Miami Heat (25-27, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (29-26, eighth in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Heat -2; over/under is 222
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas hosts the Miami Heat after Kyrie Irving scored 42 points in the Dallas Mavericks' 111-107 win over the Golden State Warriors.
The Mavericks have gone 16-11 in home games. Dallas is ninth in the Western Conference in rebounding averaging 44.3 rebounds. Anthony Davis leads the Mavericks with 12.0 boards.
The Heat are 13-16 in road games. Miami averages 12.7 turnovers per game and is 12-10 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
The Mavericks' 13.1 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 13.8 per game the Heat give up. The Heat average 14.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 13.1 per game the Mavericks allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Dinwiddie is scoring 10.3 points per game and averaging 2.4 rebounds for the Mavericks. Irving is averaging 22.6 points and 5.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Bam Adebayo is scoring 16.7 points per game and averaging 10.1 rebounds for the Heat. Nikola Jovic is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 5-5, averaging 117.5 points, 43.6 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 6.4 steals and 7.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.6 points per game.
Heat: 4-6, averaging 104.2 points, 46.4 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 5.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.4 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Anthony Davis: out (groin), Dante Exum: day to day (achilles), Daniel Gafford: out (knee), Dwight Powell: out (hip), Caleb Martin: out (hip), P.J. Washington Jr.: day to day (ankle), Dereck Lively II: out (ankle).
Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Terry Rozier: day to day (illness), Kevin Love: day to day (personal), Duncan Robinson: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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