NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Dallas Mavericks

· National Basketball Association
23-19, 9-9 Away

vs

16-26, 12-11 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 3/13

Matchup Prediction

Mavericks: 45.5%
Cavaliers: 54.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W1
117.5 Points Against 117.0
6-4 Last Ten Games 4-6
120.1 Points Per Game 113.6
47 Field Goal % 47
36 Three Point % 34
44.4 Rebounds Per Game 44.6
28.6 Assists Per Game 25.3
5.1 Blocks Per Game 5.8
8.8 Steals Per Game 7.7
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
14.2 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.2
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Max Christie, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Cooper Flagg, F Day-To-Day Jan 16
P.J. Washington, F Day-To-Day Jan 16
Daniel Gafford, F Day-To-Day Jan 16
Anthony Davis, F Out Jan 13
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dean Wade, F Out Jan 15
Sam Merrill, G Out Jan 15
Darius Garland, G Out Jan 15
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 4

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ IND W 120-116
@ MIN L 131-122
vs MIN W 146-134
vs UTAH L 123-112
@ PHI W 133-107

Mavericks Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ UTAH L 116-114
@ CHI L 125-107
vs BKN W 113-105
vs DEN L 118-109
vs UTAH W 144-122

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 29 10 .744 - W1
Cleveland 23 19 .548 7.5 W1
Chicago 19 21 .475 10.5 W1
Milwaukee 17 24 .415 13 L3
Indiana 9 32 .220 21 L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 28 13 .683 - W1
Houston 23 15 .605 3.5 L1
Memphis 17 23 .425 10.5 L1
Dallas 16 26 .381 12.5 W1
New Orleans 10 33 .233 19 W1
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