Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #53 Mark Lindsay, #9 Derrick Stafford, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance: 20536
Caron Butler scored a season-high 23 points and Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 17 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the visiting Miami Heat 106-95 on Saturday.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points as the Mavericks (12-4) won their fifth consecutive contest.
LeBron James scored 23 points for Miami (9-8), while Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade scored 22 points apiece. Dallas limited Miami to 41.3 percent shooting and James made just 5-of-19 shots.
The victory was the second impressive one in two nights for Dallas. The Mavericks ended San Antonio’s 12-game winning streak on Friday.
Jason Kidd had 13 assists and eight rebounds for the Mavericks. Shawn Marion scored 14 points, Jose Barea had 13 points and Jason Terry scored 12.
Dallas led 51-49 at halftime before outscoring Miami 31-17 in the third quarter to take a 16-point lead.
Chandler’s double-double was his fourth of the season and Nowitzki topped 20 points for the eight consecutive game.
| Miami | Dallas | |
| LeBron James 23 | Scoring | Caron Butler 23 |
| Dwyane Wade 5 | Assists | Jason Kidd 13 |
| Dwyane Wade 9 | Rebounds | Tyson Chandler 17 |
| LeBron James 13 | Free Throws Made | Jason Terry 5 |
| Chris Bosh 2 | Steals | Dirk Nowitzki 3 |
| Joel Anthony 3 | Blocks | Tyson Chandler 3 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Miami | 95 | 41.3 | 5-15 | 28-35 | 17 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| Dallas | 106 | 46.0 | 7-17 | 19-22 | 25 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
- Dallas will play their next game at home against Houston. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Miami will play their next game at home against Washington. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.