Heat pressure and some new rotations made for a sloppy looking quarter and the Mavs found themselves down 28-23 at the end of the first. It was clear from the jump that Miami’s game plan was to make a Maverick other than Luka beat them as they sent multiple players at him every time he drove to the basket. With Reggie Bullock out with a hip injury, Josh Green joined Luka, Jalen, Dorian, and Dwight in the starting lineup. Miami is an excellent home team, now 19-7 after the loss, so this is the type of gutsy win the post trade deadline Mavericks can hang their hats on. Jimmy Butler had 29 points and Bam Adebayo had 21 points for Miami. Luka Doncic had 21 points, while Jalen Brunson and Maxi Kleber each had 19 for Dallas. The Dallas Mavericks (34-24) got a huge win over the best team in the East, defeating the Heat (37-21) in Miami on Tuesday night 107-99.
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