MIAMI (AP) — Just like in 2006 and 2011, the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks are essentially in the same place.
Different spot in the standings, though.
Goran Dragic had 32 points, Tyler Johnson scored 10 of his 23 in the fourth quarter and the Heat beat the Mavericks 99-95 on Thursday night, snapping Dallas’ season-high three-game winning streak.
“Like an old-school Miami-Dallas game,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
He said it with a smile, not entirely serious, of course. The stakes in Heat-Mavs games are far different now, with both teams languishing in the bottom half of their respective conferences and not going back and forth in the NBA Finals.