Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score (Feb. 13) | 2024-25 NBA season

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the visiting Miami Heat 118-113 on Thursday at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Dante Exum led seven Mavericks in double figures with 27 points on an efficient 11-for-13 shooting (84.6%). Max Christie finished with 19 points, five rebounds and five assists on 8-for-19 shooting (3-for-11 on 3-pointers), while Spencer Dinwiddie added 18 points and six assists. Kessler Edwards contributed 15 points and nine rebounds.

Tyler Herro had a game-high 40 points and eight rebounds on 15-for-30 shooting (3-for-14 on the 3-point line). Recently acquired Kyle Anderson started the game and finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie center Kel'el Ware contributed 17 points and nine rebounds (8-for-14 shooting), while Alec Burks added 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench.

The Heat and the Mavericks are short-handed and depleted, as both teams deal with significant injuries to key players. Kyrie Irving (shoulder) and Klay Thompson (foot) were added to Dallas' injury list before the game. For Miami, Bam Adebayo (knee) and Andrew Wiggins (illness) were listed as out.

Both teams are on the second night of a back-to-back. The Mavericks are coming off a 111-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors behind Irving's 42-point performance. Meanwhile, Miami lost to the Western Conference-leading OKC Thunder, 115-101.

This is the final game for both teams before the All-Star break. Miami lost its fourth straight game, its most for this season. They drop to 25-28, three games below .500, which is also for the first time this year. Meanwhile, Dallas (30-26) won for the fourth time in the previous five games.

Despite being in different conferences, both teams are in a tight race for Play-In spots, and both are ranked eighth in their respective conferences.

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Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score

Miami Heat player stats and box score

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	6	6	3	2	0	3	3-7	0-1	0-0	1
Kyle Anderson	15	10	3	0	2	0	6-10	0-0	3-6	14
Kel'el Ware	17	9	1	1	1	2	8-14	0-3	1-2	-8
Tyler Herro	40	8	3	3	0	3	15-30	3-14	7-9	-8
Davion Mitchell	5	0	4	2	1	1	1-4	1-1	2-2	-11
Nikola Jovic	6	1	1	0	0	2	3-11	0-4	0-0	-6
Alec Burks	12	7	4	1	0	1	3-7	2-5	4-7	-2
Pelle Larson	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	-12
Duncan Robinson	9	1	4	0	0	1	3-6	3-6	0-0	10
Haywood Highsmith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bam Adebayo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Andrew Wiggins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Max Christie	19	5	5	3	1	4	8-19	3-11	0-0	4
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	10	3	0	1	0	0	5-9	0-1	0-0	-3
Kessler Edwards	15	9	3	0	0	0	6-12	3-4	0-0	10
Dante Exum	27	3	4	2	1	1	11-13	2-2	3-3	8
Spencer Dinwiddie	18	3	6	0	0	4	6-13	1-7	5-5	-4
Naji Marshall	12	9	4	1	0	1	4-7	2-3	2-2	0
Jaden Hardy	2	5	3	0	0	0	0-8	0-4	2-4	4
Brandon Williams	11	1	3	0	0	3	4-7	2-4	1-2	7
Kylor Kelley	4	2	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	-1
Kyrie Irving	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P.J. Washington	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks game summary

At the end of the first quarter, the Miami Heat led 22-21 over the Dallas Mavericks. Rookie Kel'el Ware had six points for the Heat, while recently acquired Max Christie led the Mavs with seven points.

Tyler Herro scored 17 points in the second quarter, including eight straight towards the end of the half to keep Miami in the lead, 56-55, heading into the break. For Dallas, Dante Exum had 12 points in the quarter alone, while Spencer Dinwiddie scored all of his nine points in the second.

Herro scored 14 more in the third and had 33 points after three quarters, but his team trailed by one coming into the final period, 84-83. In the fourth, the Heat did not have an answer for the balanced attack of the Mavericks, and the latter took a 118-113 win.