Dallas Mavericks 130, Cleveland Cavaliers 120 — Recap

March 15, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Dallas Mavericks 130, Cleveland Cavaliers 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 35-31 CLE; Q2 DAL 25-28 CLE; Q3 DAL 40-27 CLE; Q4 DAL 30-34 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Cooper Flagg (DAL) 27 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 26 points, 1 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-24 shooting; Naji Marshall (DAL) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Max Strus (CLE) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 threes on 7-of-9 shooting; P.J. Washington (DAL) 20 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Cooper Flagg

27 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

26 PTS, 1 REB, 11 AST, 4 3PM · 10-24 FG

Scoring · DAL

Naji Marshall

25 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 8-12 FG

Season highs

Max Strus · Season-high 24 pointsMax Strus · Season-high 6 threes

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

📊 Game Flow

DAL 21 largest lead Q4 8:32 (DAL 111, CLE 90) · 11-0 run, Q1 6:54–Q1 5:27

CLE 2 largest lead Q1 11:19 (DAL 0, CLE 2) · 23-0 run, Q2 0:00–Q3 8:45

Swings 11 lead changes Tied 7 times

Ahead for good: Cooper Flagg makes running dunk (Naji Marshall assists) (Q2 2:58, DAL 49, CLE 47).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DAL	35	25	40	30		130
CLE	31	28	27	34		120

🧮 How They Scored

DALCLE

50Points in the paint54

24Fast-break points14

9Second-chance points9

22Points off turnovers9

38Bench points46

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.5%Effective FG%60.2%

10.8%Turnover %14.1%

24.3%Offensive rebound %22.2%

0.310Free-throw rate0.239

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cooper Flagg F	33	27	6	10	0	2	3	10-17	1-3	6-8	+2
P.J. Washington F	33	20	11	2	5	1	0	8-16	3-4	1-2	+17
Naji Marshall F	32	25	5	7	1	0	3	8-12	1-1	8-8	+10
Max Christie G	29	9	2	5	1	1	0	3-4	2-3	1-1	+4
Brandon Williams G	24	12	2	5	2	0	0	4-7	0-1	4-4	-5
Ryan Nembhard G	24	11	3	3	2	0	0	4-10	3-7	0-0	+15
Khris Middleton F	24	5	5	2	1	0	2	2-9	1-4	0-0	+2
Marvin Bagley III F	16	6	5	0	0	1	2	2-4	1-2	1-2	-2
John Poulakidas G	15	10	3	0	1	0	1	4-6	2-4	0-0	+10
Caleb Martin F	8	5	1	0	0	0	1	1-2	1-1	2-2	-4
Dwight Powell F-C	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell G	39	26	1	11	2	0	1	10-24	4-11	2-2	-4
James Harden G	38	13	5	7	1	0	6	4-12	1-5	4-5	-5
Evan Mobley F-C	36	18	11	4	0	4	4	8-14	0-3	2-5	-2
Keon Ellis G	32	5	5	3	0	1	2	2-7	1-5	0-0	-2
Dean Wade F	26	12	5	0	0	0	0	5-9	2-5	0-0	-12
Max Strus G	23	24	8	1	0	0	1	7-9	6-7	4-4	0
Dennis Schroder G	22	8	1	6	0	0	1	4-5	0-0	0-1	-9
Thomas Bryant C	12	10	2	0	1	0	0	3-4	2-3	2-4	-7
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F	12	4	0	0	1	0	1	2-4	0-2	0-0	-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cooper Flagg	Starter	33	27	65.8	30.7	+4.5	16.3
Naji Marshall	Starter	32	25	80.5	23.4	+14.3	17.2
P.J. Washington	Starter	33	20	59.2	21.0	+21.2	13.6
Ryan Nembhard	Starter	24	11	55.0	17.5	+25.3	9.2
Max Christie	Starter	29	9	101.4	5.8	+14.1	10.1
Brandon Williams	Bench	24	12	68.5	16.4	-4.8	13.4
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	16	6	61.5	18.9	-9.7	3.6
Khris Middleton	Bench	24	5	27.8	19.6	+3.8	-0.4
Caleb Martin	Bench	08	5	86.8	23.5	-35.2	12.7
Dwight Powell	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	+66.7	14.3
AJ Johnson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Starter	39	26	52.3	27.4	-7.6	10.8
Evan Mobley	Starter	36	18	55.6	22.1	-4.3	9.1
James Harden	Starter	38	13	45.8	20.7	-7.7	4.5
Dean Wade	Starter	26	12	66.7	15.0	-24.3	7.7
Keon Ellis	Starter	32	5	35.7	11.4	-4.9	1.8
Max Strus	Bench	23	24	111.5	20.3	0.0	21.7
Thomas Bryant	Bench	12	10	86.8	22.2	-30.5	15.0
Dennis Schroder	Bench	22	8	73.5	12.8	-22.2	10.5
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Bench	12	4	50.0	17.2	-33.3	0.0
Larry Nance Jr.	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tristan Enaruna	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0