Cleveland Cavaliers 134, Dallas Mavericks 122 — Recap

January 3, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 134, Dallas Mavericks 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 32-21 DAL; Q2 CLE 37-32 DAL; Q3 CLE 31-32 DAL; Q4 CLE 34-37 DAL.

Top performers (box score): Evan Mobley (CLE) 34 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-21 shooting; Quentin Grimes (DAL) 26 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Caris LeVert (CLE) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Jaden Hardy (DAL) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Evan Mobley

34 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 14-21 FG

Scoring · DAL

Quentin Grimes

26 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · CLE

Caris LeVert

17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 7-15 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	32	37	31	34		134
DAL	21	32	32	37		122

🧮 How They Scored

CLEDAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.6%Effective FG%51.8%

5.5%Turnover %8.4%

22.2%Offensive rebound %37.0%

0.189Free-throw rate0.353

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Evan Mobley F-C	30	34	10	4	—	2	—	14-21	3-6	3-4	+32
Darius Garland G	29	16	4	9	1	—	1	6-12	2-5	2-2	+24
Donovan Mitchell G	27	15	—	6	2	—	2	5-11	2-7	3-3	+3
Dean Wade F	26	10	3	1	—	2	—	4-5	2-3	—	-6
Caris LeVert G	25	17	4	2	2	1	—	7-15	2-7	1-3	+15
Max Strus G	24	2	6	7	—	—	—	1-5	0-4	—	+12
Jarrett Allen C	22	11	9	—	—	1	—	5-10	—	1-2	+5
Georges Niang F	20	15	2	3	—	—	2	6-9	3-5	—	+9
Ty Jerome G	19	9	2	5	—	—	—	3-5	1-2	2-2	-6
Craig Porter G	4	2	—	—	—	1	—	0-1	—	2-2	-7
Jaylon Tyson G-F	4	—	2	1	—	—	1	0-1	0-1	—	-7

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Quentin Grimes G	33	26	2	6	1	—	2	9-14	1-5	7-7	+2
P.J. Washington F	31	15	7	1	—	1	2	6-18	1-7	2-3	-15
Klay Thompson G	29	16	3	3	1	—	—	4-13	4-10	4-4	-9
Dereck Lively II C	27	7	11	3	—	1	1	3-5	—	1-2	-17
Jaden Hardy G	25	17	3	3	—	1	1	6-11	2-4	3-4	-19
Brandon Williams G	20	13	3	2	—	—	1	4-9	2-4	3-4	+8
Daniel Gafford F	17	12	8	2	—	1	1	5-6	—	2-4	-2
Maxi Kleber F	16	2	4	1	—	—	—	1-4	0-3	—	-6
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	7	4	4	1	1	—	1	1-5	0-1	2-2	-7
Dwight Powell F-C	4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Evan Mobley	Bench	30	34	74.7	33.3	+51.6	22.3
Caris LeVert	Bench	25	17	52.1	25.4	+28.7	10.9
Darius Garland	Bench	29	16	62.1	20.6	+42.8	12.9
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	27	15	60.9	21.5	-1.2	10.7
Georges Niang	Bench	20	15	83.3	22.4	+15.5	13.2
Jarrett Allen	Bench	22	11	50.6	19.6	+7.6	7.9
Dean Wade	Bench	26	10	100.0	7.8	-10.5	6.5
Ty Jerome	Bench	19	9	76.5	11.8	-13.3	11.8
Max Strus	Bench	24	2	20.0	8.9	+26.3	7.0
Craig Porter	Bench	4	2	53.2	15.4	-63.6	3.6
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	4	—	0.0	15.4	-63.6	0.0

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Quentin Grimes	Bench	33	26	76.1	22.9	+2.8	15.1
Jaden Hardy	Bench	25	17	66.6	21.2	-33.3	9.2
Klay Thompson	Bench	29	16	54.2	20.3	-16.4	8.7
P.J. Washington	Bench	31	15	38.8	26.3	-20.1	4.0
Brandon Williams	Bench	20	13	60.4	21.4	+17.8	7.8
Daniel Gafford	Bench	17	12	77.3	20.0	-13.3	15.5
Dereck Lively II	Bench	27	7	59.5	9.9	-31.0	10.2
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	7	4	34.0	25.9	-45.8	9.1
Maxi Kleber	Bench	16	2	25.0	9.5	-18.2	1.8
Dwight Powell	Bench	4	—	0.0	0.0	+63.6	10.7
Naji Marshall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0