"Tyler Herro attempted to keep the offense afloat early on, totaling 21 points in the first half on 10 of 14 shooting. The problem? He scored a whopping zero points in the second half. The Mavericks defense started to blitz Herro following halftime, essentially removing him from the game similar to the Cleveland Cavaliers strategy last postseason. And with Powell being out, there was no backup plan to get easy offense going."
"Bam Adebayo and Kel'el Ware each played well for Miami, but oddly enough, both only played under 30 minutes. There wasn't nearly enough Adebayo-Ware frontcourt duo minutes together, as Ware remained in a bench role in favor of Pelle Larsson. Adebayo dropped 21 points and 7 rebounds on over 50% shooting in 28 minutes. Ware bounced back from a quiet outing in the Heat's previous game with a dominant 22/10 double-double on a near-perfect 8 of 11 from the field."
Miami lost 118-108 at Dallas and dropped to 14-8 overall. Norman Powell missed the game with an ankle sprain, and Miami shot just 40% from the field while tying a season-low in pace. Tyler Herro scored 21 first-half points on 10-of-14 shooting but registered zero points in the second half after Dallas blitzed his minutes. Andrew Wiggins struggled, shooting 4-of-18 for 11 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Bam Adebayo (21 points, 7 rebounds) and Kel'el Ware (22 points, 10 rebounds) played well but each logged under 30 minutes, with limited Adebayo-Ware minutes together. Pelle Larsson remained favored in the rotation, and Nikola Jovic continued to disappoint as the Mavericks outscored Miami by eight in his minutes.
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