It was a game that the Mavericks controlled from wire to wire, but never seemed to truly stake in Cleveland’s heart. A young Cavaliers team refused to let the game get fully out of control while riding the coattails of Kevin Love’s fantastic night shooting. The Cleveland big man had 29 points, powered by a 5/11 night from the 3-point line.
Both teams put on superlative offensive performances. Dallas shot 53% from the floor and 48% from three, while Cleveland seemed to have an answer for everything Dallas threw at them, at least through three quarters.