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Dallas Mavericks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

March 13, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Mavericks 138-105 on 2026-03-13 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started Marvin Bagley III, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, and Ryan Nembhard. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, and Keon Ellis. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 11 points (4/6) in his matchups, with Max Christie as his primary defender. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 15 points (6/12) in his matchups, with Dean Wade as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 105

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Cooper Flagg GS 29:28 25 4 5 0 0 3 0 8-16 1-3 8-8 -5
Marvin Bagley III GS 27:17 4 4 0 0 1 2 1 2-5 0-1 0-0 -9
Max Christie GS 26:58 12 0 0 0 0 1 2 4-8 2-6 2-2 -9
Naji Marshall GS 26:47 17 7 3 1 0 2 0 7-12 2-4 1-4 -17
Ryan Nembhard GS 26:40 8 4 9 0 0 1 3 3-7 2-4 0-0 -8
Brandon Williams 21:20 12 3 3 0 1 3 2 3-8 2-3 4-5 -25
Dwight Powell 20:43 11 11 2 2 0 1 3 4-5 0-0 3-3 -24
Khris Middleton 17:20 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 2-6 0-1 0-0 -12
Klay Thompson 16:28 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 3-11 0-5 0-0 -27
Caleb Martin 15:31 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 1-5 0-3 2-2 -25
AJ Johnson 5:46 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 -2
Tyler Smith 5:42 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-3 0-3 0-0 -2
Totals 105 40 27 4 3 17 14 38-87 9-33 20-24

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers 138

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
James Harden GS 28:51 17 7 7 1 0 4 0 6-11 3-7 2-2 +27
Donovan Mitchell GS 28:49 24 2 8 2 0 2 0 11-16 1-4 1-1 +6
Keon Ellis GS 25:53 13 3 1 1 2 1 1 5-9 3-5 0-0 +14
Evan Mobley GS 23:12 29 7 2 1 0 2 4 12-15 2-4 3-7 +12
Dean Wade GS 17:35 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1-2 1-1 0-0 +13
Thomas Bryant 22:15 11 4 0 2 2 0 2 4-5 1-2 2-2 +15
Dennis Schröder 20:56 8 5 6 1 0 0 3 3-8 2-4 0-0 +20
Jaylon Tyson 19:58 8 3 2 0 0 2 4 3-6 2-3 0-0 +16
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 17:07 8 2 1 1 0 2 3 4-7 0-3 0-1 +15
Craig Porter Jr. 14:45 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 2-2 1-1 0-0 +12
Riley Minix 6:53 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 2-3 0-1 0-0 +5
Tristan Enaruna 6:53 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1-5 0-1 0-0 +5
Larry Nance Jr. 6:53 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 2-2 2-2 0-0 +5
Totals 138 45 32 12 4 14 22 56-91 18-38 8-13

Lineups

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
Cooper Flagg Dean Wade: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · James Harden: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Marvin Bagley III Thomas Bryant: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Evan Mobley: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Naji Marshall James Harden: 21 poss., 9 pts (4/5) · Donovan Mitchell: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Max Christie Donovan Mitchell: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Keon Ellis: 6 poss., 4 pts (1/2)
Ryan Nembhard Keon Ellis: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donovan Mitchell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Brandon Williams Craig Porter Jr.: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 7 poss., 5 pts (1/1)
Dwight Powell Thomas Bryant: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Evan Mobley: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Klay Thompson Dennis Schröder: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jaylon Tyson: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Khris Middleton Jaylon Tyson: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Donovan Mitchell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Caleb Martin Donovan Mitchell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dennis Schröder: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Tyler Smith Larry Nance Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tristan Enaruna: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
AJ Johnson Tristan Enaruna: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Larry Nance Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Cavaliers defense

Defender Guarded most
James Harden Naji Marshall: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Cooper Flagg: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Donovan Mitchell Max Christie: 28 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Cooper Flagg: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Keon Ellis Ryan Nembhard: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Cooper Flagg: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Evan Mobley Marvin Bagley III: 21 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Dwight Powell: 9 poss., 7 pts (3/3)
Thomas Bryant Marvin Bagley III: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Dwight Powell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dennis Schröder Ryan Nembhard: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Brandon Williams: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jaylon Tyson Cooper Flagg: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Klay Thompson: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Brandon Williams: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Cooper Flagg: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dean Wade Cooper Flagg: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Naji Marshall: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Craig Porter Jr. Khris Middleton: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Brandon Williams: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Larry Nance Jr. Tyler Smith: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dwight Powell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Riley Minix Brandon Williams: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Caleb Martin: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tristan Enaruna Caleb Martin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · AJ Johnson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)