On April 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Heat hosted the Mavericks.
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Heat played a collective offense, and the Mavericks led the whole team by Doncic alone, and the Mavericks took a timeout after 12-13 at the beginning, Doncic scored 10 points alone, and Doncic quickly received a second foul after the timeout, but Kidd did not replace Doncic, and Doncic, who scored 13 points in 8 minutes, then received a third foul and was forced to rest.
After Irving came out, the Mavericks were still very efficient offensively, and the first quarter ended after Irving scored on a buzzer, giving the Mavericks a 33-24 lead.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Irving continued to lead the team to fight, hitting a 9-5 opening after the Mavericks scored on a counterattack, leading 42-29, and the Heat called a timeout. After the timeout, the Mavericks replaced Doncic, Irving and Doncic teamed up to lead the team to continue to expand the difference, a wave of 9-0 after the Mavericks led by 22 points at 60-38, Irving shot a three-pointer after the Mavericks led 67-42, and at the last moment, Doncic forced a turnaround and scored in the second quarter, and the Mavericks led 69-47.
In the first half, Mavericks Irving scored 21 points, Doncic had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Gafford had 10 points, Heat Martin had 12 points and 5 assists, Herro had 10 points, and Butler had 8 points.
The offensive efficiency of the two teams dropped at the beginning of the third quarter, and Doncic took an 82-60 lead after Doncic stepped back to hit a three-pointer in the face of Adebayo's defense, and the Heat called a timeout after an unsuccessful offense. Heat veteran Love then hit two three-pointers in a row, the Heat chased it to 68-84, the Mavericks had a scoring drought in stages, and the Heat's offensive efficiency was not high, but after Butler and Herro scored, the Heat played a wave of 12-3, and the Heat chased it to 72-85. At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks led 88-74.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Heat played a 6-2 start, the score chased to 80-90, Herro hit a three-pointer after the Heat fell behind 86-94, the Mavericks called a timeout, the two teams then fell into a tug-of-war, the point difference continued to hover behind the left of 10 points, Irving broke through the score after the Mavericks led 105-90, after which the Mavericks closed early, and finally the Heat lost to the Mavericks.
Technical statistics
Heat: Herro 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists; Love 16 points and 11 rebounds; Martin 14 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal; Butler 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; Bam Adebayo 8 points and 3 rebounds; Mills 7 points; Harkes 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist; Harkes 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist; Highsmith 2 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist;
Mavericks: Doncic 29 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists; Irving 25 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; Gafford 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal; Gafford 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal; Gafford 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal; Hardaway II 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist; Prosper 4 points; Prosper 4 points; Exum 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists; Exum 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists; Williams 2 points and 1 assist; Hardy 1 rebound and 1 assist; Hardy 1 rebound and 1 assist; Hardy 1 rebound and 1 assist;