The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the best teams in the NBA all season long. While they have slowed down a bit of late, they are still a serious NBA Finals contender. Many believe that they could make a trade ahead of the deadline in less than a week.

CLEVLEAND — The Cavaliers ran up the score on the undermanned Mavericks. Cleveland scored 91 points — matching the third most in a first half in NBA history — on Sunday while opening a 45-point lead on Dallas, which was playing its first game since trading superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jaden Hardy gave the Mavericks seven points down the stretch of the third, but a dunk by Ty Jerome gave the Cavs a 119-75 lead by the end of the quarter. Dallas was shooting 37.8% from the floor to this point compared to Cleveland's 64.3%.

Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 144-101 home rout of what’s left of the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. … 1. If you ever wondered what it might look like if an NBA team played a G League team, well, this should give you a pretty good idea.

The Cavs became the first team to face the Dallas Mavericks after the Mavs traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Here's how the game unfolded.

The Cleveland Cavaliers bludgeoned the Dallas Mavericks 144-101 behind a franchise-record 27 three-pointers in what was a blowout from essentially tip-off on. Sam Merrill scored a team-high 27 points on nine three-pointers and Evan Mobley added 22 points and 11 rebounds.

The Dallas Mavericks have dominated the headlines today as they made a blockbuster trade, sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. That has led them to be dominated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first half of their game.