NBA League Pass Game of the Day Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Dallas Mavericks (8:30 PM ET)

The Mavericks (20-14) are determined to halt their three-game losing slide against the league's top team, the Cavaliers. Cleveland is on a roll after notching a record of 12-1 in December and is currently dominating their opponents by double digits, winning their last eight games consecutively.

Here are five things to know before Friday’s matchup. 

The Cavaliers are

second in the NBA

in points per game at 122.4, but they lead the league in offensive rating at 121.3. They’re first in field goal and effective field goal percentage, true shooting percentage and 3-point accuracy, knocking down 40.7% of their attempts from 3-point range. During their eight game win streak, the Cavs’ offensive rating sits at 124.0 with a net rating of 17.4.

Cleveland has 11 players currently averaging more than 17 minutes per contest, with six of them scoring in double figures. In 19.3 minutes a night, Cleveland’s bench scores 38.3 points, earning them the second-best net rating of 4.9.

Garland

is bouncing back after dealing with injuries most of last season. Garland is close to the 50/40/90 club this year — putting up 20.5 points, 6.7 assists and 1.2 steals with career-high shooting splits of 49.3/42.7/90.9 in 30 minutes per game.

The

Dallas Mavericks

also boast a top-five 3-point percentage in the NBA, knocking down 37.7% of their 35.4 attempts per game.

Klay Thompson

and

P.J. Washington

are drilling better than 38% of their combined 12 attempts from distance, while

Quentin Grimes

and

Kyrie Irving

each splash in over 41% on triples.

With

sidelined

with a strained left calf,

has been tasked with carrying Dallas’

. Over his last four games, Kyrie is averaging 30.3 points, dropping 39 in a Christmas Day loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and 46 in a loss at Portland.