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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 29 | 20 | 34 | 28 | 111 |
 Mavericks | 23 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 104 |
CLETeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 35-8143.2% | 12-3138.7% | 29-3582.9% | 53 | 18 | 17 |
| DAL | 39-9242.4% | 10-3429.4% | 16-2176.2% | 42 | 21 | 10 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers111| 42 | 19 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 0 | +5 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 17 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +8 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 37 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | −3.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 29 | 11-19 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 0 | +13 | +11.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 15 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 13 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.6 | |||
| 15 | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 15 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −8.3 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.8 | |||
| Team | 111 | 35-8143.2% | 12-3138.7% | 53 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 29-3582.9% | 10 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 25 points on 6 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Jose Calderon, Ante Zizic and Cedi Osman (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks104| 41 | 12 | 3-13 | 2-9 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −7 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 39 | 23 | 9-19 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 36 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −8.2 | ||||||
| 30 | 21 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 3-4 | −4 | +8.3 | ||||||||
| 25 | 14 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 | +4.9 | |||||
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| 22 | 9 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.4 | |||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −11 | −1.3 | |||||
| 12 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.6 | |||||
| 10 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.9 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.7 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 104 | 39-9242.4% | 10-3429.4% | 42 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 16-2176.2% | 9 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 27 points on 10 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Jeff Withey and Nerlens Noel (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers111Mavericks104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kevin Love had 29 points (16 in the paint) and 15 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 19-5 run in the third quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-104.
The Mavericks led 64-62 when Love’s 3-pointer put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 7:27 left in the third quarter. He scored 7 points as they pulled away to an 81-69 lead with 3:02 left in the quarter.
The Mavericks got within 98-97 on Wesley Matthews’ 3-pointer with 2:51 to play, but LeBron James answered with a hook shot, and the Mavericks got no closer than 104-102.
Jeff Green’s free throw with 28.9 seconds left made it 107-102 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Mavericks 13-10. James (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 13 on 2 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
All 13 of Korver’s points came in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Harrison Barnes had 23 points (10 in the third quarter) and 12 rebounds, and Dennis Smith Jr. added 21 points and 7 assists.
The Cavaliers went 29 for 35 at the line to the Mavericks’ 16 for 21.
Cleveland CavaliersDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
82 points from the field on 81 shots: 4.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-28 | 64.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-5 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-17 | 17.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-24 | 37.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 33 | 13 | 6-9 | +6 |
| Dwight Powell | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 6 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 64 | 6 | 3-8 | −16 |
| Harrison Barnes | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogi Ferrell | 35 | 8 | 3-5 | +3 |
| J.J. Barea | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Matthews 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Smith Jr. 7 AST)
Q4 2:51
25.4%
21→46
Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 1:03
18.5%
8→27
James 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 2:14
13.5%
40→27
Nowitzki 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Smith Jr. 4 AST)
Q4 7:11
13.2%
21→34
Crowder 1' Putback Layup (15 PTS)
Q4 3:03
13.2%
34→21
