National Basketball Association
Dallas 93, Miami 83
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, January 1, 2021
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#41 Ken Mauer, #18 Matt Boland, #63 Derek Richardson
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Luka Doncic amassed 27 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists as the host Dallas Mavericks earned a 93-83 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.
Doncic finally got the best of Heat guard Goran Dragic, a fellow Slovenia native, beating him for the first time in three NBA meetings. Dragic logged 10 points and seven assists.
In addition, Dallas snapped its six-game losing streak to Miami in a rivalry that has seen the teams split matchups in a pair of NBA Finals.
Miami's biggest issue on Friday was its shooting. The Heat missed their first 14 3-point attempts, finally sinking a long-range shot when Duncan Robinson converted with 9:07 left in the third quarter.
In the end, Miami shot 7-for-33 (21.2 percent) from beyond the arc. Dallas was 12 of 37 (32.4 percent) on 3-point attempts.
Heat star Jimmy Butler returned after missing two games due to a sprained right ankle, but he was held to two points, three rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes.
Miami's Bam Adebayo produced his second straight double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. He also had a game-high four steals.
Three Mavericks players with Miami ties had satisfying efforts. Tim Hardaway Jr., who played high school ball in Miami and is the son of a former Heat star, scored 18 points. Former Heat players Josh Richardson (11 points) and James Johnson (eight points, all in an impactful second quarter) also contributed.
Dallas led 20-16 after a poor-shooting first period for both teams, and the Mavericks led 46-31 at halftime, thanks to 42.1 percent shooting, including 6 of 18 from 3-point range.
Those numbers, while pedestrian, glowed when compared to Miami's 25 percent first-half shooting overall and 0-for-14 success on 3-point tries. The Heat had no double-figure scorers in the first half.
Miami, though, scored a point after the first-half buzzer. Doncic, frustrated with a no-call on his drive to the hoop, was whistled for a technical foul, and Butler made the free throw.
Dallas extended its lead to 73-53 after three quarters. Doncic already had a double-double through three with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
The Heat went on a 17-4 run in the fourth quarter but still couldn't get any closer than nine points. The Mavericks shot 41 percent from the floor for the game while Miami hit 37.2 percent.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Miami |
|
Dallas |
|
Bam Adebayo 19 |
Scoring |
Luka Doncic 27 |
|
Goran Dragic 7 |
Assists |
Luka Doncic 7 |
|
Bam Adebayo 11 |
Rebounds |
Luka Doncic 15 |
|
Precious Achiuwa 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Luka Doncic 6 |
|
Bam Adebayo 4 |
Steals |
Jalen Brunson 2 |
|
Kelly Olynyk 2 |
Blocks |
Luka Doncic 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Miami
|
83 |
37.2 |
7-33 |
18-25 |
20 |
41 |
2 |
10 |
16 |
| Dallas
|
93 |
41.0 |
12-37 |
17-23 |
18 |
49 |
3 |
9 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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