Miami Heat (35-26, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (34-28, eighth in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas looks to break its three-game losing streak when the Mavericks take on Miami.
The Mavericks have gone 18-15 in home games. Dallas ranks sixth in the league with 15.5 fast break points per game led by Kyrie Irving averaging 3.3.
The Heat are 18-13 in road games. Miami has a 13-11 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The 118.7 points per game the Mavericks average are 8.8 more points than the Heat give up (109.9). The Heat are shooting 46.5% from the field, 1.9% lower than the 48.4% the Mavericks' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luka Doncic is scoring 34.6 points per game with 9.0 rebounds and 9.8 assists for the Mavericks. Irving is averaging 27.2 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 51.9% over the past 10 games.
Jimmy Butler is scoring 21.9 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Heat. Duncan Robinson is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the 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 while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 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 while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.9 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: None listed.
Heat: Josh Richardson: out (shoulder), Tyler Herro: out (foot), Kevin Love: out (heel).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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