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Lauri Markkanen had a season-high 24 points and eight rebounds
while Darius Garland accounted for 18 points and nine assists
for Cleveland, which led by as many as 31 and won its second
straight following a five-game losing streak.
Evan Mobley scored 12 points and Isaac Okoro and Kevin Love
scored 10 apiece for the Cavaliers, who had lost their last six
meetings against Dallas by an average of 21.2 points.
The victory was Cleveland's first over the Mavericks since April
1, 2018.
Luka Doncic made a season-high seven 3-pointers and had 25
points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Dallas. Dorian
Finney-Smith scored 14 points, Maxi Kleber added 13 and Kristaps
Porzingis had nine points and four blocks.
Porzingis left the game at the end of the third quarter with a
right ankle sprain and did not return for the Mavericks, who
lost for the fifth time in their past six games.
Doncic shot 7-for-11 from 3-point range while the rest of the
team was 5-for-28 from beyond the arc.
Cleveland led by 11 at the half before taking control in the
third quarter. Love's 3-pointer capped an 11-0 run and put the
Cavaliers ahead 74-55 with 4:54 left in the period.
Markkanen made a season-high five 3-pointers for Cleveland,
which took an 87-65 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers shot 56.3 percent from the field and 10 of 19
(52.6 percent) from 3-point range for the game.
Cleveland led 30-23 at the end of the first quarter after
scoring the final eight points of the period.
The Cavaliers maintained control in the second quarter and moved
ahead 42-30 on Okoro's three-point play with 5:54 left in the
half.
Allen scored 11 points in the first half for Cleveland, which
held a 52-41 lead at the break after shooting 51.2 percent and
outscoring Dallas 30-16 in the paint.
The Mavericks shot 5 of 22 (22.7 percent) from 3-point range in
the first half and struggled to rally in the third quarter.
--Field Level Media
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