Heat take down Mavs in OT thriller, 123-118, as Jimmy Butler leads the way again

1 Comment / By Naveen Ganglani / November 25, 2024

Jimmy Butler records his second straight 30+ points performance, to go along with 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 11/17 shooting. (Photo via Miami Heat)

The Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in a thrilling overtime game on Sunday night, led by Jimmy Butler’s season-high 33 points and a game-tying dunk in regulation. Alec Burks continued his impressive run, adding 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting from deep, including clutch buckets late in the fourth quarter and overtime. Pelle Larsson contributed efficiently with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and a +18 plus/minus.

The turning point came in overtime when Bam Adebayo nailed a corner three and locked down Kyrie Irving defensively, showcasing his two-way impact. Tyler Herro and Adebayo also recorded double-doubles, while Kyrie’s 27-point effort couldn’t overcome Miami’s resilience.

The Heat improved to 7-7 and have won two straight games. Their upcoming contest will be against the Milwaukee Bucks in a continuation of their Emriates Cup campaign.

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SunManFromDogBone

4 minutes ago

Great win for the guys! They held together and didn’t choke when the game was on the line.

I’ll give credit where credit is due. “Playoff Jimmy” was in the house the last two games. If that is the player the Heat will be getting this season, I might change my mind about trading him.

This team, as constructed, is not made to have a set rotation. It is built to operate as a Swiss Army Knife. The only true rotation players are: Bam, Butler and Herro. The rest of the rotation may vary, depending on what kind of night they are having.

Spo’s job is to identify the right match-ups, combination(s) of players and hot and cold players each night. The rotation will vary nightly, depending on match-ups, groups playing well together and who is hot.

The rotation should get even more interesting when Ware and the G Leaguers (Johnson, Stevens, Christopher, etc.) are included in the mix down the road.

Burks and Larsson are assimilating seamlessly with the starters and the second unit.

It looks like Love has found the Fountain of Youth. The team sure can use his rebounding, passing, high BBIQ, experience and leadership.

The team was outrebounded tonight (59-57) by a good rebounding team. Nonetheless, several Heat players rebounded very well including: Bam – 11, Love – 11, Herro – 10 and Butler – 9.

Keep up the progress fellas. Keep doing your best to winning and keeping us all entertained.

GO HEAT!!!