Heat, butler bend unlikely Doncic and Mavericks, Dallas in distress

The Heat faced the Mavericks without Bam Adebayo. Still, they found a way to earn a 129-122 win and move one step closer to seventh place in the East while leaving the Mavs in 11th place in the West.

The impressive Jimmy Butler with 35 points and 12 assists led the way for the winners (who even hit +18 in the second period), with Cody Zeller adding 20 points and Max Struss 18 points on 6/9 3-pointers.

For the Mavericks, Luka Doncic has done wonders with 42 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Tim Hardaway added 31 points with 6/10 three-pointers and Kyrie Irving added 23 points, but with the defense…beat them from all over, where she could claim nothing more.

THE DODECALPTA: 44-31, 76-64, 102-96, 129-122

BLOW: Butler 35 (1 three-pointer, 3 rebounds, 12 assists), Zeller 20 (8 rebounds), Vincent 9 (2), Hiro 15 (5/16 shooting, 2/8 three-pointers, 6 rebounds), Struss 18 (6/9 3 points), Love 18 (2 3 points, 5 rebounds), Robinson, Martin 8, Lowry 6 (1/8 shooting, 7 assists)

MAVERICKS: Hardaway 31 (6/10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists), Bullock 2 (1/5 shots), Powell 2, Irving 23 (1 3-pointers, 8 assists), Doncic 42 (2/6 3- Pointer, 10 rebounds, 8 assists), Kleber 8 (2 threes, 5 rebounds), Wood 8 (2), Holliday 3, Green, Hardy 3 (1)