Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 54 points as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the host Miami Heat 111-92 on Wednesday night.
Dallas has won 16 of its past 18 games, and the Mavericks are on pace to become the highest-scoring team in franchise history.For Miami , the loss was costly, as the Heat no longer have a shot at clinching a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference. Instead, Miami will have to try to advance through the play-in tournament.Doncic, who overcame three first-quarter fouls, had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
But Heat stars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo were held in check.One of the key moments of the game occurred when Doncic was charged with his third foul with 3:46 left in the first quarter.Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was forced to sit Doncic, who had 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting at the time.That's when Irving, who was scoreless at the time of Doncic's exit, took over.
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