Evan Mobley scores 22, Cavaliers make 26 3s in 144-101 romp over Mavericks following Doncic trade
CLEVELAND (AP) Evan Mobley scored 22 points and Cleveland set a franchise record with 91 in the first half as the Cavaliers romped to a 144-101 win on Sunday over Dallas just hours after the Mavericks traded superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis.
Darius Garland added 17 points and 10 assists as the Cavs improved the league's best record to 40-9.
Sam Merrill made nine 3-pointers and Cleveland set a franchise record with 26 3s.
Hoping to return to the Finals, the Mavericks dealt the 25-year-old Doncic, a five-time All-Star and the face of their franchise to Los Angeles for Davis, one of the league's most talented two-way players.
Davis will join forces in Dallas with All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, who has plenty of experience playing with other superstars after stints alongside LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Doncic.
Unfortunately, Irving wasn't available because of injury and the Cavs blitzed the Mavericks from the start. Cleveland scored a franchise record 50 points in the first quarter and opened a 45-point halftime lead.
Their 91 points tied for the third-most in a first half in league history.
Jaden Hardy paced Dallas with 21 points.
Mavericks: Dallas only had 10 players in uniform as Irving (shoulder), forward P.J. Washington Jr. (knee) and centers Daniel Gafford (ankle), Dereck Lively II (ankle) and Dwight Powell (hip) all sat out with injuries.
Cavaliers: An easy afternoon to tune up for Tuesday night's matchup against Boston.
Garland made three 3-pointers in a span of 66 seconds as the Cavs opened an early 27-9 lead.
The Cavs have made at least 10 3-pointers in 54 straight games, tying Portland for the fourth longest streak. The Houston Rockets hold the record with 97 consecutive games with 10 3s or more.
The Mavericks are in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The Cavs host the defending champion Celtics, who ended Cleveland's 15-game winning streak to start the season.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Kylor Kelley vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession) | |||
11:43 | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:41 | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | |||
11:30 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
11:25 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
11:25 | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
11:25 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
11:25 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
11:09 | Kylor Kelley turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | |||
10:59 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 0-4 | |
10:42 | +3 | Dante Exum makes three point jump shot (Olivier-Maxence Prosper assists) | 3-4 | |
10:27 | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:25 | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | |||
10:14 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper turnover (bad pass) (Max Strus steals) | |||
9:59 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 3-6 | |
9:52 | Evan Mobley personal foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | |||
9:43 | +2 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 5-6 | |
9:25 | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point stepback jump shot | 5-9 | |
9:10 | Dante Exum misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
9:06 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
9:04 | Spencer Dinwiddie blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving layup | |||
9:04 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | +2 | Kylor Kelley makes two point alley-oop layup (Dante Exum assists) | 7-9 | |
8:40 | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-12 | |
8:25 | Klay Thompson misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
8:23 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
8:19 | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point running pullup jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 7-15 | |
8:18 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
8:01 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:58 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 7-18 | |
7:41 | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving reverse layup | 9-18 | |
7:30 | Jarrett Allen misses two point cutting layup | |||
7:28 | Dante Exum defensive rebound | |||
7:23 | Kessler Edwards misses two point running layup | |||
7:23 | Darius Garland defensive rebound | |||
7:18 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point running finger roll layup (Darius Garland assists) | 9-20 | |
7:09 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:09 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
7:01 | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Dante Exum steals) | |||
6:45 | Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:41 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
6:37 | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point running layup | 9-22 | |
6:27 | Jarrett Allen blocks Olivier-Maxence Prosper's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
6:24 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
6:21 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point running dunk (Evan Mobley assists) | 9-24 | |
5:58 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses three point jump shot | |||
5:54 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
5:46 | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 9-27 | |
5:45 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
5:31 | Darius Garland shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | |||
5:31 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:31 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
5:31 | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-27 | |
5:20 | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 10-30 | |
5:05 | Naji Marshall misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:03 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
4:52 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point dunk (Georges Niang assists) | 10-32 | |
4:38 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
4:36 | Darius Garland defensive rebound | |||
4:32 | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 10-34 | |
4:18 | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 13-34 | |
3:54 | Ty Jerome misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
3:51 | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | |||
3:43 | +2 | Kylor Kelley makes two point alley-oop dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 15-34 | |
3:43 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
3:30 | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point cutting layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 15-36 | |
3:14 | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point turnaround jump shot | 17-36 | |
2:55 | Evan Mobley misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:53 | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | |||
2:46 | Ty Jerome shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | |||
2:46 | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-36 | |
2:46 | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-36 | |
2:33 | Kylor Kelley shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | |||
2:33 | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:33 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
2:33 | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-37 | |
2:21 | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | |||
2:18 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
2:14 | Evan Mobley misses two point running layup | |||
2:13 | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | |||
2:00 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
1:56 | Naji Marshall personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
1:49 | Quentin Grimes personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | |||
1:49 | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-38 | |
1:49 | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-39 | |
1:26 | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | |||
1:23 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
1:17 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point running finger roll layup | 19-41 | |
1:09 | Caris LeVert personal foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | |||
0:55 | Evan Mobley blocks Naji Marshall's two point driving layup | |||
0:51 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
0:48 | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point running jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 19-44 | |
0:41 | Quentin Grimes misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:38 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
0:32 | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 19-47 | |
0:17 | Brandon Williams misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
0:15 | Georges Niang defensive rebound | |||
0:03 | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 19-50 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:50 | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-50 | |
11:39 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 21-53 | |
11:12 | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | |||
11:09 | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | |||
11:01 | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | |||
10:59 | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | |||
10:50 | Klay Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Ty Jerome steals) | |||
10:48 | Klay Thompson personal foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | |||
10:32 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 21-56 | |
10:18 | Donovan Mitchell shooting foul (Dante Exum draws the foul) | |||
10:18 | Dante Exum misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:18 | Mavericks offensive rebound | |||
10:18 | +1 | Dante Exum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-56 | |
10:06 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot | 22-58 | |
9:54 | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 24-58 | |
9:42 | Ty Jerome misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
9:40 | Kylor Kelley defensive rebound | |||
9:21 | Ty Jerome shooting foul (Dante Exum draws the foul) | |||
9:21 | +1 | Dante Exum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-58 | |
9:21 | +1 | Dante Exum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-58 | |
9:11 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving dunk | 26-60 | |
8:54 | Evan Mobley blocks Dante Exum's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:51 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Jaylon Tyson misses two point running reverse layup | |||
8:49 | Mavericks defensive rebound | |||
8:49 | Mavericks 60 second timeout | |||
8:38 | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-60 | |
8:24 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 28-63 | |
8:10 | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 30-63 | |
7:58 | Darius Garland misses two point driving layup | |||
7:55 | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | |||
7:41 | +3 | Jaden Hardy makes three point jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 33-63 | |
7:23 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 33-66 | |
7:09 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
7:07 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | |||
6:56 | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | |||
6:56 | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-67 | |
6:56 | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-68 | |
6:36 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
6:33 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound | |||
6:30 | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | |||
6:25 | Darius Garland defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point running layup (Darius Garland assists) | 33-70 | |
6:24 | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul) | |||
6:24 | +1 | Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-71 | |
6:05 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point driving layup | |||
6:01 | Kylor Kelley offensive rebound | |||
6:01 | +2 | Kylor Kelley makes two point tip layup | 35-71 | |
5:56 | Caris LeVert misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:53 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | |||
5:49 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point running layup | |||
5:49 | Quentin Grimes offensive rebound | |||
5:48 |