Miami Heat (14-7, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (7-15, 12th in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat visit the Dallas Mavericks in a non-conference matchup.
The Mavericks have gone 4-9 in home games. Dallas is fourth in the league with 34.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Anthony Davis averaging 6.6.
The Heat are 4-5 on the road. Miami is 4-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Mavericks score 111.1 points per game, 7.3 fewer points than the 118.4 the Heat give up. The Heat average 8.2 more points per game (124.3) than the Mavericks give up (116.1).
The two teams square off for the second time this season. The Heat defeated the Mavericks 106-102 in their last matchup on Nov. 25. Tyler Herro led the Heat

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