Dallas Mavericks (49 wins, 30 losses, 5th place in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (44 wins, 35 losses, 8th place in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Wednesday, 7:30pm ET
Bottom line: Miami hosts the Dallas Mavericks after the Miami Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks 117-111 in overtime.
The Heat are 20-18 in home games. Miami has an 8-4 record in games decided by three points or less.
The Mavericks won on the road with 24 wins and 15 losses. Dallas ranks eighth in the NBA with 15.6 fast break points per game. Kyrie Irving leads the Mavericks with a 3.5 average.
The Heat are shooting 46.4 percent from the field this season, 1.1 points lower than the 47.5 percent the Mavericks have allowed to their opponents. The Mavericks are averaging 14.8 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more than the Heat's 13.0 per game.
This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. The Mavericks won 114-108 in their last meeting on March 8th. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks to victory with 35 points.
Top performers: Bam Adebayo is averaging 19.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and four assists for the Heat. Nikola Jovic is averaging 1.9 3-pointers in his last 10 games.
Doncic is averaging 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists for the Mavericks. Irving is averaging 24.9 points in his past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Heat: 6-4, averaging 112.7 points, 42.6 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 7.9 steals, and 3.5 blocks per game, shooting 46.9 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 103.7 points per game.
Mavericks: 9-1, averaged 118.6 points, 46.6 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 7.6 steals, and 6.4 blocks per game, shooting 49.2 percent from the field. The opponent's average score is 105.3 points.
Injuries: Heat: Terry Rozier: Out (neck), Josh Richardson: Out for season (shoulder), Duncan Robinson: Out (face).
Mavericks: Greg Brown III: Out (personal), Josh Green: Out (ankle), Derek Lively II: Out (leg).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
