Heat-Mavericks Preview
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By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Feb 03 2016 1:53AM
The schedule hasn't been kind to the Dallas Mavericks. Mounting injuries
aren't making things any easier.
The Mavericks might be without Deron Williams on Wednesday night when they
try to avenge one of their worst performances of the season against the Miami
Heat.
Dallas (28-23) has played a league-high 19 games in the new year, going 9-10
while averaging 97.8 points. The schedule hasn't provided much relief lately
with the Mavericks splitting the first two of this stretch of five games in
seven days. That span concludes with back-to-back meetings against San
Antonio and Memphis this weekend.
Dallas fell 112-97 at Atlanta on Monday, shooting 36.5 percent from the floor
and 7 for 26 from 3-point range.
"I mean, we're still in the middle of a tough stretch with five games in
seven nights. We've got another one Wednesday, and it's a tough one," Dirk
Nowitzki told the team's official website. "But we just have to grind it out,
especially with a few guys out."
Devin Harris could be out for a sixth straight game with a left toe sprain,
but - more importantly - the Mavs might be missing Williams after he bruised
his hip Monday.
"I don't know anything about a timetable or anything like that," coach Rick
Carlisle said. "But I'm concerned."
Williams leads the team with 5.3 assists per game and is second with 13.9
points. The guard is averaging 18.6 points over the last seven home games,
scoring 27 in Sunday's 91-78 win over Phoenix.
Williams had nine points in a 106-82 loss at Miami on Jan. 1. That stands as
the Mavericks' second lowest point total of the season, and they shot 36.4
percent, including 7 for 31 from beyond the arc.
Nowitzki was a major culprit, missing 10 of 14 from the floor and finishing
with 11 points, while Chandler Parsons was held to four on 2-of-8 shooting.
Parsons, however, is averaging 22.5 points on 54.2 percent from the field
over the past eight games.
Dallas has lost eight of the last nine meetings with the Heat (27-22),
including four straight at home while surrendering an average of 109.3 points.
Miami is looking for a bounce-back performance after Tuesday's 115-102 loss
at Houston, halting its four-game winning streak.
"I think early on we just weren't mentally sharp," Dwyane Wade said of the
Heat's 17 turnovers. "We came out and were losing the ball ... and with a
team like this who feeds off that you have to be very sharp and tight with
the ball."
Wade is scoring 23.4 points per game over the past five on the road. He had
20 in a 105-96 win at Dallas on Nov. 9, 2014, but flu-like symptoms limited
him to 10 points and seven assists in 18 minutes on New Year's Day.
Hassan Whiteside dominated that matchup with 25 points and a season-high 19
boards. The center could return for this meeting after missing the past six
games with a strained oblique.
Chris Bosh went 3 for 11 from the field Tuesday and finished with 13 points.
He was averaging 21.8 on 51.3 percent shooting over the previous five games.
The Dallas native has totaled 42 points on 15-of-22 shooting and 15 rebounds
in his last two games there.
簡單說明一些內容：
1.小胖明天大概不會上。
2.賽程對小牛很不友善，小牛從進入2016年後，打了全聯盟最多的19場比賽，
只拿下了9勝10敗的戰績，平均得分97.8分。
最近又是7天五戰的緊湊賽事。(2/1~2/7)
上一場投籃命中率更是只有36.5%，三分則是26投7中。
3.Harris應該還是不會上，目前歸期未定。
4.小牛在1月2號已經跟熱火打過第一場，106:82敗陣，得分是本季目前第二低，
該場投籃命中率也是只有36.4%，外線31投7中。
5.好消息是，Parsons過去8場比賽平均攻下22.5分，投籃命中率高達54.2%。
6.過去和熱火的九次交手，小牛只贏了一次，熱火今天才以115:102輸給火箭。
7.Hassan Whiteside明天可能會上場，在錯失了連六場比賽之後，
他上次對小牛拿下25分及本季新高的19籃板......