Associated Press
Miami Heat (35-26, 6th place in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (34-28, 8th place in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Thursday, 7:30pm ET
Bottom line: Dallas looks like it can end its losing streak at three with the Mavericks facing Miami.
The Mavericks are 18-15 in home games. Dallas ranks sixth in the league with Kyrie Irving averaging 3.3 points and 15.5 fast break points per game.
The Heat are 18-13 in road games. Miami has a 13-11 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Mavericks are averaging 118.7 points per game, 8.8 more points than the Heat have allowed (109.9 points). The Heat are shooting 46.5 percent from the field, 1.9 percentage points lower than the 48.4 percent the Mavericks' opponents have shot this season.
Top performers: Luka Doncic is averaging 34.6 points, 9.0 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game for the Mavericks. Irving is averaging 27.2 points and 5.6 rebounds on 51.9 percent shooting over the past 10 games.
Jimmy Butler of the Heat is averaging 21.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Duncan Robinson is averaging 3.2 3-pointers in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Mavericks: 5-5, averaging 120.9 points, 45.6 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 7.3 steals, and 6.2 blocks per game, shooting 50.0% from the field. Opponents are averaging 119.5 points per game.
Heat: 8-2, averaging 112.8 points, 42.0 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 8.1 steals, and 4.2 blocks per game, shooting 48.4 percent from the field. The opponent's average score was 104.9 points.
Injuries: Mavericks: Not listed.
Heat: Josh Richardson: out (shoulder), Tyler Herro: out (foot), Kevin Love: out (heel).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
