Nearly halfway through a daunting November schedule, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves slipping further in league standings.
Dallas held its own for much of the game, but a few miscues late in the fourth quarter led to a 111-104 loss at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
A game that featured 13 lead changes was decided in the final two minutes. Dallas (2-11) once held a 10-point advantage and even led midway through the final period. However, missed layups by Harrison Barnes and Dennis Smith Jr., along with defensive lapses resulting in a breakaway dunk by LeBron James and an and-1 by Kyle Korver proved to be the deciding factors.