
DAL
23-45

CLE
41-27
DAL · top performer

Naji Marshall
F · #13
25
Pts
5
Reb
7
Ast
CLE · top performer

Max Strus
G · #2
24
Pts
8
Reb
1
Ast
Biggest swing: 9pp · 3rd Quarter · 9:50
NBA · Dallas Mavericks at Cleveland Cavaliers · final
NBA · Box scoreTRACKING
| Player | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||
| 33 | 20 | 8-16 | 3-4 | 1-2 | +17 | 11 | 2 | |
| 32 | 25 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 8-8 | +10 | 5 | 7 | |
| 33 | 27 | 10-17 | 1-3 | 6-8 | +2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 29 | 9 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | +4 | 2 | 5 | |
| 24 | 11 | 4-10 | 3-7 | — | +15 | 3 | 3 | |
| Bench | ||||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-4 | — | +2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | — | — | — | +1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | -4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 24 | 12 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | -5 | 2 | 5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-4 | — | +10 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team | 130 | 46-87 | 15-30 | 23-27 | 44 | 35 | ||
| DNP: A. Johnson | ||||||||
| Player | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-5 | — | -12 | 5 | 0 | |
| 36 | 18 | 8-14 | 0-3 | 2-5 | -2 | 11 | 4 | |
| 38 | 13 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 4-5 | -5 | 5 | 7 | |
| 39 | 26 | 10-24 | 4-11 | 2-2 | -4 | 1 | 11 | |
| 31 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | — | -2 | 5 | 3 | |
| Bench | ||||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | — | -9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-4 | -7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | 8 | 4-5 | — | 0-1 | -9 | 1 | 6 | |
| 23 | 24 | 7-9 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Team | 120 | 45-88 | 16-41 | 14-21 | 38 | 32 | ||
| DNP: L. Nance Jr., O. Sarr, T. Enaruna, R. Minix | ||||||||
Stat compare
Headline stats · full table below
53
FG %
51
35
Ast
32
Team stats
DAL
Away
Stat
CLE
Home
46-87
fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted
45-88
53
FG %
51
15-30
threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted
16-41
23-27
freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted
14-21
35
Assists
32
12
Turnovers
16
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
CLE -14.5
Between 10 and —
Total
233.5
High-scoring · +7.5 vs avg
Moneyline
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 6 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
14.5
0.0 since open
Total
233.5
0.0 since open
How it ended
DAL beat CLE 130-120. N. Marshall paced them with 25 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST. DAL outscored the other side 40-27 in the 3rd quarter.
Last play
End of Game
Win probability
CLE vs DAL
Starters vs bench
production by unitStarters(5)
92 PTS · 27 REB · 27 AST
GS 95
Bench(6)
38 PTS · 17 REB · 8 AST
GS 29
Starters(5)
74 PTS · 27 REB · 25 AST
GS 55
Bench(4)
46 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
GS 40
Clutch moments · top swings
ranked by WP impactCooper Flagg · makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists)
Thomas Bryant · makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
John Poulakidas · makes 26-foot three point jumper (Max Christie assists)
Linescore (quarters)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 35 | 25 | 40 | 30 | 130 |
| CLE | 31 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 120 |
Period scoring
DAL won 2 · CLE won 2
Q1
Washington 9
Mitchell 9
Q2
Marshall 9
Mobley 13
Q3
Poulakidas 8
Wade 17
Q4
Flagg 12
Harden 9
Shooting comparison
53%
46-87
FG
51%
45-88
50%
15-30
3PT
39%
16-41
85%
23-27
FT
67%
14-21
Play-by-play · 471 plays
- Q4·0.0
End of Game
DAL 130·CLE 120
- Q4·0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
DAL 130·CLE 120
- Q4·15.7
shot clock turnover
DAL 130·CLE 120
- Q4·39.7
Mavericks defensive team rebound
DAL 130·CLE 120
- Q4·40.5
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
DAL 130·CLE 120
- Q4·47.5
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
DAL 130·CLE 120
- Q4·49.8
Cooper Flagg misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
DAL 130·CLE 120
- Q4·1:11
Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
·
DAL 130·CLE 120
- Q4·1:19
Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2
DAL 130·CLE 118
- Q4·1:19
Mavericks offensive team rebound
DAL 129·CLE 118
- Q4·1:19
Cooper Flagg misses free throw 1 of 2
DAL 129·CLE 118
- Q4·1:19
Max Strus personal foul
DAL 129·CLE 118
- Q4·1:20
Naji Marshall defensive rebound
DAL 129·CLE 118
- Q4·1:22
Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
DAL 129·CLE 118
- Q4·1:34
Cooper Flagg makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
DAL 129·CLE 118
−0.8pp
- Q4·1:44
Evan Mobley makes alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
·
DAL 127·CLE 118
+0.6pp
- Q4·1:49
James Harden defensive rebound
DAL 127·CLE 116
- Q4·1:52
Evan Mobley blocks Brandon Williams 's 6-foot driving layup
·
DAL 127·CLE 116
- Q4·2:14
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
DAL 127·CLE 116
−0.5pp
- Q4·2:14
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
DAL 127·CLE 115
- Q4·2:14
Cooper Flagg shooting foul
DAL 127·CLE 114
+0.6pp
- Q4·2:21
Max Christie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cooper Flagg assists)
·
DAL 127·CLE 114
−1pp
- Q4·2:30
James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
DAL 124·CLE 114
−0.9pp
- Q4·2:30
Max Strus enters the game for Dean Wade
·
DAL 124·CLE 113
- Q4·2:30
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
DAL 124·CLE 113
+1pp
- Q4·2:30
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
DAL 124·CLE 112
- Q4·2:30
Brandon Williams shooting foul
DAL 124·CLE 111
+0.7pp
- Q4·2:40
Max Christie makes alley oop dunk (Brandon Williams assists)
·
DAL 124·CLE 111
−0.6pp
- Q4·2:52
Keon Ellis makes 23-foot running jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
·
DAL 122·CLE 111
+0.7pp
- Q4·2:58
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
DAL 122·CLE 108
Betting line
CLE -14.5·O/U 233.5·DAL +750/CLE -1200
Recap · NBA
allas Mavericks went into Cleveland Cavaliers and beat them, 130–120.
DAL +14.5 cashed (CLE lost outright). Total cleared the 233.5 OVER by 16.5.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
NBA TRACKING · Tonight’s standouts
5 of 16 players in cohort
Dwight PowellDAL · FTS%69.999
Donovan MitchellCLE · GUSG%31.998
Evan MobleyCLE · CCONT9.498
Cooper FlaggDAL · FDRIVES12.894
James HardenCLE · GDRIVES12.694
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
3 sub-models, blended.
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
38.2%
ensemble · DAL favored
Elo Static
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(CLE win)
33%
weight
Elo Recent
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(CLE win)
34%
weight
Pace Efficiency
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(CLE win)
33%
weight
Disagreement
0.00 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
100% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
0 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Matchup · 2026
Team rate stats vs league
hoopR-data
DAL
league avg
CLE
52.7%
Effective FG%
54.4
▶55.6%
46.6%
FG%
47.0
▶47.7%
114.1
PPG
114.9
▶117.4
25.3
Assists / G
25.0
▶27.1
14.0
Turnovers / G
14.0
▶13.8