Dallas
Mavericks
130
–
120
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 35 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 130 |
| CLE | 31 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 120 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Naji Marshall
DAL
25
PTS
5
REB
7
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending68.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.49
Impact Composite31.2
Hustle: 5.0Defense: 24.5Impact: 1.7
66.7% FG+10 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 57.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Cooper Flagg
DAL
27
PTS
6
REB
10
AST
+2
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-17 (58.8%)
3PT1-3
FT6-8
TS%65.8%
eFG%61.8%
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG125
DRTG121
NET+5
Double-Double58.8% FGonly 28 pts allowed on 61.7 possessions
Box Score
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Nembhard | 24:16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Max Christie | 29:17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| P.J. Washington | 33:24 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | +17 |
| Naji Marshall | 32:01 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-12 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 8-8 | 100% | +10 |
| Cooper Flagg | 32:49 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10-17 | 59% | 1-3 | 33% | 6-8 | 75% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| John Poulakidas | 14:38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Khris Middleton | 24:24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Caleb Martin | 7:35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Dwight Powell | 2:03 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Brandon Williams | 23:44 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -5 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 15:49 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 130 | 44 | 9 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 46-87 | 53% | 15-30 | 50% | 23-27 | 85% | — |
AJ Johnson —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 37:33 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4-12 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-5 | 80% | -5 |
| Evan Mobley | 36:03 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-5 | 40% | -2 |
| Keon Ellis | 31:26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Dean Wade | 26:18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 39:08 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10-24 | 42% | 4-11 | 36% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Bryant | 12:19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | -7 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 12:23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Dennis Schröder | 21:58 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -9 |
| Max Strus | 22:52 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7-9 | 78% | 6-7 | 86% | 4-4 | 100% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 38 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 45-88 | 51% | 16-41 | 39% | 14-21 | 67% | — |
Riley Minix —
Olivier Sarr —
Larry Nance Jr. —
Tristan Enaruna —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DAL46/87 (53%)
Paint
26/38 (68%)
Mid
8/25 (32%)
3PT
15/30 (50%)
RA 75%Paint 44%ATB3 41%Mid 30%Corner 3 75%
CLE45/88 (51%)
Paint
27/39 (69%)
Mid
2/11 (18%)
3PT
16/41 (39%)
RA 75%ATB3 37%Paint 47%Corner 3 43%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Evan Mobley
defended P.J. Washington
7.1 min • 10 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Dennis Schröder
held Brandon Williams
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Donovan Mitchell
vs Max Christie
4.0 min • 7 pts • 38%
| CLE Defense | Brandon Williams | Caleb Martin | Cooper Flagg | Dwight Powell | John Poulakidas | Khris Middleton | Marvin Bagley III | Max Christie | Naji Marshall | P.J. Washington | Ryan Nembhard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.0m 7pts 38% | 1.0m 6pts 75% | — | 1.9m 9pts 38% |
| Evan Mobley | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 4pts 67% | — | — | 7.1m 10pts 50% | — |
| James Harden | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 4.9m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Keon Ellis | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% |
| Dennis Schröder | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% |
| Dean Wade | — | — | 3.6m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Max Strus | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 9pts 100% | 1.9m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 3.2m 3pts 0% | 3.1m 4pts 50% | 2.6m 3pts 50% | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 2pts 33% | 5.1m 9pts 57% | 1.7m 2pts 33% | 2.7m 3pts 33% | 2.6m 4pts 50% | 3.8m 18pts 54% | 2.5m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = DAL leads
CLE Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:41
DAL Largest Lead
21
Q4 3:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 8-0 run
Q1 5:06 – Q1 6:04
-1 → -7
DAL 11-0 run
Q1 5:06 – Q1 6:33
-1 → -10
DAL 8-0 run
Q4 1:56 – Q4 2:53
-14 → -20
DAL 9-0 run
Q4 1:56 – Q4 3:28
-14 → -21