By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. The Heat won 123-118 over the Mavericks in overtime at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
The win improved the Heat to 7-7 on the season. The Mavericks fell to 9-8 overall.
The Heat scored nine points in the extra session to get the win. The Mavericks scored just four points in overtime.
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The Mavericks played the game without their superstar Luka Dončić.
Heat star Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 33 points. He also had nine rebounds, six assists, one steal, and two blocks.
The Heat had three starters in double figures. Bam Adebayo had 19 and Tyler Herro added 18.
Overall, the team had 15 players in double figures. Alec Burks had 15 and Pelle Larsson contributed 14.
Miami had 45 bench points. Burks led the bench with his aforementioned 15 points. He also had two rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one block.
Mavericks star Kyrie Irving had 27 points. Irving also had four rebounds and six assists.
Four of the five Mavericks starters had 10 points or more. P.J. Washington Jr. added 21. Klay Thompson contributed 15.
Dereck Lively II had 14.
The Mavericks had 37 bench points, and Naji Marshall had 20 bench points, five rebounds, and one assist.
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“It’s not tough,” Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd said about his rotation without Dončić. “I think it’s a great experience. It’s a positive because you never know with foul trouble or injury. The bench has been in the positive since Luka’s been out but unfortunately tonight, our bench was not in the positive. Our starters kept us in the game, but you just never know who’s going to be able to play. This is a great lesson learned for all of us.”
The Mavericks had their four-game win streak snapped with the loss. It’s their first loss since Thursday, November 14th, when they lost 115-113 to the Utah Jazz.
The Heat have won their last two games.
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