Heat vs Mavericks 2026-27: Matchup & Injuries

In 2026-27, the Miami Heat are 5-6 and the Dallas Mavericks are 7-5. They meet on Tuesday, December 29 at 8:00 PM ET, hosted by the Mavericks. They've already met once this season: Heat 109-113 Mavericks.

Next meeting

Heat @ Mavericks · Tuesday 12/29, 8:00 pm

Heat probable starters

Point Guard

Davion Mitchell
Shooting Guard

Tim Hardaway Jr.

Replacing Klay Thompson (out)
Small Forward

Andrew Wiggins
Power Forward

Giannis Antetokounmpo
Center

Bam Adebayo

Mavericks probable starters

Point Guard

Kyrie Irving
Shooting Guard

Max Christie Questionable
Small Forward

Cooper Flagg
Power Forward

P.J. Washington
Center

Daniel Gafford

Record

5-6	Season	7-5
5-5	Last 10	6-4

Head-to-head 2026-27

Oct 26 Heat 109-113 Mavericks

Depth chart starters

Davion Mitchell	Point Guard	Kyrie Irving
Klay Thompson Out · Returns: 2026-11-14	Shooting Guard	Max Christie Questionable · Returns: 2026-11-14
Andrew Wiggins	Small Forward	Cooper Flagg
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Power Forward	P.J. Washington
Bam Adebayo	Center	Daniel Gafford

Team leaders (2026-27)

Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.7	Points per game	Cooper Flagg 24.6
Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.6	Rebounds per game	P.J. Washington 7.2
Davion Mitchell 8.5	Assists per game	Cooper Flagg 6.5

Heat

Most-used lineup (2026-27)

K. Thompson · G. Antetokounmpo · A. Wiggins · B. Adebayo · D. Mitchell

109 min · net rating -9.1

Out and questionable

Pelle Larsson Out · Returns: 2026-11-14
Klay Thompson Out · Returns: 2026-11-14

Mavericks