Game 56: Miami Heat (25-27) vs. Dallas Mavericks (29-26) | 7:30pm CST

[SleepingHero]

[bubbler86]

Going into the break with 30 wins would be sweet. Naji's face is hilarious.

[Smitty]

@GrantAfseth
Danté Exum has been upgraded to available against the Miami Heat.

The Dallas Mavericks downgraded Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson are downgraded to out.

P.J. Washington, Anthony Davis, Dwight Powell, Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II, and Caleb Martin remain out.

[DallasMaverick]

@GrantAfseth
Danté Exum has been upgraded to available against the Miami Heat.

The Dallas Mavericks downgraded Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson are downgraded to out.

P.J. Washington, Anthony Davis, Dwight Powell, Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II, and Caleb Martin remain out.

Ugg. 

The WOAT.

[DallasMaverick]

@GrantAfseth
Danté Exum has been upgraded to available against the Miami Heat.

The Dallas Mavericks downgraded Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson are downgraded to out.

P.J. Washington, Anthony Davis, Dwight Powell, Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II, and Caleb Martin remain out.

Oddsmakers have Heat as 1.5 point favorites.

ESPN analytics puts Mavs at 48% chance to win.

I can only assume that’s pre-Klay & Kyrie news.

[cow]

Time for Naji to drop a 40 burger.

[Smitty]

Oddsmakers have Heat as 1.5 point favorites.

ESPN analytics puts Mavs at 48% chance to win.

I can only assume that’s pre-Klay & Kyrie news.

Correct. The line is now -3.5 and steadily going up. Still a winnable game though. The Heat have a lot of guys out with injury and illness. This is what we’re working with:

Exum | Williams
Dinwiddie | Hardy
Christie
Edwards | Naji
Omax | Kelly

This would be a really good night for the Hardy Party version of Jaden.

[cow]

The good news is that Christie will continue his 15+ scoring streak.

[SleepingHero]

@MavsPR
Exum, L Achilles tightness, is AVAILABLE vs. MIA.

Irving, R shoulder soreness; Thompson, L foot sprain; Gafford, R knee sprain; Davis, L adductor strain; Washington Jr., R ankle sprain; Martin, R hip strain; Lively II, R ankle stress fracture; Powell, R hip strain, are OUT.

[Smitty]

The good news is that Christie will continue his 15+ scoring streak.

He might play 40 minutes. He’s our best player in this one.

[cow]

He might play 40 minutes. He’s our best player in this one.

I probably just gave him the injury bug.

[mvossman]

I'm glad they are not running Kyrie completely into the ground.

[cow]

First team to 80 wins.

[KillerLeft]

I am enjoying the five out spacing tonight, and I am enjoying the faster ball movement for the last several games.

I absolutely adore Max Christie and Naji Marshall.

[cow]

Kelley giveth and Kelley giveth away.

[Smitty]

We’ve got an old fashioned pillow fight tonight.

[cow]

When Exum is the best player on the court for your team, my 80 prediction might have been overly optimistic.

[LukaMVP]

even mavs 2nd unit would make the playoffs in the weak east probably.

[LukaMVP]

no big and no rim protection. their guards could score in our paint at will.

[KillerLeft]

With the exception of his very first game back, Exum has seemed like a much more willing shooter during this recent stint. I hope that continues.