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Shorthanded Dallas Mavs Give Cleveland Cavs Home Scare in Overtime Loss

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The Dallas Mavericks took on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, with both teams being on the second night of a back-to-back. Despite the Mavs playing significantly shorthanded, the outcome of the game was not decided until the very end. The Cavs hung on to win 100-99 in overtime. Dallas fell to 15-15 on the season with the loss while Cleveland improved to 20-11.

The Mavs played without many of their key players, including Luka Doncic, Spencer Dinwiddie, Josh Green, Maxi Kleber, and Dwight Powell. Dallas deployed a starting lineup that featured Kemba Walker and Christian Wood among others.

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