Dante Exum scored a season-high 27 points to lead seven Dallas players in double figures as the Mavericks beat the visiting Miami Heat 118-113 on Thursday in the final game before the All-Star break for both teams.

A night earlier the Miami Heat faced the best team in the NBA. The result was ultimately predictable against the Oklahoma City Thunder. A night after that loss, Erik Spoelstra’s team on Thursday night faced arguably the shakiest NBA game roster put together this season,

T he Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat played in Dallas on Thursday night in the last game before the All-Star break, and both teams were missing plenty of pieces on the second nigh