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Nowitzki scores 23, Harris gets season high again as Mavs hand Cavs 5th straight loss 124-107

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Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) of Germany drives between Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) and Tristan Thompson, rear, to the basket for a shot attempt in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (The Associated Press)

Dallas Mavericks' Samuel Dalembert (1) of Haiti defends as Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) leaps to the basket for a shot attempt in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (The Associated Press)

Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points, Devin Harris had a season-high 16 and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away from Cleveland 124-107 Monday night, handing the Cavaliers their fifth straight loss.

Nowitzki was on the bench for most of a key third-quarter stretch as the Mavericks restored a double-digit lead behind by Harris, Brandan Wright and Jose Calderon.

Harris had seven points on a 9-2 run that gave the Mavericks their first 15-point lead, and Wright scored nine of his 14 points in the third. Jose Calderon had four of his game-high 10 assists in the quarter and hit a pair of 3-pointers.

Kyrie Irving had 27 to lead the Cavaliers, who have dropped seven of their last eight.