Game 63: Miami Heat (35-26) vs. Dallas Mavericks (34-28)

[dirkfansince1998]

I guess ruining the starting five works if you don't plan to give them more than five minutes early in the 1st/3rd quarter. Exum/Kleber/Lively with good minutes off the bench.

[Chicagojk]

If his body can take it, Exum needs really good bench minutes. He provides a little craziness this team desperately needs. Can his body handle it?

I still feel Lively, green and Exum should provide energy and positive plays. PJ too. It is weird how it just hasn’t the last two weeks

[dirkfansince1998]

If his body can take it, Exum needs really good bench minutes.  He provides a little craziness this team desperately needs.  Can his body handle it?

I still feel Lively, green and Exum should provide energy and positive plays.  PJ too.  It is weird how it just hasn’t the last two weeks

I think that is the main problem with Exum and Kleber. When they are healthy it makes a lot of sense to give them more minutes because they are clearly helping the team. But you cannot really do it because they are made out of glass.

[GATA]

Hell of a quarter. Can’t rest Luka, here. Have to close this out

[Chicagojk]

Kyrie is so bad freelancing on defense

[GATA]

Horrific coaching. Cannot pull Luka to start the quarter

[Chicagojk]

Pj just doesn’t shoot it good enough. If it doesn’t improve, it is not going to work here

[dirkfansince1998]

Three guys in position to prevent easy transition points but all of them are ball watching.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

That 10 pt lead evaporated.

[KillerLeft]

All you have to do to beat the Mavericks is run. At some point in the game, if you keep running, they won’t.

[dirkfansince1998]

Not sure what exactly changed. Kyrie used to be fine in the few minutes without Luka but recently it has been a disaster on offense. Cannot consistently create for himself or others. Even Exum is looking more dynamic.

[Chicagojk]

Without Luka going supernova, this team has nothing.

Kyrie has been really disappointing lately. Pj cant shoot, Hardaway is a mess, Josh has disappeared, way too many breakdowns leading to wide open shots. Miami is going to wear them down here and Dallas will break. Will start complaining soon.

[SwisherPrice]

Kidd reverting back to the Luka/Kyrie 1 on 5 offense. No ball movement at all. Dribble, dribble, dribble - Lively or Gafford screen, if the defense doesn't give up the roll for the lob then it's a Luka or Kyrie ISO shot

[KillerLeft]

Absolutely incredible defense by Derek lively to get out to the corner and contest without giving up the blow by and then discouraging the shot in the paint.

[GATA]

Luka!!!

[dirkfansince1998]

Exum/Kleber/Lively saving the day.

[Chicagojk]

Welcome back Dante

[GATA]

Fifth straight 30 point triple double. Incredible

[Chicagojk]

Might be speaking with emotion but Dante and Exum should be in most closing lineups. Not sure with number 5 yet.

[Jason Terry]

Dante Exum is just better than Josh Green and Tim Hardaway in every way