The Cavaliers ran up the score on the undermanned, overmatched Mavericks. Cleveland scored 91 points — matching the third most in a first half in NBA history — and rolled to a 144-101 win over Dallas,

Following the Dallas Mavericks' stunning blockbuster trade to acquire five-time All-Star Luka Doncic that shook the NBA to its very core, early reports indicated that the Slovenian superstar would be targeting a game sometime in the week following the trade for his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The first game of the post-Luka Doncic era for the Dallas Mavericks did not go well. With the caveat that the roster was absolutely depleted due to several Mavericks regulars bein