0-0	+2
John Poulakidas	15	10	3	0	1	0	1	4-6	2-4	0-0	+10
Dwight Powell	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Team		130	50	35	13	5	12	46-87	15-30	23-27

DNP: AJ Johnson, Moussa Cisse (gleague twoway), Daniel Gafford (injury), Kyrie Irving (injury), Dereck Lively II (injury), Tyler Smith (gleague twoway), Klay Thompson (rest)

Cleveland Cavaliers

120

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Keon EllisSF	31	5	5	3	0	1	2	2-7	1-5	0-0	-2
Dean WadePF	26	12	5	0	0	0	0	5-9	2-5	0-0	-12
Evan MobleyC	36	18	11	4	0	4	4	8-14	0-3	2-5	-2
Donovan MitchellSG	39	26	1	11	2	0	1	10-24	4-11	2-2	-4
James HardenPG	38	13	5	7	1	0	6	4-12	1-5	4-5	-5
Dennis Schröder	22	8	1	6	0	0	1	4-5	0-0	0-1	-9
Max Strus	23	24	8	1	0	0	1	7-9	6-7	4-4	0
Thomas Bryant	12	10	2	0	1	0	0	3-4	2-3	2-4	-7
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	12	4	0	0	1	0	1	2-4	0-2	0-0	-9
Team		120	46	32	5	5	16	45-88	16-41	14-21

DNP: Tristan Enaruna, Riley Minix, Larry Nance Jr., Olivier Sarr, Jarrett Allen (injury), Sam Merrill (injury), Craig Porter Jr. (injury), Tyrese Proctor (injury), Jaylon Tyson (injury)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

Biggest lead · CLE: 2
Biggest lead · DAL: 21
Times tied: 7
Lead changes: 11
Longest run · DAL: 11

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Travel tax: DAL4 in 6: DALNational TV

DAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,025 mi from its previous stop.
DAL is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
DAL is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spot	DAL	CLE
Record	23-45	41-27
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	44h	44h
Rest swing	0h	0h
Travel in	1,025 mi	1,025 mi
Zone change	+1h	+1h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	afternoon	afternoon
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 1 of 1
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	4 in 6	—

How each side got here

Travel and map

DAL

1,025 mi

Dallas, TXCleveland, OH

DAL came from Dallas, TX with 1,025 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Dallas, TX to Cleveland, OH

CLE

1,025 mi

Dallas, TXCleveland, OH

CLE came from Dallas, TX with 1,025 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Dallas, TX to Cleveland, OH

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

DAL

Road trip

DAL is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,950 mi

CLE

Homestand

CLE is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

National: NBA TV
Local TV: CLEFDSNOH/RESN/WUAB 43DALKFAAin-market
Team streams: DALMavsTVin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: DAL97.1 FM / S: 99.1 FMSiriusXMCLEWTAM 1100 / 100.7 WMMS / S: La Mega 1300

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