It was a rough start and a rough ending for the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs suffered a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-90. The Dallas defense struggled this game. The Cavs were able to score 52 points in the paint, shoot 78% from the free throw line, and the their largest lead over the Mavs was by 23 points.

Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs by 34 points, 3 rebounds, and assists. While Luka Doncic led the Mavs with 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Following the game Luka Doncic was asked what really happened in the first half and why they struggled so much? Doncic commented,” we just had a slow start,we had a hard time getting to that paint, and Clevland is just a really good team.”