Mavericks at Heat: Game 33 Preview

Dallas Mavericks (19-13) at Miami Heat (18-13)
Fri. Jan. 1, 6:30 at the American Airlines Arena
TV: FSSW, NBALP
Line: Heat by 3

2014-15 Matchups
Nov. 9 at Dallas
Heat 105 Mavs 96
Jan. 30 at Miami
Mavs 93 Heat 72

All-Time Series
Mavs 30 Heat 27

Team Stats
Mavs
Off. Rating: 105.9 (7th)
Def. Rating: 104.4 (14th)
Point Differential: +1.4
Heat
Offense: 104.2 (17th)
Defense: 102.6 (8th)
Point Differential: +1.5

Projected Starters
Mavs
PG: J.J. Barea
SG: Wesley Matthews
SF: Chandler Parsons
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Zaza Pachulia
Heat
PG: Goran Dragic
SG: Dwyane Wade
SF: Luol Deng
PF: Chris Bosh
C: Hassan Whiteside

Team Leaders
Mavs
PPG: Nowitzki, 17.1
RPG: Pachulia, 10.5
APG: Williams, 5.8
PER: Nowitzki, 20.9
Heat
PPG: Wade, 18.9
RPG: Whiteside, 11.0
APG: Dragic, 5.2
PER: Whiteside, 23.7


Of Note

• The Mavericks come in riding high with a four game winning streak including a pounding of the defending champion Warriors in their last game. Meanwhile the Heat come in losers of their last two games.
• Before the Mavs win in Miami last January their last previous win over the Heat had come in Game 6 of the 2011 Finals.
• Deron Williams remains listed as questionable with the hamstring strain that has caused him to miss the last four games.
• Rookie Justice Winslow is questionable for Miami with an ankle injury.
• Chandler Parsons has recorded at least four assists in the last four games and five out of the last six games.
• This is the fifth time in six years the Mavs have played on New Year's Day, all on the road. They lost in Milwaukee in 2011 and Minnesota in 2012, and won in Washington in 2013 and 2014.