Mavs Lose To Heat

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The Dallas Mavericks lost to the Miami Heat 110-95 Thursday night at the American Airlines Center.

Mavericks rookie forward Jae Crowder tied a season-high with 15 points off the bench against Miami on Thursday (also had 15 at the L.A. Lakers on 11/24). It was his sixth double-figure scoring game of the season. He added three rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes.

Dallas forward Shawn Marion recorded 10 points, nine rebounds and two steals against the Heat on Thursday. It was his fifth straight game with at least 10 points and nine boards. He is averaging 13.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 34.4 minutes over his last five games (after missing the previous two with a strained right groin).

Mavericks rookie center Bernard James went 6-of-10 from the field en route to a season-high 12 points against the Heat (previous high: 9 at Indiana 11/16). He added a season-high-tying nine boards and three blocks in 22 minutes, finishing one rebound shy of his first career double-double. He did not play (coach’s decision) in three of the Mavericks’ previous four games.

Mavs guard Dominique Jones managed seven points and seven assists in 26 minutes. It was his seventh game with at least five assists this season.

Dallas tied a season-low with nine turnovers (for 11 points) against Miami. It was their second straight game with 11-or-fewer turnovers (11 vs. Philadelphia 12/18). The Heat committed 20 turnovers (for 21 Dallas points).

The Mavericks used their 12th different starting lineup tonight: Darren Collison, O.J. Mayo, Chris Kaman, Shawn Marion and Dahntay Jones.

LeBron James (24), Dwyane Wade (19) and Chris Bosh (17) combined for 60 points for Miami in the win.

Mavericks point guard Derek Fisher (right patellar tendon strain), Mavericks forward Elton Brand (right groin strain), Mavericks big man Brandan Wright (sprained right ankle) and Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (right knee surgery) all missed Thursday’s game due to injuries.