wednesday night, dallas mavericks Heading to Kasegaya Center for a protest rally. miami heat. The Mavericks and Heat will play on Tuesday in the second leg of back-to-back games in this interconference matchup. Tip at 7:40pm ET. Miami opens as the home favorite.
Mavericks win thriller
Dante Exum made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to force overtime, and the Mavericks dominated the overtime period and won 147-136. Kyrie Irving had a season-high 48 points, and Luka Doncic had 37 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds. The Mavericks have won 14 of 16 games and remain two games behind the Phoenix Suns as the fifth seed in the Western Conference. Irving, who scored 25 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, made two free throws in overtime to give Dallas the lead for good, 133-131.
PJ Washington had another strong performance, scoring 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. “I've run out of energy. I have energy, but I'm exhausted.” irving said. “We kept fighting, we kept doing the little things, we kept trusting each other.'' Doncic returned from missing one game with a sore right knee and was one rebound away from recording his 21st triple-double of the season on Sunday. It approached. He continues to rage. Over the past 10 games, Doncic has averaged 31.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.6 steals in 38.5 minutes per game. Derrick Lively and Josh Green remain sidelined.
back to back heat
Miami will play in Atlanta on Tuesday night for the second of back-to-back games in this contest. Two nights ago, they lost 117-115 to the Indiana Pacers. They are the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, trailing the Pacers by 1.5 games. Jimmy Butler had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, and Tyler Herro had 21 points. Butler led all players in scoring in Sunday's contest, made a perfect shot from the charity stripe and had a team-high total in assists. He also ranked second on the team in rebounds.
Bam Adebayo and Caleb Martin each scored 20 points. It was their second loss in six games as they tried to avoid remaining in the league's play-in tournament. “Ultimately you want to play a game of meaning, but to say it's a game of meaning also means it's a game of consequences.” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra Said. “That's the important thing right now in both conferences. Emotions are going to run high.” Indiana is currently headed for season series wins against Milwaukee, New York, Miami and Philadelphia. A tie-break is being held. The Heat appear to be the No. 7 seed with three games left.
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evaluation:
The Heat are in a battle for the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference, but they suffered a big blow with their loss to Indiana. He trails the Pacers by 1.5 games without a tiebreaker. With three games remaining, the Heat look likely to earn the No. 7 seed in the play-in tournament. Miami will play in Atlanta on Tuesday night for the second of back-to-back games in this contest. They may choose to rest players in the first set before this game against Miami. In the last 10 games against Dallas, he has shot a modest 46% from the field. I hope they hang out against a Mavericks team that looks like the No. 5 seed is locked in. Let's get warm.
Prediction: Miami Heat ML
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evaluation:
Dallas, like the Heat, will play Tuesday night for the second leg of a back-to-back. With Luka Doncic back after missing one game with right knee pain, Irving has returned to his natural role as a leading scorer. Sunday was the third time this season that Irving has scored 40 or more points. Over the past 10 games, he has averaged 27.6 points in 37.6 minutes, shooting 52.3 percent (including 38.7 percent from three on 7.5 attempts per game), 4.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.3 steals. Considering Miami's pace (28th), Kyrie won't get the chance he had in the last game against the Rockets, and while a 25-point performance is possible, Dallas won't be able to match the explosive 147 points he scored against Houston. It won't be possible to reproduce it. Take the under.
Prediction: Under
