Luka Doncic and Key Mavericks Players to Watch vs. the Heat - April 10

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Mavericks vs. Heat: Players to Watch

Mavericks Key Players

Luka Doncic averages 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists, shooting 48.8% from the floor and 38.4% from beyond the arc, with 4.1 made 3-pointers per contest (second in league).

Kyrie Irving averages 25.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists.

P.J. Washington is averaging 12.6 points, 5.6 boards and 1.9 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.

Tim Hardaway Jr. is averaging 14.8 points, 1.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds.

Daniel Gafford averages 10.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists, shooting 69.0% from the floor.

Heat Key Players

Adebayo's numbers on the season are 19.5 points, 10.6 boards and 4.0 assists per game. He is also draining 51.9% of his shots from the floor.

The Heat receive 21.3 points per game from Jimmy Butler, plus 5.4 boards and 5.0 assists.

Terry Rozier averages 19.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists. He is making 43.9% of his shots from the field and 35.3% from 3-point range, with 2.4 treys per game.

Per game, Jaime Jaquez gives the Heat 11.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists, plus 1.0 steal and 0.2 blocks.

The Heat are getting 21.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game from Tyler Herro.

Mavericks vs. Heat Stat Insights

Dallas Key Stats

The Mavericks' +229 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 2.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 118.7 points per game (fifth in the NBA) while allowing 115.8 per contest (20th in the league).

Dallas loses the rebound battle by 2.1 boards on average. it collects 42.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 19th in the league, while its opponents pull down 45.0 per contest.

The Mavericks make 1.6 more threes per contest than the opposition, 14.8 (second-most in the league) compared to their opponents' 13.2.

Dallas' 115.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank seventh in the NBA, and the 112.6 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 13th in the league.

Miami Key Stats

The Heat's +126 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.6 points per game) is a result of putting up 110.1 points per game (27th in NBA) while giving up 108.5 per contest (fourth in league).

Miami records 42.3 rebounds per game (26th in league), compared to the 42.9 of its opponents.

The Heat hit 12.4 three-pointers per game (18th in the league), while their opponents have made 13.0 on average.

Miami's 111.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 20th in the NBA, and the 109.5 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank fourth in the league.

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