SportyTV | Cavaliers beat Mavericks without entire starting lineup

Tyrese Proctor posted his first triple-double with 24 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best 10 assists in leading the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers to a 127-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.

Australia native Proctor became the first Cleveland player with a triple-double since Max Strus against Charlotte on April 14, 2024. The points and assists were new career highs for Proctor, and he also matched his personal best in rebounds.

The Cavaliers played without their entire usual starting lineup as Donovan Mitchell (left knee), James Harden (left calf), Evan Mobley (left big toe), Jarrett Allen (right knee) and Peyton Watson (right hamstring) were sidelined with injuries. Sixth man Sam Merrill (right hamstring) also was inactive. The Cavs ruled out all their starters after travel delays following the nationwide ground stop on Friday and having to stay overnight in South Florida after a loss to the Miami Heat.

Former Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving scored 20 of his 34 points in the third quarter for Dallas, while Cooper Flagg had 18 points and eight rebounds. Flagg hugged fellow 2025 draftee – and former college teammate - Proctor shortly after he earned his 10th assist on a pass to Mario Hezonja.

WELL DESERVED. @TyreseProctor | #LetEmKnow https://t.co/nVDZSkVbTa
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) November 15, 2026

Antetokounmpo powers Heat past Pistons

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists, some of the spectacular variety, and the Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 137-117 for their fourth straight win.

Klay Thompson scored 26 points in his return from a sprained ankle and Bam Adebayo added 20 for the Heat.

Cade Cunningham had 33 points and eight assists for Detroit, which got 20 points and seven assists from Kevin Huerter.

Miami had nine players record at least one block and finished with 14 as a team – one shy of the franchise record.

The NBA record for players on the same team having at least one block in a game is 10, done twice – both by Golden State, first in 1991 and then again in 2016. The Heat team record for players with at least one block was eight, done on five occasions.

Antetokounmpo finished a weekend where he scored 71 points in a two-day span, after finishing with 37 in Miami's win over Cleveland on Friday night. He also had a through-the-legs assist to Thompson for a 3-pointer in the opening quarter.

#HEATWin Final: HEAT 137, Pistons 117 Antetokounmpo: 34pts, 14rebs, 8asts, 3blks Thompson: 26pts Adebayo: 20pts, 5rebs, 3stls, 2blks Mitchell: 15pts, 9asts, 2stls, 2blks Wiggins: 10pts
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) November 15, 2026

Short-handed Bulls cool Timberwolves

Norman Powell scored 23 points, Matas Buzelis added 18 points and nine rebounds, and the short-handed Chicago Bulls won for the second night in a row with a 117-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Buddy Hield and Tre Jones each chipped in 16 points off the bench for the Bulls, who ended Minnesota's five-game winning streak convincingly.

Chicago's travel to Minneapolis on Friday was delayed by the nationwide ground stop that impacted many flights across the country. That meant the Bulls didn't arrive in Minnesota until the day of the game Saturday after beating the Hawks in Chicago on Friday.

The travel disruption didn't seem to impact the Bulls, nor did a limited roster. Rookie Caleb Wilson is out for an extended period with a fractured hand. Jalen Smith also missed Saturday's game with a hand injury, and center Nic Claxton was sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Buzelis picked up the scoring in their absence with 14 first-half points.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points for the Timberwolves, who missed their first 13 shots from 3-point range and finished 9 for 38.