Cavaliers start quest for consecutive wins in clash vs. Mavericks

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks will play the first half of a home-and-home set Friday night in Texas, with the foes possessing different outlooks in the final month of the regular season.

The second part of the set will be Sunday afternoon in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers have dropped four of their past seven games, including a 128-122 loss at the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. James Harden scored 30 points -- his highest total since being acquired by Cleveland from the Los Angeles...