The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Dallas Mavericks 134-122 on Jan 3, 2025 at American Airlines Center.
Final · American Airlines Center
Top performers
- Evan Mobley led the Cavaliers with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Quentin Grimes led the Mavericks with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 30 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-21 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Caris LeVert | 25 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Darius Garland | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 27 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Georges Niang | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 22 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Dean Wade | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Ty Jerome | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Max Strus | 24 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Tristan Thompson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 234 | 131 | 44 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 51-96 | 15-40 | 14-18 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Dallas Mavericks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Grimes | 33 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-14 | 1-5 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Jaden Hardy | 25 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Klay Thompson | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 0 |
| P.J. Washington | 31 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-18 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Daniel Gafford | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Dereck Lively II | 27 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Markieff Morris | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 196 | 104 | 43 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 37-84 | 9-34 | 21-26 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 31, 2024: CLE 122, LAL 110 · Next Jan 5, 2025: CHA 105, CLE 115
- Mavericks · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 1, 2025: DAL 99, HOU 110 · Next Jan 6, 2025: DAL 104, MEM 119