Heat at Mavericks 12/14/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Miami Heat complete a back-to-back on Saturday when visiting the Dallas Mavericks. Miami plays the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday before visiting Dallas Saturday. The Heat improved to 18-6 on Tuesday with a 135-121 overtime victory against the Atlanta Hawks. Miami rallied from six points down with less than a minute to play in regulation to tie and send it to overtime where the Heat dominated outscoring the Hawks by 14 points in the extra period.

Jimmy Butler leads the Heat in scoring and assists with averages of 20.6 points and 6.1 assists per game. Bam Adebayo is the leading rebounder for the Heat with an average of 10.5 per game. Kendrick Dunn is second in scoring with an average of 16.2 points per game. Seven members of the Heat are averaging double figures in scoring.

Dallas improved to 17-7 following a 122-111 victory on Thursday over the Detroit Pistons. The Mavericks lead the Southwest division by one game over the Houston Rockets. Luka Doncic posted another triple double with 41 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, while Seth Curry added 30 points. The Mavericks are off to the franchise’s best start since starting the same 17-7 in the 2014-2015 season.

Luka Doncic leads Dallas in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 30.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 9.2 assists per game. Kristaps Porzingis is second in scoring with an average of 16.6 points per game and leads in blocked shots with an average of 2.0 per game. Three players on the Mavericks are averaging double figures in scoring.