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 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.

The Mavericks' humiliation by the Cavs after trading Luka Doncic might have shifted things leading up to the trade deadline.