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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 25 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 87 |
 Cavaliers | 18 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 98 |
DALTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 32-7940.5% | 13-3735.1% | 10-1190.9% | 38 | 15 | 15 |
| CLE | 35-8541.2% | 11-2642.3% | 17-2373.9% | 50 | 21 | 11 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers98| 39 | 16 | 5-21 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 36 | 13 | 4-13 | 2-4 | 0 | 3-5 | +13 | −4.1 | |||||||
| 24 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.7 | |||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.3 | |||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | +5 | +1.4 | |||||||
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| 26 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +1.2 | ||||||
| 25 | 16 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.7 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.7 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | |
| Team | 98 | 35-8541.2% | 11-2642.3% | 50 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 17-2373.9% | 10 | 7 | 1 | |||
Bench 45 points on 16 for 33 shooting
Did not play: John Holland (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks87| 36 | 30 | 10-19 | 5-10 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8.0 | ||||
| 33 | 14 | 6-17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −10.2 | ||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.5 | |||||
| 21 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.1 | ||||
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| 27 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.6 | |||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −2.5 | ||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.1 | |||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −7 | −3.3 | ||||||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.7 | ||||
| Team | 87 | 32-7940.5% | 13-3735.1% | 38 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10-1190.9% | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Kyle Collinsworth and Johnathan Motley (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers98Mavericks87ClickTap 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.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Dallas Mavericks 98-87.
Jordan Clarkson’s 11-foot turnaround jumper put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 8:37 left in the fourth quarter.
Clarkson had 16 points and 3 steals off the bench.
For the Mavericks, Harrison Barnes scored 30 points (14 in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers.
The Mavericks got 4 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Cavaliers outscored the Mavericks 45-23 off the bench.
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).
81 points from the field on 85 shots: 8.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-29 | 41.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-10 | 20.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-20 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 6-10 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-16 | 31.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 35 | 3 | 1-7 | −9 |
| Harrison Barnes | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Maxi Kleber | 5 | 4 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 2-7 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogi Ferrell | 16 | 7 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 13 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Doug McDermott | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Aaron Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Harrison | 13 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Harrison Barnes | 10 | 8 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Doug McDermott | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 51 possessions. He usually scores about 8 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.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
James 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q4 5:48
12.9%
82→95
Powell 27' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Smith Jr. 4 AST)
Q3 9:52
12.7%
56→44
Clarkson 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q4 8:37
12.1%
46→58
Nowitzki 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Smith Jr. 3 AST)
Q3 11:03
10.7%
58→47
Barnes 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q3 0:34
10.2%
40→29
