Luka Dončić had 30 points (16 in the third quarter) and 14 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 143-101 for their fourth straight win.
The Mavericks led by as many as 42, pulling away with a 22-3 run bridging the first and second quarters.
All 12 of J.J. Barea’s points came in the fourth quarter. The Mavericks had 7 players in double-digit scoring. Dončić assisted on 6 of Kristaps Porziņģis’ 7 baskets.
For the Cavaliers, Darius Garland scored a career-high 23 points with 5 3-pointers, and Cedi Osman added 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 6 for 10 shooting.
The Mavericks shot 58.0% from the field and 54.1% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 43.0% and 41.4%. The Mavericks made 20 3-pointers, 4 of them by Tim Hardaway Jr. and 4 by Dončić. The Cavaliers forced 5 turnovers, about 10 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Mavericks outscored the Cavaliers 64-28 off the bench. The Mavericks outscored the Cavaliers 19-2 in 5 minutes with Wright, Marjanovic, Jackson, Kleber and Brunson on the floor together.