Cleveland Cavaliers @ Dallas Mavericks
2-2, 1-2 Away
100
2-2, 1-2 Away
1-2, 0-2 Home
81
1-2, 0-2 Home
Shot Chart
- Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard misses 14-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 16-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier makes two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Antoine Wright misses three point jumper
- Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard misses 15-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes driving layup
- Josh Howard makes 6-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James blocks Brandon Bass's driving layup
- Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses jumper
- Anderson Varejao blocks Brandon Bass's two point shot
- DeSagana Diop makes two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 14-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes two point shot
- Gerald Green makes 18-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes slam dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Brandon Bass misses 15-foot jumper
- DeSagana Diop misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks DeSagana Diop's layup
- Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- DeSagana Diop makes driving layup (Jason Terry assists)
- Jason Terry misses two point shot
- Josh Howard makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Josh Howard makes 17-foot two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Jason Kidd makes 21-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Ben Wallace blocks Dirk Nowitzki's layup
- Gerald Green makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Dirk Nowitzki's 16-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 13-foot two point shot
- Antoine Wright makes driving layup
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Jason Kidd makes driving layup
- Erick Dampier makes two point shot (Antoine Wright assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 13-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes 8-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak blocks Jason Kidd's driving layup
- Josh Howard misses jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 20-foot jumper
- Gerald Green misses 14-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 9-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes 13-foot two point shot
- Josh Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antoine Wright makes two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green makes 5-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green makes 19-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Mo Williams misses jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses tip shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- Mo Williams misses 15-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Delonte West makes 24-foot three pointer (Mo Williams assists)
- Mo Williams misses jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
- Delonte West makes three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 33-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams makes 18-foot two point shot
- Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams misses 5-foot two point shot
- Daniel Gibson misses 17-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot two point shot
- Daniel Gibson makes 18-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Brandon Bass blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
- Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 12-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- LeBron James misses jumper
- Ben Wallace misses layup
- Ben Wallace misses layup
- Ben Wallace misses layup
- Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 20-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ben Wallace misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Erick Dampier blocks LeBron James's driving layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 21-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- LeBron James misses 8-foot hook shot
- Mo Williams misses 16-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 6-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes two point shot
- Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 20-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 19-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams makes 20-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- Mo Williams makes 21-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Mo Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier blocks Anderson Varejao's layup
- Daniel Gibson misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 23-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Lorenzen Wright misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
- J.J. Hickson makes 5-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Tarence Kinsey misses 18-foot jumper
CAVALIERS
MAVERICKS
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Erick Dampier (Dirk Nowitzki gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | LeBron James misses driving layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:22 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:15 | | Mo Williams misses jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:14 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:08 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | LeBron James misses tip shot | 0 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:49 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Erick Dampier bad pass (Delonte West steals) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:27 | | Delonte West makes driving layup | 4 | 2 |
| 10:00 | | Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 10:00 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 10:00 | | Erick Dampier loose ball foul (Delonte West draws the foul) | 4 | 2 |
| 9:37 | | Mo Williams misses 15-foot two point shot | 4 | 2 |
| 9:36 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 9:15 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists) | 6 | 2 |
| 9:04 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper | 6 | 2 |
| 9:03 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 6 | 2 |
| 8:59 | | Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 2 |
| 8:57 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 6 | 2 |
| 8:51 | | Delonte West makes 24-foot three pointer (Mo Williams assists) | 9 | 2 |
| 8:44 | | Dallas 20 Sec. timeout | 9 | 2 |
| 8:34 | | Josh Howard misses 14-foot jumper | 9 | 2 |
| 8:33 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 9 | 2 |
| 8:33 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas loose ball foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul) | 9 | 2 |
| 8:29 | | Jason Kidd misses 16-foot jumper | 9 | 2 |
| 8:26 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 9 | 2 |
| 8:26 | | Erick Dampier makes two point shot | 9 | 4 |
| 8:06 | | Mo Williams misses jumper | 9 | 4 |
| 8:04 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 9 | 4 |
| 7:46 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper | 9 | 4 |
| 7:45 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 9 | 4 |
| 7:31 | | Antoine Wright shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 9 | 4 |
| 7:31 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 7:31 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 7:28 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 10 | 4 |
| 7:09 | | Antoine Wright makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists) | 10 | 7 |
| 6:50 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (LeBron James assists) | 12 | 7 |
| 6:37 | | Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Delonte West steals) | 12 | 7 |
| 6:35 | | Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (Delonte West draws the foul) | 12 | 7 |
| 6:35 | | Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 6:35 | | Delonte West misses free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 6:33 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 6:20 | | Antoine Wright misses three point jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 6:18 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 6:03 | | LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot | 15 | 7 |
| 5:46 | | Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper | 15 | 7 |
| 5:45 | | Josh Howard offensive rebound | 15 | 7 |
| 5:41 | | Josh Howard misses 15-foot jumper | 15 | 7 |
| 5:41 | | Dallas offensive rebound | 15 | 7 |
| 5:41 | | Dallas full timeout | 15 | 7 |
| 5:28 | | Josh Howard makes driving layup | 15 | 9 |
| 5:07 | | Jason Kidd personal foul (Mo Williams draws the foul) | 15 | 9 |
| 5:01 | | Mo Williams bad pass (Jason Kidd steals) | 15 | 9 |
| 4:56 | | Josh Howard makes 6-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists) | 15 | 11 |
| 4:37 | | Erick Dampier illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul) | 15 | 11 |
| 4:37 | | Mo Williams makes technical free throw | 16 | 11 |
| 4:37 | | Jason Terry enters the game for Antoine Wright | 16 | 11 |
| 4:33 | | Josh Howard shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 16 | 11 |
| 4:33 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 11 |
| 4:33 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 16 | 11 |
| 4:33 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 16 | 11 |
| 4:33 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams | 16 | 11 |
| 4:33 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 11 |
| 4:07 | | Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper | 17 | 11 |
| 4:07 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 17 | 11 |
| 3:50 | | Delonte West makes three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists) | 20 | 11 |
| 3:40 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Ben Wallace | 20 | 11 |
| 3:40 | | Brandon Bass enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki | 20 | 11 |
| 3:31 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul) | 20 | 11 |
| 3:31 | | Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 11 |
| 3:31 | | Dallas offensive rebound | 20 | 11 |
| 3:31 | | Erick Dampier makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Erick Dampier shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 20 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 20 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | DeSagana Diop enters the game for Erick Dampier | 20 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 12 |
| 3:10 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 20 | 12 |
| 3:04 | | LeBron James blocks Brandon Bass's driving layup | 20 | 12 |
| 3:04 | | Dallas offensive rebound | 20 | 12 |
| 2:51 | | Jason Terry lost ball (Delonte West steals) | 20 | 12 |
| 2:47 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes two point shot (Delonte West assists) | 22 | 12 |
| 2:31 | | Brandon Bass lost ball (LeBron James steals) | 22 | 12 |
| 2:21 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper | 22 | 12 |
| 2:19 | | DeSagana Diop defensive rebound | 22 | 12 |
| 2:13 | | Brandon Bass lost ball (Daniel Gibson steals) | 22 | 12 |
| 1:57 | | Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 24 | 12 |
| 1:29 | | Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper | 24 | 12 |
| 1:28 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 24 | 12 |
| 1:28 | | DeSagana Diop loose ball foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 24 | 12 |
| 1:28 | | Cleveland full timeout | 24 | 12 |
| 1:28 | | Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Jason Kidd | 24 | 12 |
| 1:28 | | Mo Williams enters the game for Delonte West | 24 | 12 |
| 1:28 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 12 |
| 1:28 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 12 |
| 1:09 | | Brandon Bass misses jumper | 26 | 12 |
| 1:08 | | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 26 | 12 |
| 52.5 | | LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot | 28 | 12 |
| 35.9 | | Anderson Varejao blocks Brandon Bass's two point shot | 28 | 12 |
| 35.4 | | DeSagana Diop offensive rebound | 28 | 14 |
| 35.4 | | DeSagana Diop makes two point shot | 28 | 14 |
| 35.4 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (DeSagana Diop draws the foul) | 28 | 14 |
| 35.4 | | DeSagana Diop misses free throw 1 of 1 | 28 | 14 |
| 34.9 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 28 | 14 |
| 11.6 | | Anderson Varejao traveling | 28 | 14 |
| 11.6 | | Antoine Wright enters the game for Josh Howard | 28 | 14 |
| 11.6 | | Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for DeSagana Diop | 28 | 14 |
| 11.6 | | Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for LeBron James | 28 | 14 |
| 11.6 | | Ben Wallace enters the game for Anderson Varejao | 28 | 14 |
| 3.1 | | Wally Szczerbiak personal foul (Antoine Wright draws the foul) | 28 | 14 |
| 3.1 | | Antoine Wright makes free throw 1 of 2 | 28 | 15 |
| 3.1 | | LeBron James enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic | 28 | 15 |
| 3.1 | | DeSagana Diop enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki | 28 | 15 |
| 3.1 | | Antoine Wright makes free throw 2 of 2 | 28 | 16 |
| 0.4 | | LeBron James misses 33-foot three point jumper | 28 | 16 |
| 0.0 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 28 | 16 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 28 | 16 | |
Regular Season Series
CLE leads 1-0
Game Information
American Airlines Center
1:30 AM, 4 November 2008
Dallas, TX
Attendance: 19,923
- Referees:
- Steve Javie
- Rodney Mott
- Scott Wall
2025-26 Central Standings
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
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