Dallas Mavericks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Mar 15, 2026

FINAL

23-45DallasMavericks

130

41-27ClevelandCavaliers

120

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	35	25	40	30	130
CLE	31	28	27	34	120

Game Recap

Cooper Flagg puts up 27 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Mavericks to an upset of the ascendant Cavaliers.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
13Naji MarshallSF	32	8-12	1-1	8-8	5	7	1	0	3	1	+10	25
32Cooper FlaggPF	32	10-17	1-3	6-8	6	10	0	2	3	4	+2	27
25P.J. WashingtonC	33	8-16	3-4	1-2	11	2	5	1	0	2	+17	20
00Max ChristieSG	29	3-4	2-3	1-1	2	5	1	1	0	0	+4	9
9Ryan NembhardPG	24	4-10	3-7	0-0	3	3	2	0	0	2	+15	11
35Marvin Bagley III	15	2-4	1-2	1-2	5	0	0	1	2	4	-2	6
10Brandon Williams	23	4-7	0-1	4-4	2	5	2	0	0	1	-5	12
16Caleb Martin	7	1-2	1-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	-4	5
20Khris Middleton	24	2-9	1-4	0-0	5	2	1	0	2	4	+2	5
John Poulakidas	14	4-6	2-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	3	+10	10
7Dwight Powell	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
8AJ Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-8752.9%	15-3050.0%	23-2785.2%	44	35	13	5	12	21	-	130

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Keon EllisSF	31	2-7	1-5	0-0	5	3	0	1	2	2	-2	5
32Dean WadePF	26	5-9	2-5	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	-12	12
4Evan MobleyC	36	8-14	0-3	2-5	11	4	0	4	4	3	-2	18
45Donovan MitchellSG	39	10-24	4-11	2-2	1	11	2	0	1	2	-4	26
1James HardenPG	37	4-12	1-5	4-5	5	7	1	0	6	2	-5	13
8Dennis Schroder	21	4-5	0-0	0-1	1	6	0	0	1	1	-9	8
2Max Strus	22	7-9	6-7	4-4	8	1	0	0	1	5	0	24
3Thomas Bryant	12	3-4	2-3	2-4	2	0	1	0	0	2	-7	10
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	12	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	2	-9	4
21Tristan Enaruna	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Riley Minix	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Larry Nance Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Olivier Sarr	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8851.1%	16-4139.0%	14-2166.7%	38	32	5	5	16	21	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDALCLE

(11:57) Jump Ball Mobley vs. Washington: Tip to Wade
(11:47) Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:47) Marshall STEAL (1 STL)
(11:47) Ellis P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)
(11:26) MISS Flagg 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:25) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:19) Mitchell 12' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:09) Flagg OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Schroeder)
(11:09) Flagg Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:01) MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:58) Flagg REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:50) Washington 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
22
(10:38) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:38) Washington STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:35) Flagg Running Layup (2 PTS) (Christie 1 AST)
42
(10:35) Ellis S.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Ford)
(10:35) MISS Flagg Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:33) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:25) Wade 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ellis 1 AST)
45
+3 (10:10) Christie 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Washington 1 AST)
75
+2 (9:59) Wade 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
77
(9:52) MISS Washington 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:48) Marshall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:47) Marshall 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
97
(9:34) MISS Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:34) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:21) MISS Washington 15' Floating Jump Shot
(9:18) Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:18) Washington 1' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
117
(9:18) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(9:10) MISS Mobley 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:08) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:08) Wade Tip Dunk Shot (7 PTS)
119
(8:48) MISS Nembhard 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:45) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:40) Harden Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1111
(8:40) Flagg S.FOUL (P2.T1) (T.Ford)
(8:40) MISS Harden Free Throw 1 of 1
(8:38) Flagg REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:25) Marshall 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Flagg 1 AST)
1311
+3 (8:14) Mitchell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1314
(8:01) Marshall Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:01) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
(7:48) MISS Mobley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:46) Flagg REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:35) Nembhard 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Flagg 2 AST)
1514
+2 (7:08) Wade 7' Driving Hook Shot (9 PTS)
1516
+2 (6:54) Washington 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Marshall 2 AST)
1716
(6:45) Mobley Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
+3 (6:27) Washington 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Marshall 3 AST)
2016
(6:10) MISS Wade 3PT Jump Shot
(6:08) Bagley III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:56) Marshall 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Christie 2 AST)
2316
(5:43) MISS Ellis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:40) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:27) Bagley III 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Marshall 4 AST)
2616
(5:11) MISS Mobley 9' Floating Jump Shot
(5:10) Bagley III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:55) MISS Washington 9' Driving Layup
(4:54) Washington REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(4:54) MISS Washington Tip Layup Shot
(4:54) Washington REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(4:47) Middleton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:47) Harden STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:25) Strus 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
2619
(4:08) MISS Bagley III 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:05) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:46) MISS Harden 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:43) Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:38) Strus 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
2622
(3:38) Mavericks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:26) Williams 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2822
+2 (3:11) Mitchell 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2824
(2:59) MISS Middleton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:55) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:51) Strus 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2827
(2:26) MISS Middleton 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:24) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:07) MISS Schroder 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:05) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:03) Bryant S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (2:03) Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2927
+1 (2:03) Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3027
+2 (1:47) Mitchell 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) (Schroder 2 AST)
3029
(1:36) Tomlin P.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Forte)
+3 (1:25) Martin 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
3329
(1:15) Poulakidas P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
(1:01) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:58) Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:51) Martin Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:51) Tomlin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:27) Bryant 20' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Schroder 3 AST)
3331
(0:06) MISS Poulakidas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:04) Powell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:01) Poulakidas 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
3531
(0:00) CAVALIERS Heave
(0:00) CAVALIERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

CLE

130Points120

46-87(52.9%)Field Goal(%)45-88(51.1%)

15-30(50.0%)3-Point(%)16-41(39.0%)

23-27(85.2%)Free Throw(%)14-21(66.7%)

44(9)Rebounds(Offensive)38(10)

35Assists32

13Steals5

5Blocks5

12Turnovers16

21Fouls21

52Pts In The Paint54

24Fast Break Pts14

25Pts Off Turnovers9

38Bench Pts46

21Largest Lead2

Game Details

Sunday, March 15, 2026 · 3:30 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)

tv: NBA TV