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12/03 22:16 CST Cooper Flagg and the Mavs extend their 1st winning streak to 3
with win over Heat
Cooper Flagg and the Mavs extend their 1st winning streak to 3 with win over
Heat
By SCHUYLER DIXON
AP Sports Writer
DALLAS (AP) --- Cooper Flagg scored 22 points, Anthony Davis had 17 points and
17 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks extended their first winning streak of the
season to three games with a 118-108 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday
night.
Undrafted rookie Ryan Nembhard had 15 points and a season-high 13 assists after
scoring a career-high 28 points in the previous game, a 131-121 victory over
Denver. Klay Thompson scored 17 points in his relatively new role off the bench.
Kel'el Ware had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, while Tyler Herro scored
20 points but was shut out after halftime in his fifth game of the season
coming off surgery to repair an issue affecting his left ankle and foot.
The Heat played without leading scorer Norman Powell, who has a sprained left
ankle. Dallas center Daniel Gafford exited in the second half with a left ankle
injury and didn't return.
Flagg, the rookie No. 1 overall pick, and Davis combined to score the last
eight Dallas points after the Heat had cut a 17-point second-half deficit to
four with three minutes remaining on a bucket by Bam Adebayo, who scored 21
points.
Davis was playing consecutive games for the first time since missing a month
with a left calf strain.
Nembhard, who has made four consecutive starts that are the first of his
career, made all three of his 3-point attempts during a three-minute stretch in
the second quarter when Dallas took the lead for good. The Mavericks were 16 of
32 from long range.
Herro was 8 of 12 from the field in the first half but missed the only five
shots he got after the break, four from beyond the arc.
Up next Heat: At Orlando on Friday night. Mavericks: At Oklahoma City on Friday night. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba |
