Miami Faces Dallas, Looks to End 3-Game Slide – WTOP News
Miami’s new core is still searching for chemistry as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo struggle to fit together, Spoelstra said.
- The Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 128-110 in Wednesday night's season opener, with the Rockets shooting 52.2% from the floor led by Kevin Durant.
- Houston outscored Dallas 38-12 in the second quarter, building a dominant 70-38 halftime lead after the Mavericks missed all 14 of their second-quarter 3-point attempts.
- Jabari Smith and Kevin Durant each scored 30 points for Houston, while Alperen Sengun added 23 points, yet rookie Cooper Flagg led the Mavericks with 32 points.
- Marcus Sasser added 17 points off the bench for Dallas, while Kyrie Irving scored 15 points in his first game since March 3, 2025, when he tore his ACL.
- Fred VanVleet tallied a game-high 11 assists for Houston, while the Mavericks shot 51.2% from the floor despite the lopsided loss, demonstrating competitive shooting despite the deficit.
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The Heat Are Drowning
When the Miami Heat traded for Giannis Antetokounmpo this past summer, I started to imagine a fourth championship parade down Biscayne Boulevard. Here is a top-five player, a perennial MVP candidate, and he's coming to Miami. Wow, great, love it! Sure, the Heat gave up pretty much every asset it had aside from Bam Adebayo to make the trade work, and there were roster issues galore heading into the season, but still. Giannis! Antetokounmpo! How c…
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Triple-Double Not Enough as Cooper Flagg Leads Mavericks Past Winless Heat
MIAMI (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 29 points and 11 assists, plus blocked a shot that would have given Miami the lead in the final moments, and the Dallas Mavericks sent the reeling Heat to 0-4 with a 113-109 win on Monday night. PJ Washington added 20 points, Kyrie Irving scored 18 and Walter Clayton Jr. had 15 for Dallas. Flagg had 12 of his points in the fourth, and his block of a 3-point try by Andrew Wiggins with 31 seconds left preserved a two-…
The Antetokounmpo era in Miami has begun with an unexpected four-loss plenum, three of them at home. On Monday, Cooper Flagg and his Dallas Mavericks provoked it, which imposed themselves at home to the Heat for 113-109.
‘Greek Freak’ Giannis still searching for first win with Miami Heat
Reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg returned from a one-game absence to score 29 points and dish 11 assists as the visiting Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat 113-109 on Monday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo posted his first triple-double for the Heat — 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists — but Miami fell to […]
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