GameDay: Dallas Mavericks at Cleveland Cavaliers

Mavericks at Cavaliers

Noon Sunday, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland

TV: FSSW

Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN/ 1540 AM (Spanish)

Records: Mavericks 24-10; Cavaliers 19-14

About the Mavericks: This is the second of a three-game road trip for the Mavs. They opened the trip Friday with a 119-101 win in Boston behind a season-high 29 points from ex-Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo. ... The Mavs, 11-5 on the road, will conclude this trip Monday night in Brooklyn. The Chicago Bulls (14) and Golden State Warriors (13) are the only teams that have more road wins this season than the Mavs. ... The Mavs have won 19 of their past 26 regular-season games against the Cavs. Overall, the Mavs are 31-34 against the Cavs, including 13-20 on the road. ... Dallas will play its first game against former Maverick Shawn Marion.

About the Cavaliers: Cleveland will be without superstar LeBron James, who will miss almost two more weeks with strains in his knee and back. ... With no James, the Cavs are depending heavily on Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving. In his first season with the Cavs after spending six seasons in Minnesota, Love is averaging 17.1 points and 9.9 rebounds a game. He scored 27 points in Friday’s 91-87 victory in Charlotte. ... Irving is averaging 20.9 ppg, 5.3 assists and 1.52 steals. ... Marion is averaging 5.9 ppg and 3.7 rpg in 23.1 minutes a game and has started 22 games. Marion had been with the Mavs since 2009 before signing a free- agent contract with the Cavs last summer.

This story was originally published January 3, 2015 at 7:14 PM with the headline "GameDay: Dallas Mavericks at Cleveland Cavaliers."