Preseason

3-1

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Cavaliers CLE	28	17	17	23	85
Mavericks DAL	25	21	16	17	79

Dallas MavericksMavericksDAL

1-3

Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Matchups

CLE

DAL wins season

2-0

DAL

Game 1@ CLE

Final

104

Game 2@ DAL

Final

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	3	1	.750	-	W2
Chicago	3	2	.600	0.5	W2
Milwaukee	2	3	.400	1.5	W1
Cleveland	1	2	.333	1.5	L1
Indiana	1	3	.250	2	L3

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	3	1	.750	-	W2
New Orleans	3	1	.750	-	W2
Houston	2	1	.667	0.5	W1
San Antonio	2	3	.400	1.5	W2
Dallas	1	3	.250	2	L2

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Bucks waive assist-leader Kevin Porter Jr. ahead of season opener

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