Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat, result and statistics: Luka Doncic scored 42 points but his team lost again

Miami Heat gave another blow to Dallas Mavericks in the terrible moment of the Texan franchise: without Bam Adebayo, those from Florida won by 129-122 at home and they gave the Luka Doncic their sixth loss in the last seven games.

Dallas is starting to get dramatic: The Mavericks are currently out of the Play-In, in 11th place in the West and, with four games to go, they have to get at least two more wins than OKC Thunder in order to overcome them.

Not even Doncic’s great game in attack with 42 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists he managed Dallas to win in a game in which he was behind on the scoreboard for almost the entire game. In that if he had to do the Luka’s poor defensive performancelike the rest of Dallas, which is why they lost with a 61% success rate in field goals and 41% in triples.

Miami lived off the 35 points and 12 assists of Jimmy Butlerof 20 points of Cody Zeller and a 6-9 in triples of Max Strus to take a triumph that brought them closer a game and a half from the direct qualifying zone for the Playoffs.

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Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat live: summary and highlights

Full Time: Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks 129-122.

122-128 (11.7 seconds) – A successful challenge by Spoelstra to the referee’s decision to give Doncic three free throws for a foul by Martin that did not exist seems to end up determining the victory of the Heat, who recovered the ball.

120-125 (2:21) – For the first time in a long time, Dallas is just five points away from Miami: Hardaway’s sixth triple leaves them very close to the locals.

112-119 (4:58) – Dallas is getting closer as we enter the clutch and there is still nothing defined in this game, but any miracle for the Mavericks depends on the Doncic-Irving-Hardaway trio.

103-117 (7:13) – Second triple by Love and a 14-point lead for Miami, which still doesn’t need Butler’s return to keep escaping from the Mavericks.

101-112 (9:07) – Without Butler on the court, Miami lives on the points of Herro and other guards to once again have an interesting difference of 112-101 in their favor.

The last quarter started.

End of the third quarter: Miami wins 102-96, despite the Mavs’ 12-5 lead to close the quarter, which is also very good for a Dallas that before seemed to have no reaction, but through Doncic’s points and several triples managed to get back into the game. game.

81-93 (5:48) – Doncic and Hardaway continue to face Dallas in attack, but nothing seems to be able to change for the Mavericks if they don’t change completely on the defensive side, where they lack intensity.

73-88 (7:56) – After an initial 5-0 for Dallas, Miami responds with a 12-4 that leads them to once again extend their lead to 15 points. The Butler-Zeller couple playing the pick and roll is being the key of the game and the former Charlotte pivot already has 18 points with 8-10 from the field while Jimmy reached the double-double.

The third quarter began.

End of the second quarter: Miami Heat is defeating the Dallas Mavericks 76-64, already with 22 points and 7 assists from Butler and 25 goals between Cody Zeller and Love that help not to miss Bam Adebayo. Doncic leads Dallas with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists while Irving is limited to 8 points for now.

Zeller slams it DOWN ????

We’re now up 66-48 with 5:10 left in the 2nd quarter. Tune in on Bally Sports Sun ???? pic.twitter.com/naS0Fr0oic

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 2, 2023

46-56 (7:27) – Dallas begins to discount little by little against Miami, with Hardaway already as their top scorer and the main tool to attack the zone defense of Spoelstra’s men. Meanwhile, Kevin Love surprises with Miami already with 13 points and 100% shooting from the field.

Kevin Love with all of our points so far in Q2 ????

Tune in on Bally Sports Sun ???? pic.twitter.com/akRPHJK1c5

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 2, 2023

The second quarter began.

End of the first quarter: Miami wins 44-31 with an impressive performance after the first three minutes. Butler adds 16 points and Strus another 9 with his 3-3 triple.

31-40 (1:15) – Spectacular 2+1 action that Lowry achieves against Green with a mid-range shot. The Heat are the first team to reach 40 points on this night in which the Dallas defense is unable to do anything against them.

Some vintage Kyle Lowry for the timeline ???? pic.twitter.com/MLBRe6zsDg

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 2, 2023

22-28 (4:37) – In three minutes Miami got a 16-2 run and now the timeout is called for by Dallas, who is suffering on the boards.

Jimmy cookin’ with 16 points in Q1 ♨️ pic.twitter.com/zQSuKZGyg9

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 2, 2023

22-22 (5:52) – Miami called a timeout and reacted after him, with a spectacular Butler who already has 14 points and still hasn’t missed a shot.

20-12 (7:36) – Dallas escapes with a spectacular moment from Hardaway Jr, who made three consecutive triples. They damage the Mavericks by playing the fast break, something unusual for them.

9-9 (8:51) – Doncic and Butler is the expected duel of the game and we are already living it: 5 points for each one in this game with a tied score.

Too strong ???? pic.twitter.com/SkBiDOk0XM

— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) April 1, 2023

The match started.

Welcome to Miami-Dade Arena, where the Miami Heat host the Dallas Mavericks this Saturday.

Bam Adebayo is out for the Miami Heat with a bruised hip. Dallas Mavericks has Frank Ntilikina absent due to a sprained right knee.

The most iconic duels between Miami and Dallas are those in the history of the Finals: in 2006 Dallas started with a 2-0 lead, but Miami finished as champions 4-2. In 2011 Miami had a 2-1 lead, but the Mavericks were the 4-2 champions.

Dallas Mavericks Roster:

Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Tim Hardaway Jr, Reggie Bullock, Dwight Powell.

Miami Heat lineup:

Gabe Vincent, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Max Strus, Cody Zeller.

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