The Cavaliers ran up the score on the undermanned Mavericks. Cleveland scored 91 points — matching the third most in a first half in NBA history — on Sunday while opening a 45-point lead on Dallas, which was playing its first game since trading superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jaden Hardy gave the Mavericks seven points down the stretch of the third, but a dunk by Ty Jerome gave the Cavs a 119-75 lead by the end of the quarter. Dallas was shooting 37.8% from the floor to this point compared to Cleveland's 64.3%.