Dallas ended the third quarter on a 15-2 run (and got 20 from Luka Doncic in that frame) and held off the shorthanded Cavs in the fourth to take the 120-112 decision. In that third, Cleveland scored just 22 points. Doncic had a game-best 35 points to go with 13 dimes. Caris LeVert had his best offensive outing in the Wine & Gold, scoring 32 points on 11-19 shooting (3-4 from three) in 38 minutes of work.
Following up LeVert's 32 was Darius Garland, adding 25 points and 10 assists in the loss. Lamar Stevens had 16 off the bench, while Moses Brown was inserted into the starting five and scored 12 to go with nine rebounds.