Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks dismantle Miami Heat 115 -90

Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic destroy the Miami Heat 115-90. The Miami Heat, who came into tonight's game with some real momentum, sadly delivered a lacklustre effort in a 115-90 drubbing at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. With 34 points, superstar guard Luka Doncic effortlessly burned the Heat's porous defence all night long, and the result never appeared in question.The Mavs started off strong on the outside, dominating the Heat. Doncic not only made his fair share of three-pointers, but with Miami doubling him, it just left shooters like Tim Hardaway Jr. and Reggie Bullock free to easily make theirs. In the first half, Dallas outscored Miami 33-6 only with 3-pointers. Miami shot, while Dallas ended 18-38 from distance. 4-20 in contrast. Even more surprisingly, the Heat missed seven free throws. Bam Adebayo had trouble contributing to the offence in the first half, and despite his best efforts to contain Doncic, it didn't matter since Luka continued sinking step-back jumpers or finding openings in the Heat's defence to set up his teammates. Early in the third quarter, Caleb Martin scored his first goal of the match. Jimmy Butler's performance was also off. Kyle Lowry had a negligible effect as well, not to mention that he only managed to score five points on a meagre three shot attempts for the evening. Tyler Herro was the lone starter who performed up to par during the first half.Despite having 13 points on his 23rd birthday, he only added three more in the second half. Adebayo ultimately turned things around to end with 18 points, second most on the team, but Victor Oladipo was the only Heat player to put up a promising showing with a team-high 20 points off the bench on 9-12 shooting. The Mavericks, who had lost their past three games, took the game's highest lead at the moment, 75-57, midway through the third quarter, then extended it to 83-61 three minutes later. They continued to increase their advantage from beyond the arc in the third quarter, and the Heat's offensive struggles were simply too much for them to handle.simultaneously unable to put together any consistent defensive effort that may prevent a run and reduce the margin. On Sunday at 3:30 pm, Miami will welcome the New Orleans Pelicans at home.