Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will be taking on Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat tonight. With only around 6 games left to go in the NBA season, several teams are still fighting for a spot in the playoffs. The Mavs are one of those teams as they hold a record of 37 wins and 40 losses, giving them the 11th seed in the Western Conference.
They will be playing against the Heat, who have also not been doing too well this season. However, they have still done somewhat better than the Mavs and hold a record of 40 wins and 37 losses, giving them the 7th position in the East.
As both these teams get ready to face off, fans might want to know more about the injury reports and expected rosters for the Mavs and the Heat. After all, finding out will also help in making an expert prediction regarding the outcome of this matchup.
Luka Doncic looks healthy for the Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat game tonight
Thankfully for Mavs fans, Doncic is expected to suit up for his team tonight against the Heat. While Luka Legend has most certainly been playing at an elite level this season. He and Kyrie Irving have been unable to play defense well and the team has not been winning much as a result.
Considering that half of the game is played on the other side of the court, being unable to get stops and make crucial defensive plays have most of the Mavercks greatly. Moreover, Luka is just one technical foul away from being suspended for a game.
Therefore, even if he does play tonight, he is unlikely to be as aggressive as we expect him to be. His team will have to step up and contribute if they are to get this win over the Heat. That said, here are the injury reports and expected rosters for this game.
Dallas Mavericks injury report
- Frank Nitilikina (questionable)
Dallas Mavericks expected roster
- Kyrie Irving
- Luka Doncic
- Reggie Bullock
- Tim Hardaway Jr
- Christian Wood
Miami Heat injury report
- Bam Adebayo (questionable)
- Kyle Lowry (questionable)
- Nikola Jovic (out)
Miami Heat expected roster
- Jimmy Butler
- Tyler Herro
- Gabe Vincent
- Duncan Robinson
- Kevin Love
As we can tell from the injury reports, the Mavs look mostly healthy and will be at full strength. On the other hand, Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowry might miss this game due to a hip contusion and knee injury respectively. Nonetheless, here are the expert predictions for tonight’s match between the Mavs and the Heat.
The Mavericks are slightly favored over the Heat tonight
Although this is expected to be a close game between two talented teams, we have to side with the Mavericks tonight. Especially considering that Bam might not play for the Heat tonight. Irving and Doncic will be considered the best duo on the court and are favored to win.
While they might have the worse record at the moment, the Mavs are desperate and will be fighting to save their season. They are coming off a loss to the 76ers and will do their very best to take down Miami tonight and keep their hopes of making the postseason alive. Therefore, we are siding with Dallas for tonight’s game.
