14/11/2026 3:25 PM
Aussies in the NBA
Proctor ends Cavs' 944-day drought with first triple-double
Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell douses teammate Tyrese Proctor with water after their 127-117 win against the Dallas Mavericks at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on November 15, 2026 (AEDT). Photo: Nick Cammett/Getty Images.
Highlights
With Mitchell and Harden out, the Sydney guard gave Cleveland its first triple-double since 2024.
- Tyrese Proctor had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 127-117 win
- It was Cleveland's first triple-double since Max Strus in April 2024
- Josh Giddey's Bulls won again and Kyrie Irving scored 34 for Dallas
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Tyrese Proctor recorded the first triple-double of his NBA career with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the Cavaliers beat the Dallas Mavericks 127-117 at Rocket Arena on Sunday, November 15 (AEDT), without Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobley or Jarrett Allen.
“Win at all cost mentality," Proctor said.
"Just keep fighting. We're down bodies all the time. We’re a really deep team.
"So, stay hungry, stay ready, and just be ready when your number is called."
No Cleveland player had recorded one since Max Strus had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against the Charlotte Hornets on April 14, 2024 (US time).
That wait lasted 944 days, or two years and seven months, and covered 216 Cavaliers games, playoffs included. Strus and Darius Garland, with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists at Utah on January 12, 2022 (US time), are the only other Cavaliers to post one since LeBron James' last for the club in the 2018 NBA Finals.
Four Australians played today and their teams went 2-2 combined: wins for Proctor's Cleveland Cavaliers and Josh Giddey's Chicago Bulls, and losses for Kyrie Irving's Dallas Mavericks and Rocco Zikarsky's Minnesota Timberwolves. Three of them got on the floor, and their teams went 2-1, because Zikarsky did not play.
Games played Saturday, November 14 US time, Sunday, November 15 AEDT. Every game involving an Australian is final. All times AEDT. Every Australian is on our Aussies in the NBA hub.
Cleveland Cavaliers 127 Dallas Mavericks 117 (Final)
Tyrese Proctor's first triple-double in a Cavaliers win against the Mavericks at Rocket Arena on Sunday, November 15 (AEDT)
Proctor started, playing 34 minutes, and shot 10-from-19, including 4-from-13 from three, without going to the line. Four of his 11 rebounds came at the offensive end, he turned the ball over once and he finished +10.
His 24 points and 10 assists were both career highs, beating a previous best of 22 points he had matched only the night before at Miami and a previous best of eight assists, while his 11 rebounds equalled his career high. It was his second start of the season, and it came on the second night of a back-to-back, after a 133-121 loss to the Heat that was followed by travel delays and an overnight stay in South Florida.
Proctor, who is from Sydney and played at Duke before Cleveland took him with the 49th pick of the 2025 draft, buried back-to-back threes early in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers pulled clear.
Kyrie Irving, 34, who was taken first overall by Cleveland in 2011 and also played his college basketball at Duke, scored 34 points in 37 minutes, 20 of them in the third quarter. He shot 11-from-25, 7-from-16 from three and 5-from-7 from the free-throw line, with six rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block, and finished minus-three as Dallas lost its second game in a row.
Mario Hezonja scored 22, Meleek Thomas 20 and Thomas Bryant had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the 7-7 Cavaliers. Cooper Flagg, Proctor's former Duke teammate, had 18 points and eight rebounds for the 7-6 Mavericks.
Next: Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers, Tuesday, November 17, 11:00am, with Josh Giddey. Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics, Monday, November 16, 10:00am.
Chicago Bulls 117 Minnesota Timberwolves 106 (Final)
Josh Giddey's eight rebounds as the Bulls win again, against the Timberwolves at Target Center on Sunday, November 15 (AEDT)
Giddey had eight points, eight rebounds, five assists and a block in 26 minutes as Chicago beat Minnesota 117-106 for its second win in two nights.
The 24-year-old Victorian shot 3-from-10, 2-from-4 from three and did not go to the line, with one turnover, and finished plus-four.
It was a quieter night than the one before, when he had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists in a 125-117 win against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, November 14, a triple-double that started the first winning streak of Chicago's season after eight straight losses.
Norman Powell scored 23, Matas Buzelis had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Buddy Hield and Tre Jones added 16 each for the 3-9 Bulls. Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 and LaMelo Ball had 19 on 7-from-25 shooting for the 9-4 Timberwolves, whose five-game winning streak ended.
Zikarsky, 20, was on the Minnesota bench and did not play, a coach's decision.
Next: Portland Trail Blazers at Minnesota Timberwolves, Tuesday, November 17, 12:00pm.
