Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks Final Injury Update: One star returns while others sit out
After missing the first 17 games of the season, Tyler Herro is set to make his season debut tonight against the Dallas Mavericks. However, the team will not be fully healthy as some hoped. Norman Powell will not play, nursing a groin injury.
Additionally, Andrew Wiggins and Nikola Jović remain out and rookie guard Kasparas Jakučionis is available to play after being recalled from the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
For the Mavericks, star big man Anthony Davis will miss his tenth consecutive game.
Here’s the rest of the injury report and game preview:
INJURY REPORT
HEAT
Tyler Herro: Available – Foot
Norman Powell: Out – Groin
Kasparas Jakučionis: Available – Recalled from G League
Andrew Wiggins: Out – Hip
Nikola Jović: Out – Hip
Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team
Vladislav Goldin: Out – G League
MAVERICKS
Anthony Davis: Out – Calf
Brandon Williams: Available – Back
Ryan Nembhard: Available – Knee
Dereck Lively: Out – Foot
Kyrie Irving: Out: Knee
Dante Exum: Out – Knee
Game date, time and location: Monday, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. EST, Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun (South Florida), KFAA Channel 29, MavsTV (Dallas)
Radio: WQAM 104.3 & The Heat Audio Experience, (ESPN 106.3 FM, Ft. Myers/Naples – WFSX FOX Sports Radio 105.9 FM, Stuart – WSTU 1450 AM & The Keys – WAVK 97.7 FM, WAQI 710 AM (South Florida), 97.1 FM The Eagle in English, 99.1 FM Zona MX in Spanish (Dallas)
VITALS: The Miami Heat (11-6) and Dallas Mavericks (5-13) meet for the first of two regular season matchups. Last season, the teams split the series, 1-1, with each squad winning on their home court. Miami has won 10 of the last 14 at home against the Mavs. The Heat are 39-38 all-time versus Dallas during the regular season, including 21-18 in home games and 18-20 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Davion Mitchell
G Tyler Herro
C Kel’el Ware
F Pelle Larsson
F Bam Adebayo
MAVERICKS
G Brandon Williams
G Max Christie
C Daniel Gafford
F Cooper Flagg
F P.J. Washington
Spread: Heat -7.5 (-114), Mavericks +7.5 (-106)
Moneyline: Heat -310, Mavericks -250
Total points scored: 240.5 (over -110, under -110)
QUOTABLE
Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra: “Our record before this road trip we’d only won two games on the road so we took that to heart. Wanted to have a good collective response and we get to go back home and play again tomorrow night and we’re looking forward to it. These are little mini times during the season that, we don’t want to over-celebrate but we do want to acknowledge it. I don’t think anybody two months ago thought we’d be sitting third in the East, it’s not everything but it’s something. I want our guys to enjoy it, at least for a few minutes, on the flight home and then we’ll have plenty of time to get some rest and lock in and get ready for another one tomorrow night.”
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Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket
