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Dallas Mavericks beat Miami Heat 113-109 on Cooper Flagg’s late layup despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double
Cooper Flagg had 29 points and 11 assists and scored the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds left as the Mavericks beat the Heat 113-109, spoiling Giannis Antetokounmpo's first triple-double with Miami.
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Cooper Flagg scored on a driving layup with 10 seconds left, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the Miami Heat 113-109 at Kaseya Center on Monday, October 26. Flagg finished with 29 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks, 12 of the points in the fourth quarter. He had missed Saturday’s game with a left shoulder sprain. Dallas moved to 2-2. Miami fell to 0-4 despite a triple-double from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists.
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the bench and was plus-22. P.J. Washington added 20 points and 9 rebounds, and Kyrie Irving, back after sitting the San Antonio game for knee management, had 18 points and 6 assists.
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How it turned
Miami closed the first quarter on a 16-4 run to lead 27-23, and the Heat were up 48-36 with 5:49 left in the half, their biggest lead. Dallas then outscored Miami 17-4 over the rest of the half. Flagg had nine points in the last five minutes of the half, including a 26-foot three that tied it at 50, and Washington’s three with 30.8 seconds left put the Mavericks ahead 53-52 at halftime.
Antetokounmpo scored 13 in the third quarter, and Miami led 84-83 going into the fourth. Clayton’s three-point play gave Dallas a 95-93 lead with 8:13 left, Flagg’s and-one made it 104-97, and his 24-foot three with 2:02 left made it 111-105. Miami came back with an Antetokounmpo layup and a Bam Adebayo tip-in with 49.5 seconds left to make it 111-109.
After an Irving miss, Flagg blocked Andrew Wiggins’ 23-foot jumper on Miami’s next trip, then scored at the rim with 10 seconds left for a 113-109 lead. Zaccharie Risacher blocked Davion Mitchell’s driving layup with 5.5 seconds left to end it.
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The numbers
Dallas had 31 assists and 10 blocks, made 13 of 14 free throws and won the boards 51-44. The Mavericks shot 14-of-45 from three, and Risacher went 2-of-13 from the field but had 9 rebounds and 3 blocks. Daniel Gafford had 8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Max Christie scored 11.
Miami’s side
Antetokounmpo’s triple-double was his first with Miami, but he shot 3-of-7 from the line, and the Heat made only 14 of 25 free throws. Mitchell scored 21, Wiggins and Pelle Larsson had 12 each, and Bobby Portis had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Adebayo scored 8 on 3-of-10 shooting, and Klay Thompson had 6 on 2-of-8.
What’s next
The Mavericks host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, October 28, at 9:30 p.m. ET (4:30 a.m. Thursday Cairo time). The Heat visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Thursday Cairo time).
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