How To Watch Miami Heat-Dallas Mavericks, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Odds

The Miami Heat play at the Dallas Mavericks Thursday at American Airlines Center

Game time: 7:30 pm., ET

Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas

TV: Bally Sports

Betting line: Heat +5.5

VITALS: The Heat and Mavericks meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Last season, the teams split the series, 1-1, with each squad winning on their homecourt, but Miami has won nine of the last 12 in Dallas. The Heat are 38-35 all-time versus the Mavs during the regular season, including 20-17 in home games and 18-18 in road games..

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Terry Rozier

G Duncan Robinson

C Bam Adebayo

F Nikola Jovic

F Jimmy Butler

MAVERICKS

F Josh Green

F PJ Washington

C Derek Lively 

G Luka Doncic

G Kyrie Irving

INJUY REPORT

HEAT

Tyler Herro: Out - Right Foot Medial Tendinitis

Kevin Love: Out - Right Heel Bruise

Josh Richardson: Out - Right Shoulder Dislocation

Dru Smith: Out - Right Knee Surgery

MAVERICKS

Luka Doncic: Probable - Ankle

Greg Brown: Out - G League 

Alex Fudge: Out - G League

Brandon Williams: Out - G League - Two-Way

Maxi Kleber: Probable - Knee

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