Overview
- Rookie Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 27 points and 10 assists as the Mavericks pulled away after halftime.
- Max Strus made his season debut for Cleveland after missing 67 games with a left foot fracture and scored 24 points.
- Cleveland’s 16 turnovers led directly to 25 Mavericks points, blunting Donovan Mitchell’s 26 points and 11 assists.
- Naji Marshall scored 25 and P.J. Washington added 20 for Dallas, which ended a seven-game slide against the Cavs.
- The Cavaliers were without Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill and now head to Milwaukee on Tuesday as rotation decisions continue.