Monday, November 10, 2014

Heat 105 Mavericks 96: Game 7 Recap

The Lead
Mavs get thoroughly dominated at home by their old nemesis from South Florida.



(photo via Getty Images)

Box Score 

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 23
Rebounds: Chandler, 15
Assists: Ellis, Nelson, 5
+-: Parsons, +9

Heat
Points: Deng, 30
Rebounds: Bosh, 10
Assists: Wade, 10
+-: Chalmers, +18

Game Ball
Luol Deng
30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assits, 13-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

X-Factor
Mario Chalmers
18 points, 4 assists, 6-9 FG, 3-5 3PT

Goat Horns
Chandler Parsons
4 points, 1-9 FG, 0-4 3PT 

Play of the Game
The Heat move the ball to find Luol Deng for a corner three to give Miami an 11-0 run to end the first quarter that put them up 29-20. They would never relinquish the lead.

Stat of the Game
The Heat outshot the Mavs 55% to 42% and for most of the game it was much worse.

Of Note
  • The Heat have now won 7 in a row over the Mavs since the 2011 Finals.
  • Jae Crowder had 15 fourth quarter points on 5-6 shooting. The rest of the bench totaled 10 points on 4-20 shooting.
  • Chandler Parsons is 2-20 from the field in the last two games.
  • Deng, Bosh, Wade, and Chalmers combined for 88 of Miami's points and shot 35-56 from the floor.
  • Dirk now needs 17 points to pass Hakeem Olajuwon for 9th on the NBA's career scoring list.
Mavs Grades
Nowitzki: B-
Parsons: D-
Chandler: A
Ellis: B+
Nelson: C+
Aminu: C-
Wright: C-
Harris: D-
Barea: D-
Jefferson: D
Crowder: A

Quote of Note
 "There's no way they should come into our building and play harder than us. We've got to pick it up there. You can't coach effort, you can't coach intensity. You've got to bring that within yourself every night. Myself and everyone else has to do a better job. You've got to bring effort, regardless of what else is happening."
Chandler Parsons

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Next Up
The Mavs (4-3) look to bounce back on Tuesday when they host the surprising Sacramento Kings (5-2) at 7:30. 

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