Mavericks earn season-best third straight win by downing Heat

Field Level Media|published: Wed 3rd December, 23:17 2025

Dec 3, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Ryan Nembhard (9) controls the ball as Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) defends during the first half at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

Cooper Flagg recorded 22 points and six rebounds and Anthony Davis had 17 points, a season-high 17 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 118-108 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

Naji Marshall scored 18 points and Klay Thompson made five 3-pointers while scoring 17 points as Dallas achieved a season-best three-game winning streak. Ryan Nembhard had 15 points and 13 assists and D'Angelo Russell and Max Christie scored 10 points apiece for the Mavericks.

Kel'el Ware scored a season-high 22 points and collected 10 rebounds for the Heat, who lost for just the second time in nine games. Bam Adebayo had 21 points and seven rebounds and Tyler Herro had 20 points for Miami.

Andrew Wiggins scored 11 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr added 10 points and four steals for the Heat, who were without Norman Powell (ankle).

Dallas shot 50.5% from the field, including 16 of 32 from 3-point range.

The Heat connected on 39.6% of their attempts and were 11 of 37 from behind the arc. Ware was 4 of 5 from 3-point range for Miami.

The Heat recovered from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to move within 110-106 with 2:54 left after four straight points from Adebayo.

Davis hit a jumper 24 seconds later and Flagg followed with consecutive baskets as Dallas led 116-106 with 1:25 remaining.

Wiggins scored on a tip-in with 1:18 left. But the Mavericks answered on an alley-oop pass from Christie that Davis dropped in the basket with 58.1 seconds left as Dallas closed it out.

Nembhard had 13 first-half points as the Mavericks held a 64-54 lead at the break. Herro had 20 in the half for Miami before going scoreless in the second half by missing all five shots, four from behind the arc.

Dallas increased its lead to 79-62 when Thompson drained a 3-pointer with 6:31 left in the third quarter.

Russell later buried consecutive treys to get the margin back to 16 before Ware hit a 3-pointer with 10.7 seconds to bring Miami within 93-80 entering the final stanza.

--Field Level Media