Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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CLE

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

53-29

VS

DAL

DALLAS MAVERICKS

26-56

Everything you need for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

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CLE wins

of 2

1

DAL wins

RECENT FORM

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 53-29 season

TOR

TOR Apr 18 W vs

WAS

WAS Apr 12 L vs

ATL

ATL Apr 10 W vs

ATL

MEM

DAL

Dallas Mavericks 26-56 season

CHI

CHI Apr 12 L vs

SAS

SAS Apr 10 L vs

PHX

LAC

LAL

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every CLE vs DAL meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

DAL

CLE

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DAL

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

1 Donovan Mitchell 28.1/4.5/5.7 +18.0 2 Jarrett Allen 15.2/8.4/1.7 +12.6 3 Evan Mobley 18.1/9.0/3.6 +12.4 4 James Harden 20.6/4.7/7.7 +9.5 5 Jaylon Tyson 13.0/5.0/2.2 +3.8 6 Darius Garland 17.8/2.3/6.9 +1.7 7 Sam Merrill 12.8/2.6/2.4 +1.5 8 De'Andre Hunter 14.0/4.2/2.1 +1.3

DAL

Dallas Mavericks

1 Anthony Davis 21.2/11.4/2.9 +17.1 2 Cooper Flagg 21.2/6.7/4.6 +12.9 3 Naji Marshall 15.2/4.7/3.3 +5.7 4 P.J. Washington 14.1/7.1/1.8 +4.8 5 Marvin Bagley III 11.4/7.1/1.3 +3.9 6 Daniel Gafford 9.5/6.8/1.0 +2.1 7 Brandon Williams 13.8/3.0/4.1 +0.8 8 Moussa Cisse 6.5/7.8/0.3 +0.6

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CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

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