Bottom line: Cleveland and Dallas meet in a non-conference.
The Cavaliers are 19-10 on their home court. Cleveland is scoring 114.4 points and outscoring opponents by 5.2 points per game.
The Mavericks are 15-11 in road games. Dallas ranks third in the Western Conference with Kyrie Irving averaging 3.5 points and 15.4 fast-break points per game.
The Cavaliers are scoring 114.4 points per game, 3.0 points fewer than the 117.4 points allowed by the Mavericks. The Mavericks average 9.4 more points per game (118.6 points) than the Cavaliers allow their opponents to score (109.2 points).
This will be the second time this season that the two teams will meet. In the last meeting on December 28, the Cavaliers won 113-110, led by Caris LeVert's 29 points, while Luka Doncic scored 39 points for the Mavericks.
Top performers: Donovan Mitchell is averaging 28.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals for the Cavaliers. Darius Garland is averaging 1.7 3-pointers in Cleveland's past 10 games.
Irving is averaging 25.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for the Mavericks. Doncic is averaging 3.6 3-pointers in his past 10 games with Dallas.
Last 10 games: Cavaliers: 7-3, averaging 115.3 points, 43.9 rebounds, 30.8 assists, 6.4 steals, and 6.0 blocks per game, shooting 50.4 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 106.0 points per game.
Mavericks: 7-3, averaging 117.1 points, 44.4 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 7.3 steals, and 5.2 blocks per game, shooting 49.4 percent from the field. The opponent's average score was 112.1 points.
Injuries: Cavaliers: Ty Jerome: Out (ankle).
Mavericks: Dante Exum: Out (knee).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
