The Dallas Mavericks improved to 2-3 on the season with a 93-83 victory over the Miami Heat Friday night. Luka Doncic posted a near triple double for Dallas with 27 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists. Bam Adebayo was the high point man for the Heat with 19.
Both the Heat and Mavericks appeared to suffered from a New Year’s hangover as neither team could score at all to open the game; the score was just 7-5 after six minutes of action. After a Miami timeout, both teams woke up some and the Mavericks finished the frame up 20-16.