Cleveland, OH (My Sportsbook) - Mo Williams connected on all seven of his three-point tries and ended with 25 points, as the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 111-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in a high-powered matchup from Quicken Loans Arena.

LeBron James added 25 points, 12 assists and five rebounds for the Cavaliers, who rebounded from a loss at Charlotte on Friday to improve to 12-5 this season. Anderson Varejao scored 15 points in the victory, while Delonte West ended with 10 points and 10 assists.

Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and grabbed nine boards to pace Dallas, which suffered just its fifth loss of the season. The Mavericks had won seven of their last eight.

Three-point plays from Anthony Parker and James late in the first quarter opened up a 29-22 lead for the Cavs, who led, 35-26, heading to the second. They continued to play in front, and about three minutes into the new frame, Cleveland rattled off eight points in a row. West had six of them and closed the rally with a basket to make it a 46-32 contest.

Jamario Moon and Williams drained back-to-back threes in the final minute of the half to stretch the lead to 18. However, the Mavs got a basket from Jason Terry and a buzzer-beating three from Jose Barea in the final minute to get within 68-55 at the break.

A jumper by Nowitzki and two free throws by Terry trimmed Dallas' deficit to 72-65 a little less than five minutes into the third quarter, but Varejao responded with two baskets to halt the Mavs' momentum.

Cleveland held an 87-79 lead going to the fourth, and back-to-back baskets from Shaquille O'Neal and Varejao stretched the margin to 96-83 with just under eight minutes left. The Cavaliers held a comfortable margin the rest of the way, as the Mavs shot just 6-for-18 in the final quarter.

Game Notes

The Cavaliers totaled 33 assists, including 23 in the first half, which tied a Quicken Loans Arena record...Varejao also had nine rebounds for the Cavs, who got 13 points and nine rebounds from Moon...Shawn Marion had 12 points for the Mavs, while Barea ended with 10...Dallas closed a three-game road trip with a 2-1 mark.