Dallas Mavericks @ Cleveland Cavaliers
43-30, 17-21 Away
74
43-30, 17-21 Away
60-13, 35-1 Home
102
60-13, 35-1 Home
Shot Chart
- LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Delonte West makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 5-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 6-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 16-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 7-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 10-foot hook shot
- Delonte West misses 12-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Daniel Gibson misses 10-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes 14-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists)
- Delonte West misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot
- Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Hollins blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 15-foot jumper
- Joe Smith misses 9-foot hook shot
- Joe Smith makes dunk (Mo Williams assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot hook shot
- Mo Williams misses 6-foot jumper
- Joe Smith makes two point shot
- Jason Kidd blocks Wally Szczerbiak's layup
- Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Anderson Varejao makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Mo Williams makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists)
- Erick Dampier blocks LeBron James's layup
- LeBron James makes driving dunk (Delonte West assists)
- Antoine Wright blocks LeBron James's 7-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 11-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Ryan Hollins blocks LeBron James's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James makes 23-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes dunk (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses 13-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki blocks Joe Smith's 3-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki blocks Joe Smith's layup
- Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Joe Smith assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 15-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 16-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 13-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright blocks Wally Szczerbiak's layup
- Daniel Gibson makes 15-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses layup
- Darnell Jackson makes two point shot
- Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Hickson misses 12-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson misses 15-foot jumper
- Darnell Jackson makes 21-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- J.J. Hickson makes 17-foot jumper (Tarence Kinsey assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot jumper
- Tarence Kinsey misses 7-foot running jumper
- J.J. Hickson makes dunk
- Jason Kidd makes 11-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier misses layup
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Erick Dampier makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Erick Dampier makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 10-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Jason Terry assists)
- LeBron James blocks Erick Dampier's layup
- Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
- Erick Dampier misses tip shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses layup
- LeBron James blocks Jason Kidd's 17-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins misses dunk
- Gerald Green misses 8-foot running jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gerald Green assists)
- James Singleton makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper
- James Singleton misses 23-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 18-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses running jumper
- Antoine Wright makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Hollins assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 21-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes layup (Antoine Wright assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 12-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins makes 1-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 19-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier makes driving dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 8-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry misses 12-foot running jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 21-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Anderson Varejao blocks Ryan Hollins's layup
- Joe Smith blocks Ryan Hollins's layup
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 1-foot two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea makes 9-foot two point shot
- Anderson Varejao blocks Brandon Bass's layup
- Jose Juan Barea makes 12-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 6-foot running jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Antoine Wright misses 12-foot jumper
- Gerald Green makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses layup
- James Singleton misses 16-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 20-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins misses 14-foot two point shot
- Ryan Hollins makes two point shot (Matt Carroll assists)
- Matt Carroll misses 21-foot jumper
- J.J. Hickson blocks Ryan Hollins's 6-foot jumper
- Gerald Green makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
MAVERICKS
CAVALIERS
| TIME | PLAY | DAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Anderson Varejao gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Jason Kidd makes 11-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:08 | | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:38 | | Erick Dampier misses layup | 2 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erick Dampier assists) | 5 | 2 |
| 10:08 | | Delonte West makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 5 | 5 |
| 9:55 | | Anderson Varejao personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul) | 5 | 5 |
| 9:47 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper | 7 | 5 |
| 9:29 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot jumper | 7 | 5 |
| 9:27 | | Antoine Wright defensive rebound | 7 | 5 |
| 9:21 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul) | 7 | 5 |
| 9:21 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 9:21 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 9:03 | | LeBron James misses 5-foot jumper | 9 | 5 |
| 9:03 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 9 | 5 |
| 8:55 | | Antoine Wright makes layup (Jason Kidd assists) | 11 | 5 |
| 8:34 | | Anderson Varejao misses 6-foot jumper | 11 | 5 |
| 8:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 11 | 5 |
| 8:25 | | Erick Dampier makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists) | 13 | 5 |
| 8:00 | | Mo Williams misses 16-foot jumper | 13 | 5 |
| 8:00 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 7:56 | | Mo Williams misses 7-foot jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 7:54 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 13 | 5 |
| 7:43 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 5 |
| 7:41 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 13 | 5 |
| 7:33 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 13 | 7 |
| 7:13 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 7:11 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 7:03 | | Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 7:03 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 7:00 | | Jason Terry shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul) | 13 | 7 |
| 7:00 | | Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 7:00 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 7:00 | | Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 8 |
| 6:37 | | Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists) | 16 | 8 |
| 6:18 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 10-foot hook shot | 16 | 8 |
| 6:16 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 16 | 8 |
| 6:15 | | Jason Kidd bad pass | 16 | 8 |
| 5:54 | | Delonte West misses 12-foot two point shot | 16 | 8 |
| 5:52 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 16 | 8 |
| 5:41 | | Erick Dampier makes layup (Jason Kidd assists) | 18 | 8 |
| 5:20 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper | 18 | 8 |
| 5:18 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 18 | 8 |
| 5:18 | | Cleveland full timeout | 18 | 8 |
| 5:18 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 18 | 8 |
| 5:03 | | Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists) | 21 | 8 |
| 4:52 | | Erick Dampier shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul) | 21 | 8 |
| 4:52 | | Mo Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 9 |
| 4:52 | | Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 10 |
| 4:41 | | Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Jason Kidd assists) | 23 | 10 |
| 4:24 | | Mo Williams misses 19-foot jumper | 23 | 10 |
| 4:24 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 23 | 10 |
| 4:18 | | Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper | 23 | 10 |
| 4:16 | | Jason Kidd offensive rebound | 23 | 10 |
| 4:03 | | Jason Terry misses 10-foot jumper | 23 | 10 |
| 4:03 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 23 | 10 |
| 4:00 | | Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 23 | 10 |
| 4:00 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 11 |
| 4:00 | | Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Jason Kidd | 23 | 11 |
| 4:00 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 12 |
| 3:46 | | Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Jason Terry assists) | 25 | 12 |
| 3:33 | | Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper | 25 | 12 |
| 3:32 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 25 | 12 |
| 3:24 | | LeBron James blocks Erick Dampier's layup | 25 | 12 |
| 3:21 | | Mo Williams defensive rebound | 25 | 12 |
| 3:17 | | Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 25 | 14 |
| 3:12 | | Dallas full timeout | 25 | 14 |
| 3:12 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams | 25 | 14 |
| 2:58 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses layup | 25 | 14 |
| 2:55 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 25 | 14 |
| 2:55 | | Erick Dampier misses tip shot | 25 | 14 |
| 2:51 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 25 | 14 |
| 2:48 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Jason Terry assists) | 27 | 14 |
| 2:32 | | Daniel Gibson misses 10-foot jumper | 27 | 14 |
| 2:31 | | Joe Smith offensive rebound | 27 | 14 |
| 2:29 | | Anderson Varejao makes 14-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists) | 27 | 16 |
| 2:15 | | Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper | 27 | 16 |
| 2:14 | | Daniel Gibson defensive rebound | 27 | 16 |
| 1:57 | | Daniel Gibson bad pass | 27 | 16 |
| 1:40 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper | 27 | 16 |
| 1:39 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 27 | 16 |
| 1:32 | | Erick Dampier shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 27 | 16 |
| 1:32 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 27 | 16 |
| 1:32 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 27 | 16 |
| 1:32 | | Ryan Hollins enters the game for Jason Terry | 27 | 16 |
| 1:32 | | Jason Kidd enters the game for Erick Dampier | 27 | 16 |
| 1:32 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Anderson Varejao | 27 | 16 |
| 1:32 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 27 | 17 |
| 1:15 | | Wally Szczerbiak shooting foul (Ryan Hollins draws the foul) | 27 | 17 |
| 1:15 | | Ryan Hollins makes free throw 1 of 2 | 28 | 17 |
| 1:15 | | James Singleton enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki | 28 | 17 |
| 1:15 | | Ryan Hollins misses free throw 2 of 2 | 28 | 17 |
| 1:14 | | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 28 | 17 |
| 1:02 | | Delonte West misses 20-foot jumper | 28 | 17 |
| 1:01 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 28 | 17 |
| 54.9 | | LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot | 28 | 17 |
| 53.9 | | Ryan Hollins defensive rebound | 28 | 17 |
| 43.7 | | Delonte West illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 28 | 17 |
| 43.7 | | Jason Kidd makes technical free throw | 29 | 17 |
| 37.9 | | Jose Juan Barea misses layup | 29 | 17 |
| 36.9 | | Ryan Hollins offensive rebound | 29 | 17 |
| 31.9 | | LeBron James blocks Jason Kidd's 17-foot jumper | 29 | 17 |
| 30.4 | | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 29 | 17 |
| 24.9 | | Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper | 29 | 17 |
| 23.5 | | Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound | 29 | 17 |
| 7.7 | | Wally Szczerbiak personal foul (James Singleton draws the foul) | 29 | 17 |
| 7.7 | | James Singleton misses free throw 1 of 2 | 29 | 17 |
| 7.7 | | Dallas offensive rebound | 29 | 17 |
| 7.7 | | James Singleton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 30 | 17 |
| 0.9 | | Joe Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 30 | 20 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 20 | |
Regular Season Series
CLE wins 2-0
Game Information
Rocket Arena
6:00 PM, 29 March 2009
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 20,562
- Referees:
- Steve Javie
- Marc Davis
- Derek Richardson
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 9 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15.5 | L1 |
2025-26 Central Standings
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