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Short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers beat Dallas Mavericks 127-117 as Tyrese Proctor posts first career triple-double
Tyrese Proctor had a career-high 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as Cleveland won without Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. Kyrie Irving scored 34 for Dallas, 20 in the third quarter.
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Tyrese Proctor had a career-high 24 points with 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Dallas Mavericks 127-117 at Rocket Arena on Saturday, November 14. Kyrie Irving scored 34 for Dallas, 20 of them in the third quarter.
Cleveland played without Donovan Mitchell (knee), James Harden (calf), Evan Mobley (toe), Jarrett Allen (knee) and Peyton Watson (hamstring), a night after losing in Miami. The Cavaliers evened their record at 7-7. The Mavericks fell to 7-6 and have lost two straight.
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Cleveland’s second-quarter run
The first quarter was even. Meleek Thomas hit three threes in it, the last with 19.2 seconds left to tie it 33-33. Dallas led 44-43 after a Daniel Gafford dunk early in the second, but Cleveland’s bench helped turn the game from there.
After a Caleb Martin basket made it 52-48, the Cavaliers scored 10 straight on a Jaylon Tyson three-point play, baskets by Craig Porter Jr. and Thomas, and a Norchad Omier and-one to go up 62-48 with 2:16 left in the half. Proctor’s 30-footer with 1.5 seconds left made it 71-53 at halftime. Cleveland outscored Dallas 38-20 in the quarter.
Irving’s third quarter
Mario Hezonja scored 7 points early in the third, and Proctor’s step-back three made it 95-74 with 4:27 left. Irving then took over. He hit three threes and a layup in a 14-2 Dallas run that cut the lead to 97-88 with 1:39 to go in the quarter. According to the league, his 20-point quarter was his highest-scoring since December 2024.
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Cleveland answered right away. Hezonja hit a three, Riley Minix scored on a layup and Porter converted a three-point play for a 105-88 lead, and the Cavaliers led 105-91 after three.
Proctor closes it
Proctor opened the fourth with back-to-back threes, and Cleveland led 113-91 with 10:27 left, its biggest lead. Dallas got within 122-112 on an Irving pull-up with 2:23 remaining, but Omier’s dunk and a Hezonja basket, both set up by Proctor, sealed it.
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Around the box
Proctor shot 10-of-19 and 4-of-13 from three. Hezonja scored 22 on 9-of-12 shooting with 7 rebounds, Thomas had 20, Thomas Bryant 19 and 11 rebounds, and Tyson 18. Omier made all 5 of his shots for 13 points off the bench, and Porter had 9 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The Cavaliers shot 53 percent, made 15 of 40 threes, had 31 assists and won the rebounding battle 54-40.
Irving shot 11-of-25 and 7-of-16 from three. Cooper Flagg had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists but went 6-of-19 and missed all 6 of his three-point attempts. Martin scored 15 on 6-of-7 shooting with 8 rebounds, Naji Marshall had 12 points and 5 assists, and Gafford and P.J. Washington scored 10 each. Dallas committed only 8 turnovers but shot 41 percent. Attendance was 19,432.
What’s next
The Mavericks visit the Boston Celtics on Sunday, November 15, at 6 p.m. ET (1 a.m. Monday Cairo time). The Cavaliers host the Chicago Bulls on Monday, November 16, at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).
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