Game ID: 22300420
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Dallas Mavericks
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 39 30 21 20 110CLE 27 27 28 31 113
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DAL availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 5 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 8 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 18 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/12 after 3, 32 min since (123% of 26)
BACK Holmes back 12/12 after 2, 8 min since (78% of 10)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Exum 16 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 12 to 18 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 6 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 9 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 19 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/12 after 3, 32 min since (122% of 26)
BACK Holmes back 12/12 after 2, 8 min since (78% of 10)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 12 to 18 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Irving missed 7 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 10 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 20 since 11/10, out tonight
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 29 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 8 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 11 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 32 min (137% of 23)
OUT Kleber missed 21 since 11/10, out tonight
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Hardy 12 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 12 to 19 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 9 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 12 since 12/02, returns tonight: 21 min (89% of 24)
OUT Kleber missed 22 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Lively II back 12/25 after 4, 32 min since (137% of 23)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Hardy 12 to 20 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backOUT Irving missed 10 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 23 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/27 after 12, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Lively II back 12/25 after 4, 28 min since (122% of 23)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Hardy 12 to 20 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 11 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 24 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/27 after 12, 18 min since (75% of 24)
BACK Lively II back 12/25 after 4, 24 min since (103% of 23)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Curry 13 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Hardy 12 to 22 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 12 since 12/11, returns tonight: 32 min (88% of 36)
OUT Kleber missed 25 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 7 min (65% of 10)
BACK Green back 12/27 after 12, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Lively II back 12/25 after 4, 26 min since (115% of 23)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Curry 13 to 21 min over the last 3
NEW Hardy 12 to 22 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kleber missed 26 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Curry missed 2 since 12/30, returns tonight: 15 min (117% of 13)
BACK Irving back 1/01 after 12, 32 min since (88% of 36)
BACK Green back 12/27 after 12, 20 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Lively II back 12/25 after 4, 26 min since (113% of 23)
BACK Holmes back 1/01 after 5, 7 min since (65% of 10)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 12 to 22 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Eva. Mobley missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 12/12 after 4, 28 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 8 min since (47% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 15 min since (119% of 13)
CLE availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 12/12 after 4, 28 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 16 min since (95% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 12 min since (94% of 13)
CLE availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT Garland missed 3 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 7 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 12/12 after 4, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 21 min since (124% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 16 min since (128% of 13)
CLE availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Garland missed 4 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 8 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 19 min since (111% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 19 min since (153% of 13)
CLE availability going into 12/27 · 3 days' restOUT Mitchell missed 3 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Garland missed 5 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 9 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 19 min since (111% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 23 min since (184% of 13)
NEW Wade 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 11 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 4 since 12/20, returns tonight: 36 min (101% of 36)
OUT Garland missed 6 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 10 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 15 min (89% of 17)
NEW Okoro 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Wade 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 11 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/01 · 2 days' restOUT Garland missed 7 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 11 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 12/29 after 4, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Merrill back 12/29 after 2, 15 min since (89% of 17)
NEW Okoro 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Wade 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 28 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 8 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 12 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 12/29 after 4, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Merrill back 12/29 after 2, 16 min since (95% of 17)
NEW Okoro 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Wade 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 9 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 13 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 12/29 after 4, 33 min since (91% of 36)
BACK Merrill back 12/29 after 2, 20 min since (120% of 17)
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 39 and Hardaway Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Irving (9 straight), Green (12 straight), Kleber (22 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Allen at 17 and Strus at 17 a game. Without Mitchell (3 straight), Garland (5 straight), Eva. Mobley (9 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 118, Cleveland 117, Cleveland keeping it close.
12/20 vs LAC 111-120 — DAL notes
DAL lost 111-120. DAL took 14 more shots (91 to 77), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAC's 56%, 14 of 43 from three. DAL turned it over 6 times to LAC's 12. Dončić led with 28 (9 of 25, 2 of 11 from three, 8 of 14 at the line); Hardaway Jr. added 21, Jones Jr. 19. Q3 was theirs, 27-18, the deficit cut from 11 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 102-84 against them. Williams's -18 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/22 @ HOU 96-122 — DAL notes
DAL lost 96-122. DAL shot 35% (35 of 101) to HOU's 48%, 7 of 40 from three. DAL turned it over 11 times to HOU's 16. The glass went 47-63 against them. Prosper led with 20 (6 of 13, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Dennis added 18, Hardaway Jr. 16. Q4 was theirs, 36-33, the deficit cut from 29 to 26, but the other 3 periods went 89-60 against them. Hardy's -33 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 vs SAS 144-119 — DAL notes
DAL won 144-119. DAL shot 52% (52 of 100) to SAS's 45%, 23 of 45 from three. The glass went 52-42 for them. Dončić led with 39 (13 of 27, 5 of 10 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Hardaway Jr. added 23, Exum 20. The hinge was Q3, 45-20: a lead of 6 became 31, and the lead reached 41. Dončić was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
12/25 @ PHX 128-114 — DAL notes
DAL won 128-114. DAL shot 54% (45 of 84) to PHX's 44%, 16 of 44 from three. Dončić led with 50 (15 of 25, 8 of 16 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Jones Jr. added 23, Lively II 20. The hinge was Q4, 37-22: DAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 14. Lively II was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/27 vs CLE 110-113 — DAL notes
DAL lost 110-113. DAL shot 44% (39 of 88) to CLE's 43%, 10 of 37 from three. DAL turned it over 10 times to CLE's 16. The glass went 37-57 against them. Dončić led with 39 (14 of 29, 3 of 10 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Curry added 19, Hardaway Jr. 14. Q1 was theirs, 39-27, but the other 3 periods went 86-71 against them. They led by as many as 20.
12/28 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Towns at 20 a game. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Dončić at 39 and Hardaway Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Irving (10 straight), Kleber (23 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-9 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Dallas's 10. Call it Minnesota 117, Dallas 113, Dallas keeping it close.
12/30 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Thompson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Green (8 straight), Payton II (13 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 43 and Hardaway Jr. at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Irving (11 straight), Kleber (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Dallas minus-7. Call it Golden State 119, Dallas 116, Dallas keeping it close.
1/01 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 21 a game. Without Hendricks (2 straight), Juzang (7 straight), Sensabaugh (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 42 and Hardaway Jr. at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Irving (12 straight), Kleber (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-4 and the arc, Dallas at 40 percent from three to Utah's 35. Call it Utah 119, Dallas 118, Dallas keeping it close.
1/03 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 37 and Hardaway Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Kleber (26 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brogdon at 20 and Grant at 20 a game. Without Simons (3 straight), Ayton (4 straight), Reath (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been minus-2 a night and Dallas minus-9. Call it Dallas 118, Portland 113.
12/18 vs HOU 135-130 — CLE notes
CLE won 135-130 in 1 overtime. CLE shot 48% (47 of 97) to HOU's 46%, 19 of 48 from three, and went to the line 34 times to HOU's 27 — 22 points from the stripe to their 24. Mitchell led with 37 (14 of 27, 4 of 11 from three); Merrill added 19, Strus 17. The hinge was OT1, 13-8: from level to 5 ahead. CLE trailed 57-59 at the half and won the second half 78-71.
12/20 vs UTA 124-116 — CLE notes
CLE won 124-116. CLE shot 47% (45 of 96) to UTA's 51%, 23 of 51 from three, and got to the line 16 times to UTA's 28. CLE turned it over 11 times to UTA's 16. Merrill led with 27 (9 of 16, 8 of 14 from three); LeVert added 23, Strus 18. The hinge was Q1, 36-27: from level to 9 ahead. Merrill was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/21 vs NOP 104-123 — CLE notes
CLE lost 104-123. CLE shot 47% (41 of 87) to NOP's 55%, 17 of 44 from three, and got to the line 8 times to NOP's 16. Wade led with 20 (7 of 11, 6 of 8 from three); Okoro added 16, Allen 14. Q4 was theirs, 28-29, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. LeVert's -24 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 @ CHI 109-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 109-95. CLE shot 44% (39 of 88) to CHI's 44%, 12 of 45 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CHI's 19 — 19 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 48-37 for them. Strus led with 26 (9 of 22, 5 of 17 from three); Porter Jr. added 19, Allen 19. The hinge was Q3, 25-16: a lead of 1 became 10, and the lead reached 17. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/27 @ DAL 113-110 — CLE notes
CLE won 113-110. CLE shot 43% (40 of 92) to DAL's 44%, 17 of 43 from three. CLE turned it over 16 times to DAL's 10, and DAL turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 57-37 for them. LeVert led with 29 (9 of 19, 6 of 11 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Allen added 24, Okoro 22. The hinge was Q4, 31-20: CLE came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 3. CLE trailed 54-69 at the half and won the second half 59-41. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
12/29 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; LeVert at 18 and Allen at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (4 straight), Garland (6 straight), Eva. Mobley (10 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Lillard at 25 a game. Without Crowder (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Milwaukee 119, Cleveland 118, Cleveland keeping it close.
1/01 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Barnes at 23 a game. Without Dick (2 straight), Freeman-Liberty (30 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Allen at 21 and LeVert at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Garland (7 straight), Eva. Mobley (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 33 and the line, where Toronto takes 23 free throws a game to Cleveland's 16. Call it Toronto 116, Cleveland 114, Cleveland keeping it close.
1/03 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 18 free throws a game; Allen at 21 and LeVert at 19 a game. Without Garland (8 straight), Eva. Mobley (12 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Kuzma at 20 and Poole at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-11 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 114 a night to Washington's 124. Call it Cleveland 120, Washington 113.
1/05 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and LeVert at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Garland (9 straight), Eva. Mobley (13 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 15 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Kispert at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-9 a night and Washington minus-13 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to Washington's 127. Call it Cleveland 123, Washington 111, Cleveland by 12.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlOkJrStWa 3 7 +1 1 4 25 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 1 0 1
CLE Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
in Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 4 8 +1 3 6 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 4 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeOkJrSt 4 9 -5 3 4 75 1 3 33 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 3
CLE Allen, LeVert, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus
in LeVert
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrWi 3 12 +3 2 2 100 1 4 25 3 3 100 1 0 2 3 0 0 2
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Williams
in Williams
out Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeNiOkJr 2 2 -4 1 2 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, LeVert, Niang, Okoro, Porter Jr.
in Niang
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoGrJrWi 5 19 +8 4 5 80 3 5 60 4 4 100 1 3 3 1 0 0 1
DAL Curry, Dončić, Green, Jones Jr., Williams
in Curry, Green
out Exum, Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeNiOkStTh 3 8 -2 1 1 100 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0
CLE LeVert, Niang, Okoro, Strus, Thompson
in Strus, Thompson
out Allen, Porter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoGrJrWi 5 19 +8 4 5 80 3 5 60 4 4 100 1 3 3 1 0 0 1
DAL Curry, Dončić, Green, Jones Jr., Williams
in Curry, Green
out Exum, Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeNiStThWa 2 3 -8 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1
CLE LeVert, Niang, Strus, Thompson, Wade
in Wade
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuExGrJrPo 4 13 +7 2 3 67 2 5 40 1 1 100 0 3 3 2 0 1 1
DAL Curry, Exum, Green, Hardaway Jr., Powell
in Exum, Hardaway Jr., Powell
out Dončić, Jones Jr., Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaNiJrThWa 1 3 +1 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
CLE Bates, Niang, Porter Jr., Thompson, Wade
in Bates, Porter Jr.
out LeVert, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuExGrJrPo 4 13 +7 2 3 67 2 5 40 1 1 100 0 3 3 2 0 1 1
DAL Curry, Exum, Green, Hardaway Jr., Powell
in Exum, Hardaway Jr., Powell
out Dončić, Jones Jr., Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaOkJrWa 3 10 +4 3 4 75 2 3 67 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 1 1 1
CLE Allen, Bates, Okoro, Porter Jr., Wade
in Okoro
out Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrJrIiWi 3 6 -4 1 3 33 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II, Williams
in Jones Jr.
out Curry
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeNiOkWa 2 5 -4 0 2 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
CLE Allen, LeVert, Niang, Okoro, Wade
in LeVert, Niang
out Bates, Porter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrIiWi 3 11 +6 5 5 100 0 2 0 3 3 100 0 3 2 2 2 0 2
DAL Dončić, Exum, Jones Jr., Lively II, Williams
in Exum
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlOkJrStWa 7 15 +8 2 11 18 2 8 25 2 2 100 8 7 4 3 0 2 2
CLE Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
in Porter Jr., Strus
out LeVert, Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 5 7 -2 2 3 67 0 4 0 3 5 60 0 5 1 1 3 2 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Hardaway Jr.
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlOkJrStWa 7 15 +8 2 11 18 2 8 25 2 2 100 8 7 4 3 0 2 2
CLE Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
in Porter Jr., Strus
out LeVert, Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoExJrWi 2 0 -6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DAL Curry, Dončić, Exum, Jones Jr., Williams
in Curry, Williams
out Hardaway Jr., Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeNiStWa 2 4 -2 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2
CLE Allen, LeVert, Niang, Strus, Wade
in Niang, Wade
out Okoro, Porter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoGrJrWi 5 14 +1 3 6 50 2 4 50 2 3 67 1 2 3 0 0 1 1
DAL Curry, Dončić, Green, Jones Jr., Williams
in Green
out Exum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeNiJrStTh 1 6 +2 0 0 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1
CLE LeVert, Niang, Porter Jr., Strus, Thompson
in Porter Jr., Thompson
out Allen, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoGrJrWi 5 14 +1 3 6 50 2 4 50 2 3 67 1 2 3 0 0 1 1
DAL Curry, Dončić, Green, Jones Jr., Williams
in Green
out Exum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeNiOkJrTh 3 7 0 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 1
CLE LeVert, Niang, Okoro, Porter Jr., Thompson
in Okoro
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuExGrJrIi 6 15 +1 6 9 67 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 1 5
DAL Curry, Exum, Green, Hardaway Jr., Lively II
in Exum, Hardaway Jr., Lively II
out Dončić, Jones Jr., Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlNiOkStWa 2 5 -1 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Niang, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in Allen, Strus, Wade
out LeVert, Porter Jr., Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuExGrJrIi 6 15 +1 6 9 67 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 1 5
DAL Curry, Exum, Green, Hardaway Jr., Lively II
in Exum, Hardaway Jr., Lively II
out Dončić, Jones Jr., Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeOkStWa 5 17 +12 4 6 67 1 2 50 6 8 75 1 9 2 1 0 1 0
CLE Allen, LeVert, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in LeVert
out Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoJrJrIi 1 0 -6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DAL Curry, Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Dončić, Jones Jr.
out Exum, Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeOkStWa 5 17 +12 4 6 67 1 2 50 6 8 75 1 9 2 1 0 1 0
CLE Allen, LeVert, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in LeVert
out Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoExJrWi 2 0 -2 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0
DAL Curry, Dončić, Exum, Jones Jr., Williams
in Exum, Williams
out Hardaway Jr., Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeOkStWa 5 17 +12 4 6 67 1 2 50 6 8 75 1 9 2 1 0 1 0
CLE Allen, LeVert, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in LeVert
out Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 1 2 -2 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Hardaway Jr., Lively II
out Green, Williams
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
CP C. Porter Jr.
DW D. Wade
EB E. Bates
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
TT T. Thompson
DALDE D. Exum
DJ D. Jones Jr.
DL D. Lively II
DP D. Powell
DO Doncic
GW G. Williams
JG J. Green
LD L. Dončić
SC S. Curry
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
CLE/DAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
LeVert scores 29 points, hits go-ahead 3 as Cavs rally in 4th to beat Mavs 113-110
DALLAS -- — Jarrett Allen and the Cleveland Cavaliers are counting the games until Donovan Mitchell returns from a longer-than-expected absence from an illness for a team short-handed well beyond the star guard.
The Cavs are finding ways to win them, too.
Caris LeVert scored 29 points, hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, and Cleveland rallied from 20 points down in the first half to beat the Dallas Mavericks 113-110 on Wednesday night.
The Mavericks went five minutes without scoring in the fourth quarter as a nine-point lead turned into a 111-105 deficit with 1:13 remaining.
Allen had 24 points and 23 rebounds, one off his career high, and Isaac Okoro scored 22 points as the Cavs improved to 3-1 in the four consecutive games Mitchell has missed with an illness. He was on the bench in street clothes, chatting up teammates during timeouts.
Cleveland is also missing its Nos. 2 and 3 scorers with long-term injuries to Darius Garland (broken jaw) and Evan Mobley (knee surgery). And yet the Cavs are 5-1 since a three-game losing streak.
“It’s a big lift for us,” Allen said. “As long as we can hold down the fort until we get healthy again, that’s what we’re looking forward to. You can’t just discount this team. We’re going to step to every single matchup and give it our all.”
Luka Doncic scored 39 points for Dallas to get to at least 30 for the 14th time in 15 games, nine of them in the 10 straight games All-Star sidekick Kyrie Irving has missed with a right heel injury.
With Irving out, the Mavs rested Doncic longer than usual to start the fourth — almost six minutes — but they couldn't score after the four-time All-Star returned. Cleveland's 15-0 run for the lead started as soon as Doncic came back.
LeVert, Allen and Max Strus scored at the rim before a two-minute scoreless drought for both teams ended with two free throws from LeVert, who scored 15 points in the fourth after missing the previous game with a knee injury.
Seth Curry scored a season-high 19 points for Dallas, but he and Doncic combined to go 2 of 11 from the field in the fourth.
“We got some good looks,” coach Jason Kidd said. “We just didn’t make them. Luka had looks. Curry had looks. Everybody had looks. They just didn’t go down for us.”
The Mavs trailed by six with 21 seconds left but still had a chance to tie on a final possession after Georges Niang missed two free throws with eight seconds remaining.
Cleveland trapped Doncic near midcourt after he caught the inbound pass, and Curry's desperation 3 at the buzzer was blocked by Strus.
“We've got to get stops, and at the end, we didn't get the look we wanted,” Kidd said. “We’ve got to be better late game.”
Niang scored 16 points, and Craig Porter Jr. had nine points and 12 rebounds.
Allen had 20 more points and 19 more rebounds than rookie counterpart Dereck Lively II of Dallas. The seven-year veteran also had six assists, one off his season high.
“He’s relentless. It was impressive,” Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “It was a refusal to let us lose in so many different ways. We asked him to do so many things out there defensively. And then offensively we put the ball in his hands and let him make the right basketball play.”
Josh Green returned for Dallas after missing 12 games with a right elbow sprain, scoring two points with five assists in 21 minutes.