Cleveland Cavaliers at Dallas Mavericks 11/29/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Cavaliers look for a second consecutive victory when visiting Dallas on Monday. Cleveland is 10-10 following a 105-92 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday. Darius Garland was the leading scorer for Cleveland with 26 points while Evan Mobley scored 13 points in his first game back after missing several with an elbow sprain. Cleveland is third in the Central Division 2 ½ games behind first-place Chicago.

Darius Garland is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Cleveland with averages of 18.2 points and 6.8 assists per game, while Jarrett Allen is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 15.3 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. Cleveland has eight two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 102.9 points per game.

Dallas looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Cleveland on Monday. The Mavericks are 10-8 and first in the Southwest Division following a 120-114 loss to the Washington Wizards on Saturday.  Luka Doncic was the leading scorer for Dallas with 33 points. The loss was just the second for Dallas in its eight games played at home this season.

Luka Doncic is leading Dallas in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 25.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game. Kristaps Porzingis is the second leading scorer and rebounder with averages of 21.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Dallas has four players averaging in double-figures in scoring and as a team the Mavericks are scoring an average of 104.2 points per game.