Who won Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks?

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 118-108 on December 3, 2025.

Kel'el Ware scored 22 for the Miami Heat with 10 rebounds; Cooper Flagg scored 22 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Dec 3, 2025 · 8:30 pm EST · All results that day · Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks head-to-head · Miami Heat schedule · Dallas Mavericks schedule

Final

Away

Dallas Mavericks

118

Venue: American Airlines Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 118-108 at home on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at American Airlines Center. Cooper Flagg had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists for the Dallas Mavericks. Kel'el Ware had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists for the Miami Heat.

The Dallas Mavericks led 64-54 at halftime. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 36-21. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Anthony Davis (double-double, Dallas Mavericks), Ryan Nembhard (double-double, Dallas Mavericks), Kel'el Ware (double-double, Miami Heat). Bench points: Miami Heat 48, Dallas Mavericks 36. Naji Marshall had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks?: The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 118-108 on December 3, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Kel'el Ware scored 22 for the Miami Heat with 10 rebounds; Cooper Flagg scored 22 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Miami Heat	33	21	26	28	108
Dallas Mavericks	28	36	29	25	118

Game leaders

Miami Heat

Points: 22 Kel'el Ware
Rebounds: 10 Kel'el Ware
Assists: 9 Davion Mitchell

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 22 Cooper Flagg
Rebounds: 17 Anthony Davis
Assists: 13 Ryan Nembhard

Kel'el Ware double-double (22 PTS, 10 REB) · Ryan Nembhard double-double (15 PTS, 13 AST) · Anthony Davis double-double (17 PTS, 17 REB)

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Andrew Wiggins starter	33:22	11	6	5	1	1	1	4-18	1-3	2-2	2	-6
Tyler Herro starter	33:07	20	4	0	2	0	2	8-17	2-7	2-2	0	-5
Davion Mitchell starter	30:20	4	1	9	0	0	0	2-7	0-2	0-0	1	-9
Bam Adebayo starter	28:24	21	7	1	1	0	1	10-19	1-6	0-0	1	-6
Pelle Larsson starter	22:48	4	0	3	0	0	0	1-5	0-4	2-3	2	-11
Kel'el Ware bench	25:14	22	10	2	1	1	3	8-11	4-5	2-2	3	-7
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	21:55	10	4	3	4	0	2	3-10	0-0	4-4	1	+5
Simone Fontecchio bench	21:03	8	3	2	1	1	1	2-8	2-7	2-2	0	-2
Dru Smith bench	17:40	8	4	4	1	1	0	2-4	1-2	3-3	3	-1
Nikola Jović bench	6:07	0	2	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	-8

Not available: Norman Powell, Terry Rozier, Keshad Johnson

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Naji Marshall starter	35:41	18	5	4	2	1	0	8-12	2-4	0-0	4	+10
Ryan Nembhard starter	33:56	15	5	13	1	0	1	6-10	3-3	0-0	2	+12
Max Christie starter	32:23	10	2	2	0	0	1	3-6	2-4	2-2	1	+18
Cooper Flagg starter	31:08	22	6	2	1	1	3	9-13	0-0	4-5	3	+3
Anthony Davis starter	28:10	17	17	4	1	3	4	7-17	2-4	1-2	0	+5
Klay Thompson bench	26:17	17	3	1	0	1	0	6-17	5-12	0-0	1	-2
D'Angelo Russell bench	15:16	10	3	2	0	0	0	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	+3
Daniel Gafford bench	14:04	2	5	0	1	0	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	+8
Brandon Williams bench	13:50	7	2	2	0	0	2	3-7	0-1	1-1	0	-2
Dwight Powell bench	5:46	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-3
Caleb Martin bench	3:29	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	-2

Not available: Dereck Lively II, Dante Exum, Kyrie Irving, P.J. Washington Jr.

Team statistics
Miami Heat	Stat	Dallas Mavericks
17/18 (94%)	Free throws	10/12 (83%)
29/64 (45%)	2 pointers	30/59 (50%)
11/37 (29%)	3 pointers	16/32 (50%)
40/101 (39%)	Field goals	46/91 (50%)
41	Rebounds	50
27	Defensive rebounds	40
14	Offensive rebounds	10
29	Assists	31
10	Turnovers	13
11	Steals	6
5	Blocks	7
13	Fouls	15
8	Max points in a row	8
16:25	Time spent in lead	30:45
8	Biggest lead	17

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Dallas Mavericks ahead)

Largest margin: 16 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 8 Q1 10:23
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 17 Q3 6:31
Longest run: 8-0 Miami Heat · Q1 11:43 to Q1 10:23

Scoring plays

Q1 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks
11:43	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:39	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	6	0
10:23	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	8	0
10:12	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	8	1
10:12	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	8	2
10:03	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 2-pt field goal	10	2
8:56	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	10	4
8:34	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	12	4
8:27	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	12	5
8:27	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	12	6
8:10	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	14	6
7:55	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	14	8
7:45	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	15	8
7:45	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	16	8
7:06	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	16	11
6:13	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 2-pt field goal	16	13
6:02	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	18	13
5:46	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	20	13
5:32	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	20	16
4:39	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	22	16
3:53	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	22	19
3:41	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	23	19
3:41	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	24	19
3:15	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	24	21
3:15	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	24	22
2:48	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	24	23
2:48	Dallas Mavericks	Daniel Gafford Free throw	24	24
2:32	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	26	24
1:23	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	26	26
1:06	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	28	26
1:06	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	29	26
0:37	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	30	26
0:37	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	31	26
0:26	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	32	26
0:26	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	33	26
0:06	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	33	28

Q2 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks
11:44	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	33	30
11:32	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	34	30
11:32	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	35	30
11:12	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	35	32
10:57	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	37	32
10:39	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 3-pt field goal	37	35
10:16	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	37	38
9:45	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	40	38
8:31	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	42	38
7:45	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	44	38
7:22	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal	44	41
7:08	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	44	43
7:00	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	47	43
6:38	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 3-pt field goal	47	46
6:14	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 3-pt field goal	47	49
5:32	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 2-pt field goal	47	51
5:22	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	49	51
4:15	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	49	53
3:52	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 3-pt field goal	49	56
3:26	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	49	58
3:12	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	51	58
2:56	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell 2-pt field goal	51	60
2:33	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	51	62
2:22	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	53	62
0:13	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	53	64
0:06	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	54	64

Q3 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks
11:43	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	54	66
11:14	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	55	66
11:14	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	56	66
11:01	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	56	69
10:22	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	56	71
10:07	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	58	71
9:36	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	60	71
9:16	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 3-pt field goal	60	74
8:36	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	62	74
7:19	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	62	76
6:31	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	62	79
6:19	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	64	79
5:28	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	66	79
5:03	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	66	81
4:34	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	66	83
4:18	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	69	83
4:01	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	69	85
3:34	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	71	85
3:03	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	74	85
2:31	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	76	85
1:42	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell 2-pt field goal	76	87
1:37	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	77	87
1:01	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell 3-pt field goal	77	90
0:31	Dallas Mavericks	D'Angelo Russell 3-pt field goal	77	93
0:11	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	80	93

Q4 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks
11:31	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	80	96
10:50	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	82	96
10:25	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	85	96
9:46	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	85	98
9:38	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	86	98
9:38	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	87	98
9:20	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	89	98
9:12	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	89	99
9:12	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg Free throw	89	100
8:56	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	92	100
8:07	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	92	102
7:46	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	94	102
7:27	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	94	104
6:44	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 3-pt field goal	97	104
6:16	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal	97	107
6:05	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	100	107
5:11	Dallas Mavericks	Ryan Nembhard 2-pt field goal	100	109
4:51	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	102	109
4:26	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis Free throw	102	110
4:19	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	104	110
2:54	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	106	110
2:30	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	106	112
1:59	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	106	114
1:25	Dallas Mavericks	Cooper Flagg 2-pt field goal	106	116
1:18	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	108	116
0:59	Dallas Mavericks	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	108	118

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.

Nov 24: Dallas Mavericks 102 at Miami Heat 106
Dec 3: Miami Heat 108 at Dallas Mavericks 118 (this game)

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Mavericks 118 - 108 Heat — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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