
Dallas Mavericks at Miami Heat
· National Basketball AssociationButler scores season-high 33, Heat hold off Mavericks 123-118 in OT

Bam Adebayo had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Tyler Herro had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Alec Burks scored 15 and Pelle Larsson added 14 for Miami.
Kyrie Irving had 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter for Dallas, which had its four-game winning streak snapped. P.J. Washington scored 21, Naji Marshall had 20, Klay Thompson scored 15 and Dereck Lively II had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Dallas.
The Mavericks played without Luka Doncic, still sidelined with a sprained right wrist. The Heat were without Terry Rozier, who was expected to play but wound up being scratched with a recurrence of right foot discomfort.
Heat: Butler has scored at least 30 points in back-to-back games. It's the ninth time — including playoffs — that he's had a multi-game streak of scoring at least 30 since joining the Heat.
Regular Season Series
MIA leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
5th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 118 - 123 |
5th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 1st Overtime | 118 - 123 |
5th 1.1 | ![]() |
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | 118 - 123 |
5th 1.1 | ![]() |
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point jumper | 118 - 123 |
5th 6.1 | ![]() |
P.J. Washington offensive rebound | 118 - 123 |
Statistics
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44-105 | FG | 46-107 |
41.9 | Field Goal % | 43.0 |
10-40 | 3PT | 14-41 |
25.0 | Three Point % | 34.1 |
20-25 | FT | 17-27 |
80.0 | Free Throw % | 63.0 |
59 | Rebounds | 57 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
44 | Defensive Rebounds | 45 |
29 | Assists | 27 |
6 | Steals | 6 |
9 | Blocks | 6 |
13 | Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
66 | Points in Paint | 62 |
24 | Fouls | 22 |
8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,714 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W6 |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W1 |
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33 | 36 | .478 | 10.5 | L3 |
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28 | 38 | .424 | 14 | W1 |
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18 | 50 | .265 | 25 | L2 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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32 | 36 | .471 | - | L2 |
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32 | 37 | .464 | 0.5 | W1 |
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29 | 38 | .433 | 2.5 | L7 |
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17 | 50 | .254 | 14.5 | L1 |
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15 | 51 | .227 | 16 | W2 |
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