NBA

Dallas Mavericks at Cleveland Cavaliers

· National Basketball Association
16-26, 4-14 Away

vs

24-19, 14-10 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 3/13

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 67.6%
Mavericks: 32.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W2
117.0 Points Against 117.4
4-6 Last Ten Games 7-3
113.6 Points Per Game 120.1
47 Field Goal % 47
34 Three Point % 36
44.6 Rebounds Per Game 44.4
25.3 Assists Per Game 28.6
5.8 Blocks Per Game 5.1
7.7 Steals Per Game 8.8
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
15.2 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.2
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
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

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

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ MIN L 131-122
vs MIN W 146-134
vs UTAH L 123-112
@ PHI W 133-107
@ PHI W 117-115

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:

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 34 .227 19.5 L1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 29 10 .744 - W1
Cleveland 24 19 .558 7 W2
Chicago 19 22 .463 11 L1
Milwaukee 17 24 .415 13 L3
Indiana 10 32 .238 20.5 W1
Full Standings

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