Dallas Mavericks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

May 9, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	39	25	34	26	124
CLE	30	23	19	25	97

Game Recap

The Mavericks defeated the Cavaliers, 124-97. Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Mavericks with 25 points (7-11 3pt FG), while Luka Doncic added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists in the victory. Collin Sexton tallied 24 points and seven assists for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Mavericks improve to 40-28 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 21-47.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11Tim Hardaway Jr.SF	27	9-13	7-11	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	+20	25
10Dorian Finney-SmithPF	22	2-10	0-6	0-0	5	2	1	0	2	3	+10	4
33Willie Cauley-SteinC	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	1	1	5	-2	4
0Josh RichardsonSG	25	9-14	0-3	2-2	2	1	2	0	0	0	+10	20
77Luka DoncicPG	21	5-11	0-2	5-7	5	5	2	0	1	2	+4	15
13Jalen Brunson	18	5-5	3-3	0-0	1	7	2	0	1	1	+26	13
7Dwight Powell	27	6-8	0-0	0-0	9	4	1	4	2	3	+28	12
44Nicolo Melli	21	3-5	1-3	2-2	4	3	0	0	0	3	+16	9
8Josh Green	19	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	3	+6	2
17JJ Redick	12	2-6	2-6	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	2	+2	6
3Trey Burke	15	3-8	1-3	0-0	1	2	1	2	1	2	+12	7
51Boban Marjanovic	4	3-4	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+1	7
2Tyler Bey	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
14Nate Hinton	4	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
42Maxi Kleber	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-9353.8%	15-3938.5%	9-1181.8%	42	33	9	7	10	24	-	124

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Dean WadeSF	28	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	0	3	0	2	4	-16	3
0Kevin LovePF	26	2-9	1-4	3-4	11	3	1	0	1	1	-12	8
31Jarrett AllenC	26	2-5	0-1	1-4	5	1	0	0	1	0	-9	5
35Isaac OkoroSG	31	5-15	0-4	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	5	-10	12
2Collin SextonPG	32	8-19	3-5	5-7	3	7	0	0	2	1	-9	24
18Anderson Varejao	16	1-5	0-1	3-6	8	1	0	0	1	0	-17	5
33Brodric Thomas	22	4-6	2-2	3-4	3	1	0	2	3	1	-19	13
21Damyean Dotson	25	4-10	2-6	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0	-21	10
27Mfiondu Kabengele	23	5-7	1-2	3-4	4	1	0	0	1	0	-15	14
3Jeremiah Martin	7	1-6	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-7	3
55Isaiah Hartenstein	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Cedi Osman	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	33-8638.4%	11-3135.5%	20-3164.5%	38	18	5	2	14	12	-	97

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDALCLE

(11:54) Jump Ball Allen vs. Cauley-Stein: Tip to Hardaway Jr.
+3 (11:45) Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cauley-Stein 1 AST)
30
(11:27) MISS Wade 5' Jump Bank Shot
(11:24) Cauley-Stein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:07) Sexton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adams)
+1 (11:07) Richardson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
40
+1 (11:07) Richardson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
50
+2 (10:55) Sexton 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Love 1 AST)
52
(10:55) Cauley-Stein S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adams)
+1 (10:55) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
53
(10:43) MISS Finney-Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:43) CAVALIERS Rebound
(10:25) MISS Allen 1' Alley Oop Layup
(10:20) Sexton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:20) Sexton Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
55
+2 (10:14) Doncic 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
75
(9:57) MISS Love 2' Driving Layup
(9:54) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:52) Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
105
(9:33) Sexton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:33) Finney-Smith STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:28) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Finney-Smith 2 AST)
135
(9:19) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (9:11) Love 11' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
137
+2 (8:55) Cauley-Stein 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
157
+2 (8:31) Okoro 7' Driving Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Love 2 AST)
159
(8:17) MISS Richardson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:14) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:08) MISS Love 34' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:06) Cauley-Stein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:56) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:49) Richardson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:46) Richardson 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
179
+2 (7:29) Sexton 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1711
+2 (7:19) Richardson 13' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1911
(6:54) MISS Okoro 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:52) Cauley-Stein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:48) Wade S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Smith)
+1 (6:48) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2011
(6:48) MISS Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:43) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:29) MISS Sexton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:27) Cauley-Stein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (6:17) Richardson 14' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
2211
(6:04) MISS Love 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:01) Cauley-Stein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(5:54) MISS Finney-Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:51) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:28) MISS Okoro 2' Driving Dunk
(5:26) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:23) Sexton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
2214
(5:10) MISS Richardson 17' Jump Shot
(5:08) Sexton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:00) MISS Love 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:59) Cauley-Stein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(4:40) MISS Doncic 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:36) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (4:29) Wade 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
2217
(4:29) Mavericks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:15) MISS Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot
(4:12) Varejao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:59) Okoro 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
2219
+2 (3:40) Richardson 18' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2419
(3:24) Finney-Smith S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Adams)
(3:24) MISS Allen Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:24) CAVALIERS Rebound
(3:24) MISS Allen Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:21) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:11) Richardson 19' Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
2619
+3 (2:52) Dotson 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
2622
+2 (2:38) Brunson 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2822
(2:30) Melli P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
(2:19) Thomas Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:19) Brunson STEAL (1 STL)
(2:16) MISS Richardson 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:16) Thomas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:12) Varejao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:10) Thomas 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2825
+2 (2:01) Powell 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
3025
(1:47) MISS Dotson 15' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:44) Richardson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:37) Richardson 1' Driving Layup (14 PTS)
3225
(1:32) Powell Personal Take Foul (P1.T4) (M.Smith)
(1:25) Kabengele Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:25) Brunson STEAL (2 STL)
(1:17) MISS Melli 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:14) Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:05) Varejao 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST)
3227
+2 (0:54) Doncic 3' Layup (5 PTS)
3427
(0:54) Okoro S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Smith)
+1 (0:54) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
3527
(0:41) MISS Okoro 6' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:41) CAVALIERS Rebound
(0:41) Green L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Adams)
+1 (0:41) Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3528
(0:41) MISS Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:38) Melli REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:30) Powell Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
3728
+2 (0:20) Dotson 1' Driving Dunk (5 PTS)
3730
+2 (0:03) Powell 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Doncic 4 AST)
3930
(0:01) MISS Dotson 46' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) CAVALIERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

CLE

124Points97

50-93(53.8%)Field Goal(%)33-86(38.4%)

15-39(38.5%)3-Point(%)11-31(35.5%)

9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)20-31(64.5%)

42(8)Rebounds(Offensive)38(10)

33Assists18

9Steals5

7Blocks2

10Turnovers14

24Fouls12

52Pts In The Paint32

21Fast Break Pts5

16Pts Off Turnovers15

56Bench Pts45

30Largest Lead0

Game Details

Sunday, May 9, 2021 · 7:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 4,148 (21.3%)